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Brian is a machinist. For the past seven years, he’s worked for a company that offers a group benefits plan. Under that plan, the premiums for long-term disability coverage are entirely paid by the employees. Last year, an injury forced Brian to stop working for eight months. After a four-month waiting period, during which he collected Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, Brian received long-term disability (LTD) benefits from the group plan’s insurer. Brian is now preparing his income tax return and wonders about the tax implications of the different benefits he received while on disability. What statement accurately describes the tax treatment of Brian’s EI and LTD benefits?
(Ulysses, aged 35, is a risk taker who likes to concentrate investments in specific industries expecting higher returns long term.
Which feature of segregated funds will be most appealing to Ulysses?)
Sidney is a professional hockey player that recently purchased a large house and wants to have life insurance coverage to cover the cost. He meets with his life insurance agent, Dave, to determine his need and complete an application. After completing a needs analysis, it is determined he should have $25,000,000 worth of life insurance. Dave makes an application to A-Z Life Insurance Co. for $25,000,000 of permanent life insurance. The insurance company tells Dave that they have a maximum retention amount of $20,000,000 per policy.
What will happen in Sidney's case?