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Product Knowledge For Estate Planning

Master the critical aspects of product knowledge for estate planning, from individual needs analysis and business insurance strategies to optimizing charitable donations.

Created byPNC Learning
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BeginnerUpdated Nov 19, 2025
Product Knowledge For Estate Planning

What You'll Learn

check_circleUnderstand estate planning needs and impact of death.
check_circleDistinguish types of life insurance policies.
check_circleCalculate capital needs using various approaches.
check_circleExplore life insurance for tax and charitable benefits.
check_circleAnalyze business life insurance strategies.
check_circleDifferentiate buy-sell agreement structures.

About This Course

Welcome to "Product Knowledge For Estate Planning," a professional development course from P and C Learning Inc. designed specifically for Canadian life insurance agents. This course provides essential continuing education, delving into the critical need for comprehensive estate planning and the pivotal role of life insurance products within it.

Effective estate planning is not just about managing assets after death; it's about safeguarding families, businesses, and legacies against unforeseen circumstances. This course will equip you with a deep understanding of various insurance policies and strategies, enabling you to guide clients through complex financial decisions with confidence and expertise. We will explore scenarios demonstrating the significant financial and emotional impact on families due to loss of income, taxes, and debts, underscoring the necessity of proper planning.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the fundamental need for estate planning, including the assessment of mortality risk and financial impacts like taxes, income replacement, debt repayment, and education funding (TIDE analysis).
  • Differentiate between permanent and term life insurance policies, including Term 100, Whole Life, and Universal Life, and their specific applications.
  • Conduct thorough needs analyses, considering client assets (liquid, fixed, investment), liabilities, cash flow, and existing insurance coverage.
  • Explain the benefits of specific life insurance provisions, such as naming beneficiaries (revocable/irrevocable), understanding policy limitations and exclusions, and the importance of reinstatement and surrender charges.
  • Detail advanced uses of life insurance for tax reduction, charitable giving, and business continuity, including buy-sell agreements (crisscross and share redemption plans), key person insurance, and business overhead insurance.
  • Formulate tailored insurance recommendations that address individual and business needs, ensuring clients' financial objectives are met and their legacies are protected.

Through practical examples and detailed discussions, this course will enhance your ability to articulate the value of life insurance in estate planning, making you an even more invaluable resource for your clients.

Your Instructor

PNC Learning
PNC Learning

2x Award Winning Commercial Insurance Broker

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Founder and CEO of PNC Learning (a wholly owned LearnDay subsidiary), one of Canada’s leading independent providers of pre-licensing and accredited continuing education courses for insurance professionals. https://courses.pnclearning.com With programs currently in use by thousands of students and at some of the largest insurance brokerages across Canada, Jacques has deep experience in successfully launching and marketing new e-Learning programs for the fitness industry, financial services, and other regulated industries. With a technical background, his expertise in e-Learning includes content creation, sales & marketing, and everything required to bring a new e-Learning program to market from the ground up.

Credit Information

Do these courses count toward my professional development requirements?

This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.

If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.

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