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That sounds like the non underwritten, no annual cost version of Chronic illness that underwrites/estimates the life expectancy at claim time & then discounts the the death benefit greater than the actual claim amount requested
That comment, coupled with a discrepancy in two sections of the book about annuity fees and products for lifetime income, suggest to me that there may be some glossed over fine points in his retirement planning approach which one needs to become aware of and understand better.