First off, ROP is nothing more than a forced savings account. It is not insurance, and I don't present it to anyone that way. I have sold a handful of them to people who really should be saving on their own, but don't. I tell them that it does double the premium, but, if you ride out the term, you will get a little present at the end.
Is it a racket? Well, I'm still sitting on the fence on that.
Exactly all it is is a forced savings account, and based on peoples spending now days, it might be needed more now than ever. Probably half the policies we write have a ROP and clients seem to love them.