Life Insurance Practice Exam C

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1. If an agent currently has an inactive license, this means

Explanation

An inactive license is a valid license. However, the agent does not have a current appointment on file with the commissioner. The agent does not have an insurer that they are authorized to work for or represent and thus cannot transact any insurance business until they do get an appointment from an insurer.

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Life Insurance Practice Exam C focuses on assessing knowledge in insurance law, financial planning, and risk management. It covers topics such as types of insurers, policy illustrations, and benefits related to employee service years, vital for professionals in the field.

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2. Which department or division of an insurance company is responsible for the selection, evaluation, and distribution of risks?

Explanation

The underwriter’s primary purpose is to evaluate risk to determine which applicants to insure and what coverage to offer (selection). It is the underwriter’s responsibility to protect the insurer against adverse selection (too many high risks on the books) by eliminating the highest risks.

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3. Bob, the owner and insured has a non-participating whole life policy for $50,000. He never misses a payment and has never borrowed from the cash value. Bob turned 100 years old today. How much of the cash value is he entitled to?

Explanation

Whole life policies mature or endow at age 100. If the insured has not died by that age they are guaranteed the face amount of the policy (minus any outstanding policy loans).

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4. Agent Bill has decided to use a new time management strategy while making sales presentations. To save time he decides to not answer a client's question the first time it is asked. Instead he answers them only if they are asked a second time. This way he can make it to his next appointment on time. Professional insurance organizations would consider this to be:

Explanation

Failing to answer a client’s question directly and promptly would be considered unethical behavior by most standards.

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5. The standard policy provision which prevents an insurance company from rescinding a policy for misstatements on the application after two years is:

Explanation

The answers on a life insurance application are contestable by the insurer for two years. After that, the application becomes incontestable and it doesn’t matter what the company finds, including fraud, they are stuck with the contract. This does not apply to a misstatement of age or sex where the benefit may be adjusted accordingly.

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6. One of the reasons that a person would purchase an annuity is that they are concerned with the risk of:

Explanation

An annuity, issued by an insurance company, is the only investment in the world that can guarantee a life-time income no matter how long the annuitant lives. Therefore, an annuity would protect a person from the risk of outliving all of their financial resources.

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7. When determining life insurance premium rates an insurer may not legally use which of the following?

Explanation

Using nationality would be an unfair discrimination.

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8. What is the written instrument called in which the contract of insurance is set forth?

Explanation

The policy is the written agreement which puts the insurance coverage into effect.

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9. An insurance company that is owned by the policyholders is called a:

Explanation

A mutual insurer raises capital to operate on by selling policies and collecting premiums. Policy owners have voting rights. When the board of directors votes for a policy dividend distribution it is paid to the policy owners.

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10. What is the purpose of "key person" insurance?

Explanation

The business is indemnified for the loss of business earnings that the key employee would have brought in until the business can hire and train a replacement.

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11. Which of the following would be appropriate for an individual with a low income and high insurance needs?

Explanation

Term life insurance is pure protection. It is the least expensive form of ordinary life insurance. It has the lowest cost-to-benefit ratio.

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12. Group members that are covered by group life insurance policies are required to be issued which of the following?

Explanation

There is only one Master Policy and it is held by the head of the sponsoring group. Each eligible group member covered by the plan must be provided with a Certificate of Insurance / Coverage.

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13. Cliff, who is 44 years old, falls while mountain climbing on vacation. He is left paralyzed. After a year, doctors feel he will never recover from his injuries. Which of the following programs will he be able to collect disability income?

Explanation

Social Security has, as one of its four main components, a disability income section for long term disability.

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14. In group insurance, to avoid proving insurability an employee usually needs to join the group insurance plan:

Explanation

Sometimes called the eligibility period, the enrollment period is the time for employees to enroll without having to provide evidence of insurability.

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15. The owner chooses the annual mode to pay their life insurance premium. For the year, they will pay _________________

Explanation

Premium is calculated on an annualized basis. The more payments (semiannual, quarterly, monthly) the premium is broken into the more expensive for the year. One annual payment allows the insurer to work with all of the money up front and cuts down on their expenses.

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16. Larry is age 50, has been paying premiums on his whole life policy for more than 15 years, and now has a need to use about 1/3 of his available cash value for a short period of time. He does not want to give up his insurance, and can afford to continue paying premiums. What advice would you give Larry?

Explanation

It would not be good advice to tell Larry to surrender his policy for the full amount of cash value and then purchase other insurance. First, he doesn’t need the full amount and secondly he will be older and his insurability may have changed. By taking a policy loan and paying it back he will ultimately maintain the full face amount of coverage and the full cash value will be restored.

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17. Why is having a large number of similar exposure units important to insurance companies?

Explanation

The Law of Large Numbers or the law of averages make it easier and more accurate to predict group losses and to, therefore, set the appropriate amount of premium to cover the risk and help ensure that the company will be profitable.

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18. Regarding group life insurance coverage sponsored by a business, which of the following persons is the one responsible for applying for the plan, providing member info, making the premium payments for the members, and maintaining the policy or contract?

Explanation

There is only one actual contract and that is referred to as the Master Policy. The group members covered by the plan are issued Certificates of Insurance. The head of the sponsoring group is the Master Policyholder and is the responsible party to the contract.

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19. A contract or policy, which is considered a savings or investment vehicle used for the purpose of accumulating investment funds to be paid out some time in the future through a withdrawal provision, describes which of the following?

Explanation

Of the three, only an annuity would be considered a savings or investment vehicle.

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20. When an agent, broker, or solicitor handles premiums for an insurer, they are acting in which of the following capacities?

Explanation

A fiduciary is a person acting in a position of trust. For example, they may have been trusted with the funds or property of another person (handling premium for the insurance company).

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21. An individual investor is trying to decide between a bank C.D. and an insurance company annuity. They both pay the same interest rate on an equal principal amount invested over the same period of time. Which one will be worth the most total dollars at the end of that period of time?

Explanation

The investor would have had to pay taxes annually on the C.D. These tax dollars, paid out of the C.D., would have decrease the compounding effect on the C.D. over the years.

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22. Ron is paying into an annuity that will be used to help supplement his retirement in a few years. His premium payments go into the insurer's "separate account" and they purchase "accumulation units." What type of annuity did Ron buy?

Explanation

All insurers must maintain a “separate account” for their variable products. During the accumulation phase of a variable annuity, premium payments purchase “accumulation units.”

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23. Which of the following statements is false regarding the application for life insurance?

Explanation

The policy owner has the right to name the beneficiary and may do so without their knowledge. The beneficiary, as the beneficiary, is not a party to the contract and therefore does not sign or initial anything.

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24. Which of the following policy riders is/are frequently found in life insurance policies?

Explanation

These are all frequently found in life insurance policies.

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25. A beneficiary is set to receive $2,500 a month until the lump sum amount and interest are exhausted. Which settlement option was chosen?

Explanation

This option stresses that the beneficiary will receive a defined / set amount of money monthly until all funds are exhausted or depleted. Since it doesn’t define the length of time it can’t be fixed period, or life income.

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26. Any transaction in which new life insurance or a new annuity is to be purchased, and it is known or should be known that existing life insurance or annuity will be lapsed, forfeited, surrendered, or otherwise terminated is known as what type of transaction?

Explanation

According to the CIC this is a description of a replacement transaction.

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27. When the insured becomes disabled under the requirements of the policy, which of the following provisions keeps the policy in force even though the owner stops making the premium payments?

Explanation

This is a type of an insurance protection on an insurance policy. WP results in the insurance company giving up their right to premium payments during the period of the disability. The policy remains in force, in all respects, until the insured is no longer disabled or they die.

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28. A retirement plan participant's absolute ownership of the monies in his or her account is referred as:

Explanation

Vesting is defined as the ownership one has in the monies in their retirement plan.

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29. Concerning federal tax treatment of life insurance payments, which of the following statements is/are correct?

Explanation

This is true according to current federal tax laws.

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30. An insurance commissioner is unable to finish their 4 year term due to death or for some reason leaves office. How will a new commissioner be chosen?

Explanation

While the Commissioner must be elected by the people, replacements are appointed by the Governor to fill out the remainder of the term, if there is a vacancy.

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31. All of the following are true about the Social Security System except:

Explanation

The system will shortly begin paying out more than it’s collecting in taxes.

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32. In which of the following classes of insurance can a binder not be issued?

Explanation

CIC (Sec. 382.5), in part, says “For purposes of this section, ‘binder’ does not include . . . life or disability insurance.” A binder is deemed to be an insurance policy to show proof of coverage and may be issued by P&C agents with the approval of their insurer.

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33. In order to calculate how much premium an insurance policy owner will pay, the insurer multiplies the rate by which of the following?

Explanation

Life insurance is sold on a per thousand dollars per year basis. One exposure unit is $1,000 of life insurance coverage. So, the rate times the number of exposure units (or increments of $1,000) equal the annualized premium.

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34. Which statement about federal income taxation of life insurance settlement payments is true?

Explanation

Currently, no part of the face amount of a life insurance settlement is taxable when paid to a natural person. Only interest earned, if any, would be taxable as income.

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35. The California Insurance Commissioner may deny an application for license for all of the following reasons, except:

Explanation

Having a California business address is not a prerequisite qualification for holding a license. For example, an individual could apply independently and not be sponsored by an insurance company, or an agent who is licensed and lives in another state and they apply for the California non-resident license.

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36. Which of the following statements about contingent beneficiaries is false?

Explanation

The contingent would not share the death benefits with the primary as they only receive them if the primary dies before the insured dies.

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37. The purpose of the laws regarding the replacement of life insurance and annuity contracts includes all of the following, except:

Explanation

Replacement laws were passed to protect the consuming public and not insurance companies and their agents.

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38. Which of the following would an insured use to protect against the negative effect of inflation on the future purchasing power of their life or disability income policy?

Explanation

The Cost of Living (COLA) rider is used to keep pace with inflation. The amount of increase is tied to an increase in an inflation index, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

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39. Which of the following are members of and financially supports the Medical Information Bureau?

Explanation

The MIB was set up by and for the use of life and disability insurers and their subscriber or membership fees pay for its operation.

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40. With a waiver of premium rider attached to a whole life policy issued by a mutual insurer, all of the following are true, except:

Explanation

The waiver of premium provision exempts the owner from paying any of the premium once the rider is triggered (usually after six months).

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41. Which of the following beneficiary designations would meet the policyowner's wish to have his children receive equal shares of his life insurance. And if any of his children should die before he does, he wants the surviving children to receive the deceased child's share equally divided among them.

Explanation

Per capita, or per “heads,” by definition provides for the survivor(s) to share equally the deceased beneficiary’s portion.

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42. The additional amount of premium paid for an accidental death benefit rider on a whole life policy does not:

Explanation

The additional premium is used only to compensate the insurer for the added risk of the rider.

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43. When an agent submits a license renewal application with the required renewal fee on or before the expiration date, which of the following statements is true?

Explanation

This is a code provision allowing the agent to continue running their business while the department processes and mails out the new license.

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44. The risk management technique of loss retention is effective when all of the following conditions exist, except:

Explanation

If the person facing the loss exposure decides to retain the risk themselves and not buy insurance, to not know the probability of loss could be financially disastrous.

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45. There are four basic classes of life insurance. All of the following may be regarded as ordinary insurance, except:

Explanation

Ordinary is the same as “individual” insurance. Term, whole life, and endowments may be purchased on an individual basis. Group life is always issued on a group (not individual) basis.

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46. Life insurance settlement options provide the beneficiary several choices as to how the insurer will pay them the death benefits of the policy. Which of the following is not true about these options?

Explanation

The policyowner has the right to pre-select the settlement option, if they so desire. Otherwise, it will be left to the beneficiary. However, once the choice is made and the insurer makes payment the option cannot be changed with the exception of the “interest only” option.

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47. What happens to the insurance license of a corporation when the corporation ceases to exist?

Explanation

The corporation ceases to exist, it has permanently dissolved and, therefore, loses its ability as a person to hold a license.

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48. When may a representation be withdrawn by the applicant?

Explanation

A representation may be altered or withdrawn before the insurance goes into effect, but not afterwards.

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49. Which of the following is a true statement about contributory group life insurance?

Explanation

Contributory group plans must be voluntary because the participating group members must pay for all or a part of the premiums.

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50. Viatical settlement agreements are put into effect by which of the following?

Explanation

All rights of ownership have been totally and permanently assigned, transferred or given to the Viatical settlement company. It has been an absolute assignment.

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51. The Social Security system has four main benefit programs. Disability, Retirement, & Medicare are three of them. The fourth program is:

Explanation

DRuMS can be used to remember the four parts of Social Security. Disability, Retirement, Medicare, and Survivors.

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52. Which of the following is an agent only required to present to elder clients?

Explanation

Although Medi-Cal is more income and needs based, so many senior live at poverty level that an agent needs to make sure a senior client understands how buying insurance products might affect their Medi-Cal eligibility.

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53. In reinsurance, the insurance company who transfers its loss exposure to another insurer is the:

Explanation

In reinsurance, the reinsurer accepts risks from the primary (ceding) insurer.

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54. In a group life insurance plan, unmarried children may be covered as eligible dependants until they reach the age of:

Explanation

The CIC says that, “Dependent includes … all unmarried children from birth through 20 years of age, or through 24 years of age if the dependent child is attending an educational institution, …” Therefore, age 21 is the correct answer because the question asks “until they reach the age of:”

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55. Common life insurance policy riders include all of the following, except:

Explanation

“Extended Term” is not a policy rider, it is a non-forfeiture option.

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56. A dependent who is developmentally disabled can continue to be covered by the insured's policy:

Explanation

Law requires insurers to provide coverage under a parent’s policy beyond the maximum age for dependent children if they are incapable of self-support due to a disability, or physical or mental impairments.

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57. In life insurance, the death of a key family member is considered what type of loss?

Explanation

When someone dies it is a human loss. However, the better answer for this question is that it is a personal loss (a family loss). Ignore the word “key” – that is a distracter designed to try to throw you off.

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58. A representation in an insurance contract qualifies as:

Explanation

A representation is a statement made that is believed to be true to the best of the knowledge of the person making the statement. A warranty is a statement made that is guaranteed to be true. In certain cases the law says that one party has given a warranty (a guarantee) to another even though the warranty is not in writing. Thus, a representation in an insurance contract may qualify as an implied (not in writing) warranty.

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59. As per the Code, when are the parties to a contract required to communicate to the other information which is based solely on their personal judgment?

Explanation

All parties to a contract are always expected to act in utmost good faith. This means that each party has the right to rely upon the representations of the other. However, a matter of personal judgment would not be considered material to the negotiations. (See CIC sec 339)

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60. An insurer owned by the parent company to provide insurance to cover the parent company's loss exposure only is called a:

Explanation

This is a legally recognized insurance company organized and owned by a corporation or firm whose purpose is to use the captive to write its own insurance exclusively. Usually it is a non-admitted insurer that has the right, under special circumstances, to reinsure with an admitted insurer.

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61. Which of the following benefits is never included in a LTC policy?

Explanation

Medical and health insurances provide acute care. LTC does not provide coverage for intensive medical procedures, but does provide for recuperation and personal care issues.

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62. Which of the following best describes the reduced paid-up non-forfeiture option?

Explanation

The insured exchanges the current whole life policy for another whole life policy with a lower death benefit. A reduced premium is charged. No additional premium is required.

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63. When policy illustrations are used with senior citizen clients in California, which include non-guaranteed elements, a statement to that effect must be included with the illustration. Which of the following is true regarding this statement?

Explanation

The statement concerning non-guaranteed elements must be in bold or underlined capitalized print, or in any manner that makes it more prominent than the surrounding materials.

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64. What do we call an insurer who has enough financial resources to only provide for all its liabilities and for reinsurance of all outstanding risks?

Explanation

Insolvency means any impairment of the minimum paid-in capital required for the classes of insurance which the insurer transacts. An insurer cannot escape the condition of insolvency by merely being able to provide for its liabilities and reinsure outstanding risks. An insurer must also possess additional assets equivalent to the required paid-in capital.

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65. Concerning the "Family Protection Policy" all of the following statements are true, except:

Explanation

Children’s coverage is converted without evidence of insurability.

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66. An annuity, issued by an insurance company, is the only investment in the world that can guarantee a life-time income no matter how long the annuitant lives. Therefore, an annuity would protect a person from the risk of outliving all of their financial resources.

Explanation

This is the requirement of the “life income with 10 years certain” option.

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67. All of the following are not true about the Social Security program, except:

Explanation

Social Security is a compulsory program for most workers in the U.S. It is provided by law and not by individual contract. Benefits vary and are dependent on each person’s PIA.

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68. All of the following statements are true about the free look provision in life insurance policies in California, except:

Explanation

If the policy is returned during the free look period it is treated as though it never existed. If a claim is submitted during the free look period but after the policy was returned the insurer has no contractual obligation to pay the claim.

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69. In which of the following qualified plans are the benefits linked to the employee's number of years of service and/or the amount of compensation they earned?

Explanation

Defined benefit or pension plans are typically based on the number of years an employee works for an employer. The amount of compensation earned may factor into the benefit. For example, if the employee works a certain number of years and retires at a certain age they will receive so much a month for life. If they work longer and retire at an older age the benefit will increase.

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70. All of the following are policy dividend options, except:

Explanation

Funding the periodic distribution of income payments is not one of the five dividend options. It might help to remember the five options by using the acronym
“Oh, CRAP.” O = one year term C = cash R = reduce current premium A = accumulate at interest P = paid-up additions

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71. The insured buys a non-participating whole life policy. Many years later the insured is disabled and cannot afford the premiums anymore. She exercises the Extended Term Non-forfeiture option. Which statement is not true?

Explanation

The Extended Term Non-Forfeiture results in the same death benefit, for a certain number of years, but naturally no cash value. It is now fully paid-up.

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72. All of the following are true regarding the taxation of life insurance products, except:

Explanation

Annuity death benefits are paid out tax free up to the amount of premium paid in. Anything above that is interest earnings and is taxable upon death.

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73. A variable annuity applicant invests his premiums immediately into the stock portfolio chosen for his annuity. He then returns his annuity during the free look period when the stock market drops significantly. What will the client receive?

Explanation

Cancelled annuities should be returned to the insurer, or its agent. In this situation, the applicant will get the value on the date the annuity is returned to the insurance company, or its agent. Since he waived his right to use a fixed account or money market during the free-look he will not necessarily get his entire premium.

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74. Keith has purchased a variable annuity. He has not waived his rights during the free-look period. Where will the premiums be initially invested during the free-look period?

Explanation

While separate accounts are associated with variable policies, during the freelook period, a fixed income or money market fund is used to keep the value stable. This will ensure a full refund of the entire premium should if be cancelled.

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75. Which of the following best represents what the phrase "life insurance creates an immediate estate" means?

Explanation

Unlike a normal estate where the value of personal wealth is usually built up over time, a life insurance policy’s face value is available immediately in one lump-sum upon the death of the insured.

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Agent Bill has decided to use a new time management strategy while...
The standard policy provision which prevents an insurance company from...
One of the reasons that a person would purchase an annuity is that...
When determining life insurance premium rates an insurer may not...
What is the written instrument called in which the contract of...
An insurance company that is owned by the policyholders is called a:
What is the purpose of "key person" insurance?
Which of the following would be appropriate for an individual with a...
Group members that are covered by group life insurance policies are...
Cliff, who is 44 years old, falls while mountain climbing on vacation....
In group insurance, to avoid proving insurability an employee usually...
The owner chooses the annual mode to pay their life insurance premium....
Larry is age 50, has been paying premiums on his whole life policy for...
Why is having a large number of similar exposure units important to...
Regarding group life insurance coverage sponsored by a business, which...
A contract or policy, which is considered a savings or investment...
When an agent, broker, or solicitor handles premiums for an insurer,...
An individual investor is trying to decide between a bank C.D. and an...
Ron is paying into an annuity that will be used to help supplement his...
Which of the following statements is false regarding the application...
Which of the following policy riders is/are frequently found in life...
A beneficiary is set to receive $2,500 a month until the lump sum...
Any transaction in which new life insurance or a new annuity is to be...
When the insured becomes disabled under the requirements of the...
A retirement plan participant's absolute ownership of the monies in...
Concerning federal tax treatment of life insurance payments, which of...
An insurance commissioner is unable to finish their 4 year term due to...
All of the following are true about the Social Security System except:
In which of the following classes of insurance can a binder not be...
In order to calculate how much premium an insurance policy owner will...
Which statement about federal income taxation of life insurance...
The California Insurance Commissioner may deny an application for...
Which of the following statements about contingent beneficiaries is...
The purpose of the laws regarding the replacement of life insurance...
Which of the following would an insured use to protect against the...
Which of the following are members of and financially supports the...
With a waiver of premium rider attached to a whole life policy issued...
Which of the following beneficiary designations would meet the...
The additional amount of premium paid for an accidental death benefit...
When an agent submits a license renewal application with the required...
The risk management technique of loss retention is effective when all...
There are four basic classes of life insurance. All of the following...
Life insurance settlement options provide the beneficiary several...
What happens to the insurance license of a corporation when the...
When may a representation be withdrawn by the applicant?
Which of the following is a true statement about contributory group...
Viatical settlement agreements are put into effect by which of the...
The Social Security system has four main benefit programs. Disability,...
Which of the following is an agent only required to present to elder...
In reinsurance, the insurance company who transfers its loss exposure...
In a group life insurance plan, unmarried children may be covered as...
Common life insurance policy riders include all of the following,...
A dependent who is developmentally disabled can continue to be covered...
In life insurance, the death of a key family member is considered what...
A representation in an insurance contract qualifies as:
As per the Code, when are the parties to a contract required to...
An insurer owned by the parent company to provide insurance to cover...
Which of the following benefits is never included in a LTC policy?
Which of the following best describes the reduced paid-up...
When policy illustrations are used with senior citizen clients in...
What do we call an insurer who has enough financial resources to only...
Concerning the "Family Protection Policy" all of the following...
An annuity, issued by an insurance company, is the only investment in...
All of the following are not true about the Social Security program,...
All of the following statements are true about the free look provision...
In which of the following qualified plans are the benefits linked to...
All of the following are policy dividend options, except:
The insured buys a non-participating whole life policy. Many years...
All of the following are true regarding the taxation of life insurance...
A variable annuity applicant invests his premiums immediately into the...
Keith has purchased a variable annuity. He has not waived his rights...
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