Life Insurance deck 2 Flashcards
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Ken is a producer who has obtained Consumer Information Reports under false pretenses. Under the Fair Credit Reporting At, what is the maximum penalty that may be imposed on Ken.
1000
3000
5000
7000
5000
Fraternal Benefit Society has each of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
Incorporated
Without capital stock
Exist for profit
Exist for the benefit of its
members
Exist for profit
An insurers claim settlement practices are regulated by the:
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
National Association of Claims Adjusters (NACA)
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
State Insurance Departments
State Insurance Departments
A plan in which an employer pays insurance benefits from a fund derived from the employer’s current revenues are called?
A self-derived plan
A multiple employer plan
A blanket plan
A self funded plan
A self-funded plan
Karen is a producer who has obtained personal information about a client without having a legitimate reason to do so. Under the McCarran-Ferguson Act, what is the minimum penalty for this?
0
5000
10000
15000
10000
What kind of life insurance policy issued by a mutual insurer provides a return of divisible surplus?
Nonparticipating life insurance policy
Participating life insurance policy
Divisible surplus life insurance policy
Straight life insurance policy
Participating life insurance policy
A nonparticipating company is sometimes called an:
Alien insurer
Mutual insurer
Reinsurer
Stock insurer
Stock Insurer
Why are dividends from a mutual insurer not subject to taxation?
Because insurance premiums are tax deductible
Because dividends are already subject to capital gains
Because dividends are payable directly to the policy holder
Because dividends are considered to be a return of premium
Because dividends are considered to be a return or premium
Which of the following is considered to be an event or condition that increases the probability of an insured’s loss?
Risk
Hazard
Indemnity
Peril
Hazard
In an insurance contract, the applicant’s consideration is:
Offer and acceptance
Premium only
Statements made in the application and the premium
Statements made in the application only
Statements made in the application and the premium
A professional liability for which producers can be sued for mistakes of putting a policy into effect is called:
Fiduciary bond
Errors and omissions
Fiduciary trust
Errors and oversights
Errors and omissions
Who is responsible for assembling the policy forms for insureds?
State Insurance Departments
NAIC
Insurance carriers
Insurance producers
Insurance carriers
Which of the following BEST describes a conditional insurance contract?
A contract that requires certain conditions or acts by the insured individual
A contract that has the potential for the unequal exchange of consideration for both parties
A contract where one party adheres to the terms of the contract
A contract where only one party makes any kind of enforceable contract
A contract that requires certain conditions or acts by the insured individual
The term which describes the fact that both parties of a contract may NOT receive the same value is referred to as:
Apparent
Estoppel
Aleatory
Unilateral
Aleatory
The authority granted to a licensed producer is provided via the:
Producer’s apparent authority Written contract Law of agency Principal capacity
Law of agency
All of the following are elements of an insurance policy EXCEPT:
Definitions
Other insurance
Claim forms
Conditions
Claim forms
Which of these describes the result of a modified endowment contract that failed to meet with the seven-pay test?
Policy loans are disallowed
The premium payments will be tax deductible
Pre-death distributions are typically taxable
Withdrawals will be prohibited
Pre-death distributions are typically taxable
Variable life insurance and Universal life insurance are very similar. Which of these features are held exclusively by variable universal life insurance?
Policyowner may increase or decrease the premium payments
Policyowner may increase or decrease the face amount
Policyowner can contribute large sums of money
Policyowner has the right to select the investment which will provide the greatest return
Policyowner has the right to select the investment which will provide the greatest return
A modified endowment contract (MEC) is best described as:
A life insurance contract which accumulates cash values higher than the IRS will allow
An annuity contract which was converted from a life insurance contract
A modified life contract which enjoys all the tax advantages of whole life insurance
A life insurance contract where all withdrawals prior to age 65 are subject to a 10% penalty
A life insurance contract which accumulates cash values higher than the IRS will allow
Jonas is a whole life insurance policy owner and would like to add coverage for his two children. Which of the following products would allow him to accomplish this?
Child term rider
Payor rider
Family maintenance rider
Family income rider
Child term rider
Shawn, Mike, and Dave are brothers who have a 100000 first to die joint life policy covering all 3 of their lives. If Mike dies first, the policy proceeds:
Will no longer provide insurance protection
Will go to mike’s estate
Will be divided by probate
Will not be paid until the last brother dies
Will no longer provide insurance protection
Which type of life insurance is normally associated with a Payor benefit rider?
Juvenile insurance
Family income insurance
Spouse insurance
Term rider
Juvenile insurance
The premium for a modified whole life policy is:
Higher than the typical whole life policy during the first 5 years and then lower than typical for the remainder
Lower than the typical whole life policy during the first few years and then higher than typical for the remainder
Normally graded over a period of 20 years
Level for the first 5 years then the decreasing for the remainder of the policy
Lower than the typical whole life policy during the first few years and then higher than typical for the remainder
Rob purchased a standard whole life policy with a 500000 death benefit when he was age 30. His insurance agent told him the policy would be paid up if he reached age 100. The present cash value of the policy equals 250000. Rob recently died at age 60. The death benefit would be:
250000
750000
375000
500000
500000
Which of the following are the premium payments for a universal life policy NOT used for?
Death benefits
Cash value
Loading costs
Separate account investments
Separate account investments
A renewable term life insurance policy can be renewed:
At a predetermined date or age, regardless of the insured’s health
Only if the insured provides evidence of insurability
Anytime at the policy owner’s request
Typically with no change in premium
At a predetermined date or age, regardless of the insured’s health
Which is a corridor in relation to a universal life insurance policy?
The gap between the total death benefit and the policy’s cash value
The gap between when a claim is filed and when the death benefit is received
The amount of interest that has accumulated in the policy’s cash value
The point in time when the policy’s cash value reaches 0
The gap between the total death benefit and the policy’s cash value
All of these statements concerning whole life insurance are false EXCEPT:
Policyowner can take out a policy loan up to the face amount
When a whole life policy is surrendered, income taxes may be owed
Coverage is normally temporary
The death benefit is not affected by outstanding loans
When a whole life policy is surrendered, income taxes may be owed
An interest-sensitive life insurance policyowner may be able to withdraw the policy’s cash value interest free. The provision that allows this is called:
Partial surrender
Subrogation
Automatic premium loan
Accelerated death benefit
Partial surrender
Which type of life insurance policy pays the face amount at the end of the specified period if the insured is still alive?
Adjustable life policy
Modified life policy
Endowment policy
Universal life policy
Endowment policy
Which policy feature makes a universal life policy different from a whole life policy?
A fixed cash value
A flexible premium schedule
A fixed death benefit
The ability to take out a policy loan
A flexible premium schedule
When a decreasing term policy is purchased, it contains a decreasing death benefit and:
Increasing premiums
Level premiums
Decreasing premiums
Variable premiums
Level premiums
How are survivorship life insurance policies helpful in estate planning?
Provide funds to help fund retirement
Provide funds to help pay taxes
Provide funds for funeral expenses
Provide tax deductions for premium payments
Provide funds to help pay taxes
What does the word level in level term describe?
The period of coverage
The face amount
The premium payments
The cash value
The face amount
A life insurance policy written on one contract for two people in which it is payable upon the first death is called:
Split
Shared
Joint
Survivorship
Joint
Which of these describe the result of a modified endowment contract that failed to meet the 7 pay test?
Policy loans are disallowed
The premium payments will be tax deductible
Pre-death distributions are typically taxable
Withdrawals will be prohibited
Pre-death distributions are typically taxable
Which dividend option would an insurer invest the policy owner’s money and add any interest earnings as the dividends accrue?
Accumulation at interest option
Cash dividend option
Paid-up additions option
One-year term dividend option
Accumulation at interest option
All of the following riders can increase the death benefit amount EXCEPT:
Cost of living
Waiver of premium
Accidental death rider
Guaranteed insurability
Waiver of premium
A whole life insurance policy accumulates cash value that becomes:
The policy loan value which the insured may borrow against
The death benefit
The source of funding for administration fees
A source of funding a term rider to the policy
The policy loan value which the insured may borrow against
The suicide clause of a life insurance policy states that if an insured commits suicide within a stated period from the policy’s inception, the insurer will only be liable for a return of premiums paid:
Minus indebtedness and with interest
During the last 12 months
Minus indebtedness and without interest
During the last 6 months
Minus indebtedness and without interest
What is the purpose for having an accelerated death benefit on a life insurance policy?
It allows for a spouse to be added as a rider to a life insurance policy
It allows for policy loans to be advanced to the insured in the event of unemployment
It allows for cash advances to be paid against the death benefit if the insured becomes terminally ill
It allows for a third party to purchase a life insurance policy at a discounted rate and immediately advance a portion of the death benefit
It allows for cash advances to be paid against the death benefit if the insured becomes terminally ill
The automatic premium loan provision authorizes an insurer to withdraw from a policy’s cash value the amount of:
Any interest payable from an outstanding policy loan balance
Past due premiums that have not been paid by the end of the grace period
The outstanding policy loan balance
Any surrender charges owed by the policyowner
Past due premiums that have not been paid by the end of the grace period
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of the Accelerated Death Benefit option?
The face amount and policy premium are not affected by the payment
Before payment of the benefit is made, specific conditions must exist, such as suffering from terminal illness
There may be a dollar limit on the maximum benefit
The benefit can be offered as a rider at a specific extra cost or may be at no cost
The benefit can be offered as a rider at a specific extra cost or may be at no cost
Which type of rider will waive the premium on a child’s life insurance policy if the parent paying the premium dies?
Waiver of premium
Juvenile waiver
Guaranteed insurability
Payor benefit
Payor benefit