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A group owned insurance company that is for MeD to assume and spread. The liability. Risks of its members is known as.

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 risk retention group

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2
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Which of these describe a participating insurance policy

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Policy owners are entitled to receive dividends

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3
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An insurance applicant must be informed of an investigation regarding his, or her reputation and character, according to the

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Fair credit reporting act

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What is the name of the law that requires to disclose information gathering practices and where the information was obtained?

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Fair credit reporting act

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5
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Dividends payable to the policy owner are

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Declared by the insurance company

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6
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When third-party ownership is involved, applicants, who also happen to be the stated, primary beneficiary are required to have

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Insurable interest in proposed insured

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7
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At what point does an informal agreement become a binding contract?

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When consideration is provided by one of the parties to the contract

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Insurance policies are considered aleatory contracts, because

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Performance is conditioned upon a future occurrence

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9
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A life insurance arrangement, which circumvent insurable interest statute is called

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Investor originated life insurance

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10
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Which of the following arrangements allow one to bypass insurable

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Investor originated life insurance

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11
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Stranger originated, life insurance (STOLI) has been found to be in violation of which of the following contractual elements?

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Legal purpose (insurable interest)

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12
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Which of these is not a type of agent authority?

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Principle

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13
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Which of the following best describes a warranty?

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Statement guaranteed to be true

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14
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In regards to representations or warranties, which of these statements is true

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If material to the risk, false representations will void the policy

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15
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Insurance policies are offered on a take it, or leave it basis, which makes them

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Contracts of adhesion

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16
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A policy can only be modified by

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The insurance company

17
Q

Which of these is a statement that is assured to be true in every respect?

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Warranty

18
Q

If a contract of adhesion contains complicated language, to whom with the interpretation be in favor of?

A

Insured

19
Q

Statements made on an insurance application that are believed to be true to the best of the applicants knowledge are called

A

Representations

20
Q

Q purchases a $500,000 life insurance policy and pays $900 in premiums over the first six months. Q suddenly dies and the beneficiary is paid $500,000. This exchange of unequal values reflects which of the following insurance contract features?

A

Aleatory

21
Q

The consideration clause of an insurance contract includes

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The schedule amount of premium payment

22
Q

When must insurable interest be present in order for a life insurance contract to be valid?

A

When the application is made

23
Q

Life and health insurance policies are

A

Unilateral contracts

24
Q

A life insurance policy would be considered a wagering contract without

A

Insurable interest

25
Q

All of the following are considered to be typical characteristics, describing the nature of an insurance contract, except

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Bilateral

26
Q

A contract where one party either accepts or rejects the terms of a contract written by another party is called a contract of

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Adhesion

27
Q

What is the consideration given by an insurer and the consideration clause of a life insurance policy?

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Promise to pay a death benefit to a named beneficiary