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Life License-Test#1
Part 4
Question | Answer |
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91. Which of the following is correct regarding the transfer of risk? | the transfer is from an individual to a group of other insureds |
92. Which of following is false concerning risk? | pure risks are uninsurable; ; pure risks are potentially insurable, risk is uncertainty of loss, speculative risks involve the possibility of gain and loss, speculative risks are uninsurable |
93. which of the below describes the term "aleatoric" as it relates to insurance? | performance/contract depends on an uncertain future event; |
94. which of the following is not false? | in a contributory plan, 75% of all eligible employees must enroll; false: in a contributory plan, 75% of all employees must enroll, also the group sponsor contributes 75% of the premium,in a noncontributory plan, all eligible employees must not be covered |
95. not all of the following are false, except: | stock insurers are not owned by stockholders; true: mutual insurers are owned by policyholders, stock insurers may declare dividends, mutual insurers may declare policy dividends |
96. identification of clients is performed by the: | Marketing Department; marketing identifies clients |
97. which of the following is false? | a broker is licensed to sell life, property and casualty insurance; true: an agent represents a principal, an agent can be independent or exclusive, a broker represents an insured |
98. in order to be considered an ideally insurable risk the situation must NOT: | potentially cause catastrophic economic harm; must: involve uncertainty of loss, potentially cause significant economic harm, be reasonably predictable |
99. Which of the following is the definition of the Law of Large Numbers? | the larger the number of individual, but similar, risks that are combined into a group, the easier it is to predict losses for that group over time |
100. the period of time following the youngest child's 18th/19th birthday until the surviving parent is eligible for benefits is called the: | blackout period; a survivor does not receive benefits during the blackout period |
101. one of the principal benefits of insurance is: | reduction of uncertainty |
102. which of the following is true regarding mortality tables? | mortality tables predict the number of people per 1,000 in a particular age group who will die in a given year |
103. if an insured works at two different jobs, they will be rated according to the: | job that has the worst safety record |
104. which of the following is not an acceptable risk for the insurer? | declined; the only unacceptable risk is one that the insurer declines |
105. which of the following is the most correct regarding reinsurance? | it is used to allow an insurance company to write insurance in excess of its retention limits; reinsurance is required for the insurer to write beyond its retention limit |
106. which acronym relates to the calculation of life premiums? | M.I.X. = Mortality, Interest and Expenses |
107. in which type of permanent insurance does the insurance protection decrease over the lifetime of the policy? | whole life; the death benefit is made up of increasing cash value and decreasing insurance protection |
108. the factors that affect the amount of cash value in a Universal Life Policy are: | premium, current interest rates, mortality cost and expenses |
109. the following statements are all incorrect, except: | the Family Protection policy will cover newborns w/out an increase in premium, newborns automatically covered |
110. which is correct concerning Survivorship Life? ...Survivorship Life pays on death of the second insured and has a usual death benefit of $1 million or more | none of the above/following = it pays death benefit upon first death rather than second, this type is frequently used in cases where there will be a large estate tax liability upon death of the first spouse, death benefit is usually $1 million or less.... |
111. the Waiver of Premium Rider will usually waive payments after: | 6 months of disability; 6 months is the usual waiting period |
112. which of the following is not one of the policy parts? | consideration; "conditions" not "considerations"; policy parts are conditions, policy face, and insuring clause |
113. policy conditions are: | the duties and rights of all parties to the contract |
114. which of the following is untrue about life insurance free looks? | the free look is at least 30 days for persons aged 65 or older; true are: usual free look lasts 10 days, free look is at least 20 days for a replacing policy, and a person who returns policy during free look is not covered from beginning of contract; |
115. which of following is true about nonforfeiture provisions? | extended term is the default option |
116. which of the following is/are false regarding settlement options? ..and beneficiary can only choose settlement option if not already chosen for them | Life Income Only payments will end on the death of the insured and the beneficiary can choose a settlement option if policyholder has previously chosen one for them; Life Income only ends on death of beneficiary... |
117. at what age can a widow begin to receive social security benefits and still qualify for full benefits upon retirement? | 60; minimum age is 60 |
118. the period during which principal and interest accumulate in an annuity is called the | all untrue = annuity period, benefit period, and actuarial period; principal and interest accumulate during the Accumulation Period |
119. which of the following is true regarding the annuity free-look? ...invested in stock or bond portfolio, cancellation during the free-look period entitles owner to a full refund of the premium | not true = in a variable annuity, insurer will invest the premium in fixed income or money market funds, if the policy is returned during cancellation period the full premium paid will not be refunded; if owner has directed that premium is immediately ... |
120. which of the following is a false statement? | mistake on choices on test;answer is Keogh Plans are designed for unincorporated businesses |