Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Variable Annuity?
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A. Premium Payments may be level or flexible or single premium
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B. The cash values are invested in securities.
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C. The non-
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forfeiture values will provide for the return of the cash value should the annuitant die during the accumulatio
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n period.
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D. It provides for a tax-free death benefit. - Answer-D. It provides for a tax-free death benefit.
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All of the following policies provide for the tax deferred accumulation of cash value EXCEPT:
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A. Interest Sensitive Whole Life
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B. Single Premium Variable Annuity
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C. Variable Universal Life
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D. Term Life - Answer-D. Term Life
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All of the following are true statements about the taxation of life insurance benefits except:
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A. Policy loans are taxed as ordinary income
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B. The cash value in a life insurance policy grows on a tax deferred basis.
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C. The interest earned on the "interest" Settlement Option is taxed as ordinary income.
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D. The death benefit of a life policy is received by the beneficiary federal income tax free. - Answer-
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A. Policy loans are taxed as ordinary income
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Which of the following statements is true about the Group Life conversion privilege?
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a. Death during the conversion period is covered even if the departing employee chooses NOT to convert to
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uan individual policy.
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b. The departing employee must pay the premium if they elect to be covered during the conversion period.
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c. If a departing employee elects to convert their life insurance, the company must offer Term insurance as
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a choice.
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d. Under the COBRA laws a departing employee may elect to remain a member of the Group Life plan for a
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limited period of time. - Answer-
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A. Death during the conversion period is covered even if the departing employee chooses NOT to convert t
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o an individual policy.
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Which of the following is a combination of Decreasing Term and Whole Life?
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a. Family Income Policy
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b. Family Maintenance Policy
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c. Modified Life
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d. Family Policy - Answer-A. Family Income Policy
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A type of Annuity in which the cash values are invested in securities is called:
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a. Variable
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b. Deferred
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c. Joint and Survivorship
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d. Flexible premium - Answer-Variable
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,Mary is receiving an annuity payout from her Variable Straight Life Annuity. Upon her death, which of the foll
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owing will be payable to her estate?
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a. Nothing
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b. The policy death benefit
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c. The remaining value of her account
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d. The total premiums paid into the account, less the amount paid to Mary in benefits - Answer-A. Nothing
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What is decreasing in a Decreasing Term policy?
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a. The cash value
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b. The premium
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c. The face amount
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d. The nonforfeiture values - Answer-The Face Amount
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Endowment policies can mature in two ways. What are they? u u u u u u u u u
a. The insured dies during the policy period or annuitizes the policy after age 59&1/2.
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b. The insured dies during the policy period or reaches the endowment age as designated in the policy.
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c. The insured dies during the policy period or retires at age 59&1/2.
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d. The insured dies or reaches age 100. - Answer-
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B. The insured dies during the policy period or reaches the endowment age as designated in the policy.
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At age 30, Joe Insured purchases a 20 Pay Whole Life Policy. Which of the following statements is true reg
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arding Joe's policy coverage?
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a. Joe's death protection will end at age 50.
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b. Joe's nonforfeiture values will end at age 50.
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c. Joe will be able to stop paying the premiums at age 50, but his death protection will run through age 100.
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d. At age 50, Joe's cash value will equal the face value of his contract. - Answer-
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C. Joe will be able to stop paying the premiums at age 50, but his death protection will run through age 100.
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Warranties are: u
a. The same as representations.
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b. Statements that are absolutely true.
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c. Statements that are believed to be true.
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d. Critical to the formation of a life insurance contractual agreement. - Answer-
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B. Statements that are absolutely true.
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All the following are reasons why an insurance company may not pay a death benefit under a Term life insur
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ance policy EXCEPT:
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a. A suicide before the end of the first two policy years.
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b. Non payment of premium.
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c. An accidental death resulting from drowning.
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d. A material misrepresentation on the application discovered before the end of the contestable period. -
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Answer-C. An accidental death resulting from drowning.
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Which of the following life insurance policies offers the build up of cash value on an interest-
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sensitive basis and the right to make partial withdrawals of that cash value without interest?
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a. Universal Life
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b. Adjustable Life
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c. Variable Universal Life
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d. Variable Whole Life - Answer-A. Universal Life
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, Joel owns a $100,000 face amount Whole Life policy which has a cash value of $11,000. There is also an o
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utstanding loan of $4,000. If Joel dies, how much would the insurance company pay to his beneficiary?
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a. $96,000
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b. $100,000
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c. $111,000
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d. $107,000 - Answer-A. $96,000
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You own a Life Annuity. Which of the following settlement options would guarantee that at least the value of
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your Annuity would be paid to you or to your estate?
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a. Straight Life Annuity
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b. Life Annuity with Period Certain
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c. Joint and Survivorship Life Annuity
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d. Refund Life Annuity - Answer-D. Refund Life Annuity
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Which of the following statements is NOT true about Fixed Annuities?
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a. A securities license is necessary to sell Fixed Annuities.
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b. There will be a guaranteed minimum rate of return payable on the investment.
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c. Monies cannot be withdrawn prior to age 59 1/2 without penalty.
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d. The monies invested will be in the company's General Account. - Answer-
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A. A securities license is necessary to sell Fixed Annuities
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Agent Steve takes a prepaid application from applicant Cindy and issues a 30 day Interim Term insurance r
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eceipt to Cindy. The effective date of the interim coverage will be on the:
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a. policy delivery date.
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b. date of application or date of the medical exam, which ever occurs last, if the proposed insured is insurabl
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e on that key date.
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c. date of application.
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d. policy issue date. - Answer-C. Date of Application
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Which of the following regulates Group Life insurance conversion privileges?
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a. State Law
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b. HIPAA
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c. COBRA
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d. HCFA - Answer-A. State Law
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Which of the following is true of a Whole Life policy purchased with a single premium?
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a. The incontestable period will be shorter than it otherwise would have been.
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b. The cash values will be larger than they otherwise would have been in the earlier policy years.
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c. The suicide clause will be waived.
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d. The death benefit will be larger than if the policy was purchased with a limited pay system. - Answer-
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B. The cash values will be larger than they otherwise would have been in the earlier policy years.
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The Reinstatement provision in a Whole Life policy states all the following EXCEPT that the:
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a. policy on Extended Term may not be reinstated.
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b. insured must pay all past due premiums plus interest.
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c. reinstatement must occur within a designated period of time (such as three years).
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d. insured must provide proof of insurability. - Answer-
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A. The policy on Extended Term may not be reinstated.
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