chapter 2 example #22118

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who bears all of the investment risk in a fixed annuity?
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The insurance company
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a straight life policy has what type of premium?
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A level annual premium for the life of the insured
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When would a 20-pay whole life policy endow?
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When the insured reaches age 100
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An individual has been making periodic premium payments on an annuty. The annuity income payments are scheduled to begin 2 years after the annuity was purchased. What type of annuity is it?
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Defeered
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With respect to a Variable annuity, when is the number of annuity units determined?
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At the time of the initial payout
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Why is an equity indexed annuity considered to be a fixed annuity?
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It has a guaranteed minimum interest rate.
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In a survivor-ship life policy, when does the insurer pay the death benefit?
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Upon the last death
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The term "fixed" in a fixed annuity refers to all of the following but
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Death benefit
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Which of the following products requires a securities license?
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Variable annuity
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At the time of annunciation of a variable annuity, which of the following CANNOT fluctuate?
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The number of annuity units
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Which of the following types of policies allows the policy owner to skip premium payments, provided that there is enough cash value in the policy to cover the premium amount?
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Universal life
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An insured has a life insurance policy that requires him to only pay premiums for a specified number of years until the policy is paid up. What kind of policy is it?
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Limited-pay life
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Annually renewable term policies provide a level death benefit for a premium that
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Increases annually
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all other factors being equal, the least expensive first-year premium payment is found in
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Annually renewable term
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The main difference between immediate and deferred annuities is
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When the income payments begin.
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which of the following is true regarding variable annuities
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The annuitant assumes the risks on investment.
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a party wishing to buy an annuity that will advance with economic and market conditions should buy a
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variable annuity
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which of the following is a feature of a variable annuity?
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benefit payment amounts are not guaranteed.
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The equity in an equity index annuity is linked to
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an index like standard and poor's 500
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an insured purchased a life insurance policy. The agent told him that depending upon the company's investments and expense factors, the cash values could change from those shown in the policy at issue time. The policy is an
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Interest-sensitive whole life.
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Under which of the following annuities is the exact monthly benefit not know in advance?
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variable annuity
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which of the following is not true regarding equity indexed annuities?
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They earn lower interest rates than fixed annuities.
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which of the following is true for both equity indexed annuities and fixed annuities?
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They have a guaranteed minimum interest rate.
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Under a 20-pay whole life policy, in order for the policy to pay the death benefit to a beneficiary, the premiums must be paid
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for 20 years or until death, whichever occurs first.