Life Insurance Missed Questions

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What is the main purpose of the Seven-pay Test?
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It determines if the insurance policy is a MEC.
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If an insured withdraws a portion of the face amount in the form of accelerated benefits because of a terminal illness, how will that affect the payable death benefit from the policy?
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The death benefit will be smaller.
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What is the benefit of choosing extended term as a nonforfeiture option?
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It has the highest amount of insurance protection.
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An insured committed suicide one year after his life insurance policy was issued. The insurer will
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Refund the premiums paid.
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All of the following are TRUE of the federal tax advantages of a qualified plan EXCEPT
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At distribution, all amounts received by the employee are tax free.
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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 a/an
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Interest-sensitive Whole Life.
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Which of the following settlement options in life insurance is known as straight life?
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Life income
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What is the number of credits required for fully insured status for Social Security disability benefits?
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40
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Which policy component decreases in decreasing term insurance?
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Face amount
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Which of the following allows the insurer to relieve a minor insured from premium payments if the minor's parents have died or become disabled?
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Payor Benefit
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Social Security was created to provide all of the following benefits EXCEPT
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Unemployment income.
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The life insurance policy clause that prevents an insurance company from denying payment of a death claim after a specified period of time is known as the
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Incontestability clause.
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When the insured selects the extended term nonforfeiture option, the cash value will be used to purchase term insurance with what face amount?
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Equal to the original policy for as long as the cash values will purchase.
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Which of the following is the required number of participants in a contributory group plan?
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75%
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Which of the following is NOT true regarding a Variable Universal Life policy?
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The death benefit is fixed.
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The insured had his wife named as the beneficiary of his life insurance policy. To ensure that his wife had income for life after the insured's death, he chose the life income settlement option. The amount of payments will be determined by taking into account all of the following EXCEPT
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The insured's age at death.
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Which life insurance settlement option guarantees payments for the lifetime of the recipient, but also specifies a guaranteed period, during which, if the original recipient dies, the payments will continue to a designated beneficiary?
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Life income with period certain
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What is the advantage of reinstating a policy instead of applying for a new one?
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The original age is used for premium determination
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An agent selling variable annuities must be registered with
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FINRA
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A Return of Premium term life policy is written as what type of term coverage?
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Increasing
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Which of the following determines the length of time that benefits will be received under the Fixed-Amount settlement option?
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Size of each installment
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Who is the owner and who is the beneficiary on a Key Person Life Insurance policy?
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The employer is the owner and beneficiary.
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Which of the following is true about the premium on the children's rider in a life insurance policy?
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It remains the same no matter how many children are added to the policy.
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An applicant is denied insurance because of information found on a consumer report. Which of the following requires that the insurance company supply the applicant with the name and address of the consumer reporting company?
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Fair Credit Reporting Act
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if a life insurance policy has an irrevocable beneficiary designation,
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The beneficiary can only be changed with written permission of the beneficiary.
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Which of the following products requires a securities license?
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Variable Annuity
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Your client wants both protection and savings from the insurance, and is willing to pay premiums until retirement at age 65. What would be the right policy for this client?
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Limited Pay Whole Life
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Under which of the following circumstances would an insurer pay accelerated benefits?
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An insured is diagnosed with cancer and needs help paying for her medical treatment.
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In a direct rollover, how is the money transferred from one plan to the new one?
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From trustee to trustee
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A rider attached to a life insurance policy that provides coverage on the insured's family members is called the
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Other-Insured Rider
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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 annuity owner is funding an annuity that will supplement her retirement. Because she does not know what effect inflation may have on her retirement dollars, she would like a return that will equal the performance of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index. She would likely purchase a(n)
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Equity Indexed Annuity.
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A domestic insurer issuing variable contracts must establish one or more
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Separate accounts.
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If an insured continually uses the automatic premium loan option to pay the policy premium,
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The policy will terminate when the cash value is reduced to nothing.
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Under an extended term nonforfeiture option, the policy cash value is converted to
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The same face amount as in the whole life policy.
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Which of the following statements about a suicide clause in a life insurance policy is TRUE?
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Suicide is excluded for a specific period of years and covered thereafter.
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Which rider, when attached to a permanent life insurance policy, provides an amount of insurance on every family member?
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Family term rider
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All of the following statements about the continuing education requirement in this state are true EXCEPT
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All licensed agents must comply by January 1 of even-numbered years
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When an individual obtains an insurance license for the primary purpose of writing insurance on him- or herself, or for members of his or her immediate family, or business, this is called
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Controlled business
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If a licensed agent in Texas receives a criminal conviction, that information must be reported to
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Department of Insurance.
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An insurer devises an intimidation strategy in order to corner a large portion of the insurance market. Which of the following best describes this practice?
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Illegal
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Which of the following actions is NOT in violation of the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act?
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Denying an unsubstantiated claim
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Which of the following insurers are owned by stockholders who have the usual rights of ownership, including the right of voting?
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Stock
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An insurer advertises a health policy that is covered by the Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. The advertisement includes a short list of benefits and approximate rates. The end of the advertisement includes statement that protection is provided by the Guaranty Association. Which of the following is true?
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Mentioning the Guaranty Association in advertisements is considered to be unfair trade practice.
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A participating insurance policy may do which of the following?
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Pay dividends to the policyowner
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Viatical settlements may be rescinding within what time period after the viator receives the proceeds?
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15 days
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Within how many years must an agent renew an insurance license?
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2
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To become a Texas insurance agent, an individual must
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Have passed a licensing exam within the 12 months before applying.
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Circulating deceptive sales material to the public is what type of Unfair Trade Practice?
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False advertising
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The term "illustration" in a life insurance policy refers to
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A presentation of nonguaranteed elements of a policy.
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An agent holds an insurance license in the state of Kansas and would like to transact insurance in Texas. The agent became licensed before written examinations were required. Therefore, the agent has not actually passed any kind of examination. Which of the following is true?
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The written examination requirement will be waived.
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An applicant properly notifies her insurer of a straightforward claim, but the insurer waits an exceedingly long time to process it. Which of the below terms best describes the behavior of the insurer?
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Unfair claims settlement practice
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The Commissioner of Insurance issues a Cease and Desist Order to an agent. If the agent wishes to contest the charges in court, how many days after the order was issued does the agent have to make the request?
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30 days
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During replacement of life insurance, a replacing insurer must do which of the following?
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Obtain a list of all life insurance policies that will be replaced
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Which of the following is NOT required on an illustration used in the sale of a life insurance policy?
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The name of the primary and secondary beneficiaries
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An insured stated on her application for life insurance that she had never had a heart attack, when in fact she had a series of minor heart attacks last year for which she sought medical attention. Which of the following will explain the reason a death benefit claim is denied?
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Material Misrepresentation - It will affect whether or not the policy is issued. IF the insured had been truthful, it it's very likely that the policy would not have been issued
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All of the following are dividend options except
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Fixed period installments
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An insurance policy that only requires a payment of premium at its inception
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IDK
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The minimum interest rate on an equity indexed annuity is often based on
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IDK
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Under which nonforfeiture option does the company pay the surrender value and have no further obligations to the policyowner?
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IDK
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Which of the following is not the consideration in a policy
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IDK
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WOF products requires a securities license
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IDK
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The ownership provision entitles the policyowner to do all of the following except
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IDK
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All of the following are true about variable products except
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idk
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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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Which of the following is NOT the consideration in a policy?
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The application given to a prospective insured
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Which of the following is an eligibility requirement for all Social Security Disability Income benefits?
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Have attained fully insured status
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Who can make a fully deductible contribution to a traditional IRA?
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An individual not covered by an employer-sponsored plan who has earned income
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A father owns a life insurance policy on his 15-year-old daughter. The policy contains the optional Payor Benefit rider. If the father becomes disabled, what will happen to the life insurance premiums?
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The insured's premiums will be waived until she is 21.
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The Ownership provision entitles the policyowner to do all of the following EXCEPT
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Set premium rates.
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All of the following are true about variable products EXCEPT
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The premiums are invested in the insurer's general account.
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An insured will be allowed to reactivate her lapsed life insurance policy if action is taken within a certain period of time, and proof of insurability is provided. Which policy provision allows this?
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Reinstatement provision
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An employee quits his job on May 15 and doesn't convert his Group Life policy to an individual policy for 2 weeks. He dies in a freak accident on June 1. Which of the following statements best describes what will happen?
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The insurer will pay the full death benefit from the group policy to the beneficiary.
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An insurer neglects to pay a legitimate claim that is covered under the terms of the policy. Which of the following insurance principles has the insurer violated?
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Consideration
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Which of the following information will be stated in the consideration clause of a life insurance policy?
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The amount of premium payment
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In a case where the primary beneficiary predeceases the insured, in the event of the insured's death, the death benefit proceeds will be paid to
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The contingent beneficiary.
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An insured purchased a life policy in 2010 and died in 2017. The insurance company discovers at that time that the insured had concealed information during the application process. What can they do?
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Pay the death benefit
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As a field underwriter, a producer is responsible for all of the following tasks EXCEPT
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Issue the policy that is requested.
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An individual is purchasing a permanent life insurance policy with a face value of $25,000. While this is all the insurance that he can afford at this time, he wants to be sure that additional coverage will be available in the future. Which of the following options should be included in the policy?
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Guaranteed insurability option
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Which is true about a spouse term rider?
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The rider is usually level term insurance.
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Another name for a substandard risk classification is
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Rated
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An individual wants to purchase a life insurance policy. His agent asks if the transaction will involve replacing any existing life insurance policies. If the customer replies, "Yes," which of the following best describes the agent's next step?
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The agent must provide a replacement notice to the applicant.
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Which of the following is NOT true regarding a Certificate of Authority?
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It is issued to group insurance participants.
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If a policyowner surrenders his life insurance policy that has been in force for 5 years within 60 days after the premium due date, what will the insurer be required to pay?
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A cash surrender value
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All of the following could be considered rebates if offered to an insured in the sale of insurance EXCEPT
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Dividends from a mutual insurer.
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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.1
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Which option is being utilized when the insurer accumulates dividends at interest and then uses the accumulated dividends, plus interest, and the policy cash value to pay the policy up early?
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Paid-up option
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An employer has sponsored a qualified retirement plan for its employees where the employer will contribute money whenever a profit is realized. What is this called?`
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Profit sharing plan
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Which of the following information about the applicant is NOT included in the General Information section of the application for insurance?
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Medical background
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In order to qualify for conversion from a group life policy that has been terminated to an individual policy of the same coverage, a person must have been insured under the group plan for how many years?
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5
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If a life policy allows the policyowner to make periodic additions to the face amount at standard rates, without proving insurability, the policy includes a
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Guaranteed insurability rider.
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What percentage of a company's employees must take part in a noncontributory group life plan?
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100%
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The paid-up addition option uses the dividend
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To purchase a smaller amount of the same type of insurance as the original policy.
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All of the following entities regulate variable life policies EXCEPT
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The Guaranty Association.
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Which of the following determines the cash value of a variable life policy?
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The performance of the policy portfolio
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All of the following benefits are available under Social Security EXCEPT
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Welfare benefits
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Which of the following statements is TRUE about a policy assignment?
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It transfers rights of ownership from the owner to another person.
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The rider in a whole life policy that allows the company to forgo collecting the premium if the insured is disabled is called
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Waiver of premium.
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What happens when a policy is surrendered for its cash value?
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Coverage ends and the policy cannot be reinstated.
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A life insurance policy has a legal purpose if both of which of the following elements exist?
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Insurable interest and consent
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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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If an immediate annuity is purchased with the face amount at death or with the cash value at surrender, this would be considered a
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Settlement option.
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The type of policy that can be changed from one that does not accumulate cash value to the one that does is a
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Convertible Term Policy.
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All of the following statements are true regarding tax-qualified annuities EXCEPT
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Employer contributions are not tax deductible.
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All of the following are true regarding a decreasing term policy EXCEPT
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The payable premium amount steadily declines throughout the duration of the contract.
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Which of the following protects the insured from an unintentional policy lapse due to a nonpayment of premium?
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Automatic premium loan
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What is the term for how frequently a policyowner is required to pay the policy premium?
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Mode
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If an agent fails to obtain an applicant's signature on the application, the agent must
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Return the application to the applicant for a signature.
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An insured has a life insurance policy from a participating company and receives quarterly dividends. He has instructed the company to apply the policy dividends to increase the death benefit. The dividend option that the insured has chosen is called
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Paid-up additions.
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On its advertisement, a company claims that it has funds in its possession that are, in fact, not available for the payment of losses or claims. The company is guilty of
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Misrepresentation.
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The initial amount of credit life insurance may NOT exceed
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The amount to be repaid under the contract.
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Which of the following best describes a misrepresentation?
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Issuing sales material with exaggerated statements about policy benefits
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Is it illegal for an insurance company to advertise that it is the leader of the financial industry and therefore pays the most claims each year?
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Yes; advertisements must not mislead the public in terms of financial standing.
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No one whose license has been revoked can receive another license in Texas for
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5 Years
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All of the following would be considered an insurance transaction EXCEPT
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Obtaining an insurance license.
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Which members of a corporation or partnership are required to obtain an individual insurance agent's license in order for the association to be licensed?
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At least one officer or partner and any other person acting as an agent
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Which of the following is TRUE about credit life insurance?
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Creditor is the policyowner.
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An individual covered under a group life insurance policy may convert the policy to any of the following EXCEPT
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15-year level term.
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All of the following information must be disclosed to the viator prior to the execution of a viatical settlement contract EXCEPT
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Availability of stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI).
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How long must producer maintain records of continuing education course completion?
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4 Years
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The Commissioner of Insurance issues a Cease and Desist Order and immediately receives a request for the charges to be reviewed in a hearing. Within what number of days must the hearing be held?
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10
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All of the following are requirements for life insurance illustrations EXCEPT
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They must be part of the contract.
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What is the clause that describes the method of paying the death benefit in the event that the insured and beneficiary are both killed in the same accident?
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Common Disaster Clause
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A business owner was trying to obtain a bank loan to fund the purchase of a new business facility, but the bank required proof of additional assets to secure the loan. The business owner then decided to use her $250,000 life insurance policy to secure the loan. Which provision makes this possible?
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Collateral assignment
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When an employer offers to give an employee a wage increase in the amount of the premium on a new life insurance policy, this is called a(n)
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Executive bonus.
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A policyowner fails to pay the premium due on his whole life policy after the grace period passes, but the policy remains in force. This is due to what provision?
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Automatic premium loan
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Which of the following named beneficiaries would NOT be able to receive the death benefit directly from the insurer in the event of the insureds' death?
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A minor son of the insured
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The automatic premium loan provision is activated at the end of the
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Grace period.
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A 40-year old man buys a whole life policy and names his wife as his only beneficiary. His wife dies 10 years later. He never remarries and dies at age 61, leaving 2 grown-up children. Assuming he never changed the beneficiary, the policy proceeds will go to
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The insured's estate.
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Which of the following statements about the reinstatement provision is true?
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It requires the policyowner to pay all overdue premiums with interest before the policy is reinstated.
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Which of the following would be considered a nonqualified retirement plan?
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Split-dollar plan
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When is the earliest a policy may go into effect?
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When the application is signed and a check is given to the agent
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In life insurance policies, cash value increases
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Grow tax deferred.
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An individual has been making periodic premium payments on an annuity. The annuity income payments are scheduled to begin after 1 year since the annuity was purchased. What type of annuity is it?
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Deferred
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An individual has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He is insured under a life insurance policy with the accelerated benefits rider. Which of the following is true regarding taxation of the accelerated benefits?
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A portion of the benefit up to a limit is tax free; the rest is taxable income.
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When an annuity is written, whose life expectancy is taken into account?
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Annuitant
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All of the following statements about equity index annuities are correct EXCEPT
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The annuitant receives a fixed amount of return
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What is the main purpose of the regulation on life insurance policy illustrations?
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To help customers make educated decisions in buying life insurance
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Which of the following will NOT be considered unfair discrimination by insurers?
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Discriminating in benefits and coverages based on the insured's habits and lifestyle