Life Insurance Final Exam

A person who is in good health and does not drink nor smoke is considered

a preferred risk

Upon death of an annuitant during the accumulation period of a deferred annuity, the proceeds:

Are taxable to the beneficiary above the annuitants cost basis

Life insurance sold to fund a small partnership buy/sell agreement is also called

Cross purchase plan

Although excluded in the contract, a court may direct the insurer to pay a claim under the doctrine of:

Reasonable expectations

What insurance product has a flexible premium, fixed rate of return, tax deferred growth and a death benefit equal to the cash value

Flexible premium deferred annuity

A 30 year old client invests $20000 in a deferred annuity, which grows to $50000 in 20 years. at age 50, the annuitant takes a partial withdrawal in the amount of $10000. How is this taxed?

100% ordinary income plus 10% penalty

All of the following are true about group life insurance except:

Proceeds paid to the beneficiary are taxable

A life insurance benefit payable while the insured is still living is

accelerated benefits

All of the following are guaranteed on a participating whole life insurance policy, except

The dividend scale

A preferred risk has a

Longer than average life expectancy

On most qualified retirement plans, such as traditional IRAs, distributions must begin no later than age 70 1/2 If they dont, as excise tax of _____ applies:

50%

On a refund annuity, who is entitled to the refund:

the beneficiary

Most people buy deferred annuities to

earn tax deferred income to supplement retirement

a collateral assignment on a life insurance policy:

Is a partial assignment of some rights to a creditor

when the initial premium is paid along with the application for life insurance, he agent or producer should give the applicant a:

conditional receipt

Producers should be very concerned about possible errors and omissions when:

replacing life insurance

Parents of children ages six and eight are considering IRA's for them. What would you advise them:

To consider alternative investments, since IRAs are only for those with earning s and their spouses.

Which life insurance settlement option takes into account the life span of the beneficiary:

Life income option

All of the following are false about single premium whole life insurance except:

They have an immediate cash value

All of the following are true about employer group life, except:

Conversion is based upon original age

Distributions taken from a tax-sheltered annuity (TSA) are:

Taxable as ordinary income in the year of the distribution.

Which of the following is true when life insurance is used by an employer as an executive bonus plan:

The employer pays the premium

buying insurance does all of the following except:

eliminates the risk

All of the following are false about insurable interest on life insurance, Except:

It must exist at the time of the application

All of the following are true about the fair credit reporting act, except:

It requires applicants to sue in order to get inaccurate data corrected.

On a tax deferred annuity, distributions must begin by age:

No age limit applies

All are true about joint life policies, except:

They pay when the last party dies

The human life value approach to life insurance mainly considers the insured's

future earnings

On a modified endowment contract, the IRS considers which of the following to be a "material change

An increase in benefits

All of the following are true about an agent or producer, except:

Insurers are responsible for all acts of their agents

Which type of life insurance does not permit changes in death benefits:

modified whole life

which whole life non-forfeiture option provides lifetime coverage:

Reduced paid up

An insured on a tight budget who has a whole life insurance policy written by a mutual insurer should select which dividend option:

Reduction on premium

Failure of an insurer to enforce a provision in their policy is known as

waiver

Which of the following beneficiary designations on a life insurance policy is "by class

To all my children

The life span of the beneficiary of a life insurance policy is needed to

determine the amount of monthly payments that will be taxable if the life income option is selected.

A Keogh plan is a qualified plan for

the self empolyed

A revocable beneficiary

Has no vested interest in the policy

For tax purposes, all modified Endowment contacts issued to an insured will be considered to be one modified endowment contract if issued:

Within 12 moths

A producers responsibility to the insurer they represent is known as the

doctrine of agency

A producer or agent could go to jail for all of the following except:

selling insurance in this state with a non-resident insurance license

Industrial life insurance is typically sold by

debit agents

If an isured buys the return of premium rider and dies, the policy will pay the beneficiary

the face amount plus all premiums paid up until the date of death.

if the interest on a policy loan is not repaid

It will be added to the amount of the loan outstanding

Tom and joe are 21 year old identical twins in good health. Both have $500 a year to spend on life insurance. Tom buys five-year renewable term and joe buys whole life. All of the following are true, except:

Joes policy will provide more coverage in the early years.

Investment income earned by life insurance companies

helps offset the premiums that insurance companies charge

The annuitants cost basis on a non qualified deferred annuity is

the amount of the premiums paid in

Which is not a reason to buy life insurance on the life of a child

to provide the child with benefits in the event that a parent dies

what changes on a term life insurance policy when an insured exercises the re-entry option

premium

all are characteristics of an immediate annuity except:

they are purchased with installment payments

A client who contributes to a 430b TSA on a payroll deduction basis may:

Also make non-deductible contributions to a roth IRA up to specified limits

Insurable interest does not exist on a

life long friend

All of the following are true about joint life insurance policies except:

They are often written to pay estate taxes

A life insurance rider that provides whole life on the primary insured and term life on the insured's spouse and children is the

Family rider

all are false about automatic premium loan on a life insurance policy except

It pays premiums due at the end of the grace period

A product with a flexible premium, guaranteed minimum rate of return, tax deferred earnings and tax free death benefit is:

universal life

All of the following are true about Adjustable Life insurance, EXCEPT

A physical exam is always required when premiums are adjusted

In the absence of a monetary interest, insurable interest may be based upon:

Close kinship

A Survivorship Life insurance policy will pay benefits when the:

Last party dies

Mr. Smith bought a Life insurance policy on his six-year-old son, Jimmy, naming himself as beneficiary. Now that Jim is 18 years old, Mr. Smith may transfer all rights of ownership in the policy to him by executing a(n):

Absolute assignment

An employee covered by a Group Life policy elects to cover three dependents as well. How many Certificates of Insurance must the group insurer issue:

one

To take cash surrender on an annuity, the insurer needs the permission of the:

owner

Key person life insurance:

helps pay for the cost of training a new employee

If an insurer waives a legal right under the policy, they can no longer assert that right. This is known as:

estoppel

Death of an annuity owner may create a tax burden for the beneficiary. How can the spouse of an annuity owner, as beneficiary, avoid this burden:

they may continue the contract and defer taxes

On a 403b Tax Sheltered Annuity, all of the following are true, EXCEPT:

distributions are not taxable

Life insurance policy dividends are considered to be:

a return of premium overcharge

A client bought an annual renewable Term policy with a face amount of $100,000 on June 1st for an annual premium of $200. If they died on June 20th of the following year without paying their renewal premium when due, the insurer would pay:

$99,800

When an insured with a terminal illness sells their Life insurance policy to an investor, it is known as:

Viatical settlement

All are true about a fixed annuity, EXCEPT:

The annuitant bears the investment risk

All of the following are true about equity indexed annuities, EXCEPT:

They have purchasing power risk

Under Internal Revenue Code Section 1035, an annuity may be exchanged for:

For another annuity written on the same annuitant with a different insurer

All of the following are true about annuities, EXCEPT:

upon death of an annuitant, proceeds payable to a beneficiary of an annuity are always tax free

When an employer and an employee share the cost of the employee's Life insurance, it is known as:

split dollar plan

Upon death of an annuitant, proceeds payable to a beneficiary are:

taxed as ordinary income above the annuitants invested capital

A 60-year-old client buys a $100,000 Immediate Annuity. Which pay out option will pay them the highest monthly payment for life:

Life income

Why would an annuitant consider making a 1035 exchange to another contract issued by the same insurer:

The new contract has a higher interest rate

A pure life annuity is also known as a:

Life income annuity

Which annuity guarantees payments for a specific period of time even if the annuitant dies:

period certain

A 10-year level renewable term insurance policy:

may be renewed without a physical exam

The average person is known as a:

standard risk

On her 401k, Dana (age 60) takes a distribution and rolls it over to an IRA within 60 days. Which of the following is true:

the amount of the diestribution is reduced by the amount of a 20% withholding tax

Which of the following would have the lowest mortality rate:

50 year old female

A stock insurer who issues non-participating life insurance policies:

might pay taxable dividends to shareholders

All of the following are true about the cash value in Life insurance policies, EXCEPT:

on limited pay whole life the cash value will equal the face amount at the end of the premium paying period

Mary brings in a business partner instead of operating as a sole proprietor. This is a form of risk:

sharing

The insuring agreement or clause in a Life insurance policy contains all of the following, EXCEPT:

how to change the beneficiary

All of the following are true about the reinstatement of a lapsed Life insurance policy, EXCEPT:

reinstatement is based upon current age

A life insurance rider added to cover a child is usually what type of insurance:

level term

Annuity contracts are based upon the life of which of the following:

the annuitant

Which financial services product creates an immediate estate:

life insurance

A producer uses the "needs" approach when selling life insurance to determine:

how much coverage is necessary to cover final expenses

Under Privacy Protection laws, regarding an insurer's release of an insured's non-public information to an unaffiliated third party, all of the following are true, EXCEPT:

the insured must agree to the release of such information

The face amount of a Credit Life policy is limited by:

the amount of the loan

A contract where the outcome depends upon chance and the consideration is not equal is known as:

aleatory

Universal life insurance offers all of the following, EXCEPT:

level cost of insurance throughout the insured;s lifespan

The cash value of a life insurance policy may be used for all, EXCEPT:

to meet the expenses of college tuition one year after purchase

All of the following are non-forfeiture options on a Whole Life insurance policy, EXCEPT:

paid up additions

If the beneficiary of a life policy wants the proceeds to be paid out in equal monthly payments, they should select which settlement option:

fixed amount

All of the following are true about the payout period on a Joint and Survivor annuity, EXCEPT:

Mothly payments are highr than they would be on joint life annuity

A person who is in good health and does not drink nor smoke is considered

a preferred risk

Upon death of an annuitant during the accumulation period of a deferred annuity, the proceeds:

Are taxable to the beneficiary above the annuitants cost basis

Life insurance sold to fund a small partnership buy/sell agreement is also called

Cross purchase plan

Although excluded in the contract, a court may direct the insurer to pay a claim under the doctrine of:

Reasonable expectations

What insurance product has a flexible premium, fixed rate of return, tax deferred growth and a death benefit equal to the cash value

Flexible premium deferred annuity

A 30 year old client invests $20000 in a deferred annuity, which grows to $50000 in 20 years. at age 50, the annuitant takes a partial withdrawal in the amount of $10000. How is this taxed?

100% ordinary income plus 10% penalty

All of the following are true about group life insurance except:

Proceeds paid to the beneficiary are taxable

A life insurance benefit payable while the insured is still living is

accelerated benefits

All of the following are guaranteed on a participating whole life insurance policy, except

The dividend scale

A preferred risk has a

Longer than average life expectancy

On most qualified retirement plans, such as traditional IRAs, distributions must begin no later than age 70 1/2 If they dont, as excise tax of _____ applies:

50%

On a refund annuity, who is entitled to the refund:

the beneficiary

Most people buy deferred annuities to

earn tax deferred income to supplement retirement

a collateral assignment on a life insurance policy:

Is a partial assignment of some rights to a creditor

when the initial premium is paid along with the application for life insurance, he agent or producer should give the applicant a:

conditional receipt

Producers should be very concerned about possible errors and omissions when:

replacing life insurance

Parents of children ages six and eight are considering IRA's for them. What would you advise them:

To consider alternative investments, since IRAs are only for those with earning s and their spouses.

Which life insurance settlement option takes into account the life span of the beneficiary:

Life income option

All of the following are false about single premium whole life insurance except:

They have an immediate cash value

All of the following are true about employer group life, except:

Conversion is based upon original age

Distributions taken from a tax-sheltered annuity (TSA) are:

Taxable as ordinary income in the year of the distribution.

Which of the following is true when life insurance is used by an employer as an executive bonus plan:

The employer pays the premium

buying insurance does all of the following except:

eliminates the risk

All of the following are false about insurable interest on life insurance, Except:

It must exist at the time of the application

All of the following are true about the fair credit reporting act, except:

It requires applicants to sue in order to get inaccurate data corrected.

On a tax deferred annuity, distributions must begin by age:

No age limit applies

All are true about joint life policies, except:

They pay when the last party dies

The human life value approach to life insurance mainly considers the insured's

future earnings

On a modified endowment contract, the IRS considers which of the following to be a "material change

An increase in benefits

All of the following are true about an agent or producer, except:

Insurers are responsible for all acts of their agents

Which type of life insurance does not permit changes in death benefits:

modified whole life

which whole life non-forfeiture option provides lifetime coverage:

Reduced paid up

An insured on a tight budget who has a whole life insurance policy written by a mutual insurer should select which dividend option:

Reduction on premium

Failure of an insurer to enforce a provision in their policy is known as

waiver

Which of the following beneficiary designations on a life insurance policy is "by class

To all my children

The life span of the beneficiary of a life insurance policy is needed to

determine the amount of monthly payments that will be taxable if the life income option is selected.

A Keogh plan is a qualified plan for

the self empolyed

A revocable beneficiary

Has no vested interest in the policy

For tax purposes, all modified Endowment contacts issued to an insured will be considered to be one modified endowment contract if issued:

Within 12 moths

A producers responsibility to the insurer they represent is known as the

doctrine of agency

A producer or agent could go to jail for all of the following except:

selling insurance in this state with a non-resident insurance license

Industrial life insurance is typically sold by

debit agents

If an isured buys the return of premium rider and dies, the policy will pay the beneficiary

the face amount plus all premiums paid up until the date of death.

if the interest on a policy loan is not repaid

It will be added to the amount of the loan outstanding

Tom and joe are 21 year old identical twins in good health. Both have $500 a year to spend on life insurance. Tom buys five-year renewable term and joe buys whole life. All of the following are true, except:

Joes policy will provide more coverage in the early years.

Investment income earned by life insurance companies

helps offset the premiums that insurance companies charge

The annuitants cost basis on a non qualified deferred annuity is

the amount of the premiums paid in

Which is not a reason to buy life insurance on the life of a child

to provide the child with benefits in the event that a parent dies

what changes on a term life insurance policy when an insured exercises the re-entry option

premium

all are characteristics of an immediate annuity except:

they are purchased with installment payments

A client who contributes to a 430b TSA on a payroll deduction basis may:

Also make non-deductible contributions to a roth IRA up to specified limits

Insurable interest does not exist on a

life long friend

All of the following are true about joint life insurance policies except:

They are often written to pay estate taxes

A life insurance rider that provides whole life on the primary insured and term life on the insured's spouse and children is the

Family rider

all are false about automatic premium loan on a life insurance policy except

It pays premiums due at the end of the grace period

A product with a flexible premium, guaranteed minimum rate of return, tax deferred earnings and tax free death benefit is:

universal life

All of the following are true about Adjustable Life insurance, EXCEPT

A physical exam is always required when premiums are adjusted

In the absence of a monetary interest, insurable interest may be based upon:

Close kinship

A Survivorship Life insurance policy will pay benefits when the:

Last party dies

Mr. Smith bought a Life insurance policy on his six-year-old son, Jimmy, naming himself as beneficiary. Now that Jim is 18 years old, Mr. Smith may transfer all rights of ownership in the policy to him by executing a(n):

Absolute assignment

An employee covered by a Group Life policy elects to cover three dependents as well. How many Certificates of Insurance must the group insurer issue:

one

To take cash surrender on an annuity, the insurer needs the permission of the:

owner

Key person life insurance:

helps pay for the cost of training a new employee

If an insurer waives a legal right under the policy, they can no longer assert that right. This is known as:

estoppel

Death of an annuity owner may create a tax burden for the beneficiary. How can the spouse of an annuity owner, as beneficiary, avoid this burden:

they may continue the contract and defer taxes

On a 403b Tax Sheltered Annuity, all of the following are true, EXCEPT:

distributions are not taxable

Life insurance policy dividends are considered to be:

a return of premium overcharge

A client bought an annual renewable Term policy with a face amount of $100,000 on June 1st for an annual premium of $200. If they died on June 20th of the following year without paying their renewal premium when due, the insurer would pay:

$99,800

When an insured with a terminal illness sells their Life insurance policy to an investor, it is known as:

Viatical settlement

All are true about a fixed annuity, EXCEPT:

The annuitant bears the investment risk

All of the following are true about equity indexed annuities, EXCEPT:

They have purchasing power risk

Under Internal Revenue Code Section 1035, an annuity may be exchanged for:

For another annuity written on the same annuitant with a different insurer

All of the following are true about annuities, EXCEPT:

upon death of an annuitant, proceeds payable to a beneficiary of an annuity are always tax free

When an employer and an employee share the cost of the employee's Life insurance, it is known as:

split dollar plan

Upon death of an annuitant, proceeds payable to a beneficiary are:

taxed as ordinary income above the annuitants invested capital

A 60-year-old client buys a $100,000 Immediate Annuity. Which pay out option will pay them the highest monthly payment for life:

Life income

Why would an annuitant consider making a 1035 exchange to another contract issued by the same insurer:

The new contract has a higher interest rate

A pure life annuity is also known as a:

Life income annuity

Which annuity guarantees payments for a specific period of time even if the annuitant dies:

period certain

A 10-year level renewable term insurance policy:

may be renewed without a physical exam

The average person is known as a:

standard risk

On her 401k, Dana (age 60) takes a distribution and rolls it over to an IRA within 60 days. Which of the following is true:

the amount of the diestribution is reduced by the amount of a 20% withholding tax

Which of the following would have the lowest mortality rate:

50 year old female

A stock insurer who issues non-participating life insurance policies:

might pay taxable dividends to shareholders

All of the following are true about the cash value in Life insurance policies, EXCEPT:

on limited pay whole life the cash value will equal the face amount at the end of the premium paying period

Mary brings in a business partner instead of operating as a sole proprietor. This is a form of risk:

sharing

The insuring agreement or clause in a Life insurance policy contains all of the following, EXCEPT:

how to change the beneficiary

All of the following are true about the reinstatement of a lapsed Life insurance policy, EXCEPT:

reinstatement is based upon current age

A life insurance rider added to cover a child is usually what type of insurance:

level term

Annuity contracts are based upon the life of which of the following:

the annuitant

Which financial services product creates an immediate estate:

life insurance

A producer uses the "needs" approach when selling life insurance to determine:

how much coverage is necessary to cover final expenses

Under Privacy Protection laws, regarding an insurer's release of an insured's non-public information to an unaffiliated third party, all of the following are true, EXCEPT:

the insured must agree to the release of such information

The face amount of a Credit Life policy is limited by:

the amount of the loan

A contract where the outcome depends upon chance and the consideration is not equal is known as:

aleatory

Universal life insurance offers all of the following, EXCEPT:

level cost of insurance throughout the insured;s lifespan

The cash value of a life insurance policy may be used for all, EXCEPT:

to meet the expenses of college tuition one year after purchase

All of the following are non-forfeiture options on a Whole Life insurance policy, EXCEPT:

paid up additions

If the beneficiary of a life policy wants the proceeds to be paid out in equal monthly payments, they should select which settlement option:

fixed amount

All of the following are true about the payout period on a Joint and Survivor annuity, EXCEPT:

Mothly payments are highr than they would be on joint life annuity