An insurance company may NOT reject a prospective insured's life application on the basis of which of the following factors?
Gender
ABC Insurance Company has accepted a life insurance application which contains unanswered questions. The company then makes the application part of the life contract. In this situation, the insurer has:
waived one of its legal rights
Which of the following statements is CORRECT about an agent who is taking an insurance application?
The agent should have the applicant initial any changes made on the application
Any changes made on an insurance application requires the initials of whom?
Applicant
What is being delivered during a policy delivery?
Insurance contract to the proposed insured
Who is NOT required to sign a life insurance application?
Beneficiary
When an insurance application is taken by a producer, which of these statements is true?
Any changes made on the application require the applicant's initials
Information obtained from a phone conversation to the proposed insured can be found in which of these reports?
Inspection Report
Which of these factors do NOT play a role in the underwriting of a life insurance policy?
Marital Status
What action should a producer take if the initial premium is NOT submitted with the application?
Forward the application to the insurer without the initial premium
What is the purpose of the U.S.A. Patriot Act?
detect and deter terrorism
Before a life insurance policy is issued, which of these components of the contract is required?
Applicant's signature on application
A student pilot can pay regular premium costs for her life insurance policy with the addition of which of the following?
Aviation exclusion
Which Federal law allows an insurer to obtain an inspection report on a potential insured?
Fair Credit Reporting Act
On delivery of a policy, a signed statement of good health is typically requested if:
The application was submitted without the initial premium
Under the USA Patriot Act, insurers are required to report receipt of cash payments in excess of:
$10,000
Which of the following correctly explains the actions an agent should take if a customer wants to apply for an insurance policy?
Complete the application and review the information with the customer prior to obtaining the customer's signature, then send the application off to the insurance company
In order for coverage on a non-medical insurance application to take effect the same day, the producer must collect a signed application and
initial premium
Which of these terms accurately defines an underwriter's assessment of information on a life insurance application?
Risk classification
Consumer reports requested by an underwriter during the application process of a life insurance policy can be used to determine:
probability of making timely premium payments
A statement made by an insured in an insurance application that must be true to the best of one's knowledge and which becomes a part of the contract is known as:
a representation
From what authority derives the requirement that an insurance application contains a disclosure stating that an investigative consumer report may be obtained on an applicant?
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Which factors are taken into consideration when an insurance company determines the premium rate for a Whole Life policy on an applicant?
Risk classification
K applies for a life insurance policy on herself and submits the initial premium with the application. She is given a receipt by the agent stating that coverage begins immediately if the application is approved. What kind of receipt was used?
Conditional
P is a producer who notices 5 questions on a life application were not answered. What actions should P take?
Set up a meeting with the applicant to answer the remaining questions
Q applied for life insurance and submitted the initial premium on January 1. The policy was issued February 1, but it was not delivered by the agent until February 7. Q is dissatisfied and returns the policy February 13. How will the insurer handle this s
Policy was returned within the free-look period, premium will be fully refunded
K is an agent who takes an application for individual life insurance and accepts a check from the client. He submits the application and check to the insurance company, however the check was never signed by the applicant. If the application is approved, w
The date the agent delivered the policy, collected the initial premium, and obtained a good health statement from the insured
Which of these do NOT constitute policy delivery?
Policy issued with a rating
An incomplete life insurance application submitted to an insurer will result in which of these actions?
Application will be returned to the writing agent
The underwriting process involves all of these, EXCEPT for:
Policy Loan
The USA Patriot Act was enacted in:
2001
M completes an application for life insurance but does not pay the initial premium. All of these actions must occur before M's policy goes into effect, EXCEPT:
free-look period has expired
Upon delivery of a rated life insurance policy, the Producer must obtain each of the following, EXCEPT:
Signed HIPAA disclosure
On January 8, an applicant filled out an application for a life insurance policy but did not include the initial premium. The insurance company approved the application on January 14 and issued the policy January 15. The producer delivered the policy on J
26-Jan
An agent gives a conditional receipt to a client for an insurance policy after collecting the initial premium. When will the policy become effective?
When the conditions of the receipt are met
On August 6, D submitted an application for a $50,000 Life Insurance policy and did not pay the initial premium. On August 18, D went to his doctor complaining of chest pains and some tests were given by the doctor. The life policy was delivered by the pr
Collect initial premium along with a signed health statement
What would the Medical Information Bureau (MIB) identify?
Testing positive for marijuana use from a previous screening
An underwriter determines that an applicant's risk should be recategorized due to a health issue. This policy may be issued with a(n):
exclusion for the medical condition
Which of these actions should a producer take when submitting an insurance application to an insurer?
Inform insurer of relevant information not included on the application
An applicant's medical information received from the Medical Information Bureau (MIB) may be furnished to the:
applicant's physician
At what time must a policyowner have insurable interest on the insured in order for the life policy to be valid?
At the time of application
What is the purpose of a Policy Summary?
It highlights the critical parts of the policy issued
When does a life insurance contract become effective if the initial premium is not collected during the application process?
When producer delivers policy and collects initial premium
T applies for a life insurance policy and is told by the producer that the insurer is bound to the coverage as of the date of the application or medical examination, whichever is later. Assuming that T is an acceptable risk, what item is given to T?
Conditional receipt
Why is an applicant's signature required on a life insurance application?
To attest that the statements on the application are accurate to the best of the applicant's knowledge
P completes an application for a $10,000 life policy, but does not give the producer the initial premium. P's coverage becomes effective when:
P receives the policy and pays the premium
When a policyowner cash surrenders a Universal Life insurance policy in it's early years, this may be considered a red flag for a(n):
Anti-Money Laundering violation