Below are the disadvantages of investing in common shares except ________________.

Dividends are paid more than fixed rates

Investors are exposed to market and specific risks

The following statements about the difference between variable life policies and endowment policies are FALSE except: (Choose one answer only)

The policy values of variable life policies directly reflect the performance of the fund of the life company

The premiums and benefits of the endowment policies are described at the inception of the policy whereas variable life are flexible as the are account driven

The benefits and risks of variable life and endowment policies directly accrue to the policyholders

Which of the following statements about twisting is FALSE?

It refers to an agent offering a prospect a special inducement to purchase a policy

Twisting is a special form of misrepresentation

It refers to an agents including a policyholder to discontinue policy with another company without disclosing the disadvantage of doing so

It includes misleading or incomplete comparison of policies

Which of the following statements is NOT a benefit when investing in variable life funds?

The variable life policyholder can have access to a pool of qualified and trained professional fund managers

The variable life funds offer policyholders an access to pooled or diversified portfolios

The variable life policyholders can vary his premium payments, take premium holidays, add single premium top – ups and change the level of the sum assured easily

a. Established by a trust deed which enables a trustee to hold the pool of money and assets in trust in behalf of the investor

b. A close-end fund and does not have to dispose off if the large number investors sell their shares

c. One whereby the investor buys units in the trust itself and not share in the company

d. An organization registered under the SECURITY EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) which usually invests in a wide range of equities and other investment

Which of the following statements is NOT a benefit of investing in variable life funds

Policy owners can buy a variable life insurance policy only with a high initial investment

Policy owners have access to pooled or diversified portfolios of investment

Policy owners can easily change the level of the premium payments as the product design of variable life policies have clear structures which cater separately for investment and insurance protection

Policy owners can gain access to variable life funds managed by professional investment managers with proven track records

Which of the following BEST describes the policy benefits of variable life policies?

The policy benefits are directly linked to the investment performance of the underlying assets

The policy benefits are payable only on death or disability

The policy benefits will depend on the long – term performance of the life company.

Why is it important that the customer must understand the sales proposal in full?

Because the impact of changes in investment condition on variable life policy is borne solely by the customer.

Because the insurer does not guarantee any return

Because the agent may give the wrong recommendations

Because the policyholder expects higher returns

Which of the following statements about rebating is FALSE?

Rebating will enhance the sales performance and uphold the prestige of an agent.

Rebating is prohibited under the Insurance Code

Rebating deals with offering the prospect a special inducement to purchase a policy

Which one of the following statements is FALSE?

Variable life insurance policies offer investors policies with values and indirectly linked to the investment performance of the life company

Life company will carry out a valuation of its funds yearly and any surplus may be allocated to participating policyholder as cash dividends

Both Whole Life and Endowment policies can be used as an investment media with benefits that become payable at a future date

The investment element of Variable life policies varies according to underlying assets of the portfolio

Which of the following statements about option top – up under variable life insurance is false?

Policy owners may buy additional units of the variable life fund and these units will be allocated to new variable life insurance policies

Further premiums at time of the top – up will be used in full, after deducting charges for top – ups, to purchase additional units of the variable life funds

Top – up policy, the policy owner pays further single premium at the time of the top – up

Policy owners are normally allowed to top – up their policies at any time, subject to a minimum amount

The characteristics of a variable life insurance includes the following except :

Its protection costs are generally met by implicit charges

Its withdrawal value and protection benefits are determined by the investment performance of the underlying assets.

Its commission and company expenses are met by a variety of explicit charges with normally 6 months notice given by the life companies prior to any change

Its withdrawal value is normally the value of units allocated to the policy owner calculated at the bid price

Which of the following statements about single premium variable life policies is FALSE?

Policyholders have the flexibility of varying the level cover

There is no fixed term in a single premium variable life policy and therefore, they are technically whole life insurance

Top – ups or single premium injections are allowed in these plans

Investing in bonds offer the following EXCEPT

It enables the investor an opportunity for capital appreciation

Must be issued with a minimum death benefit

Must be issued with a maximum withdrawal value

It allows the investor a chance for capital preservation

Which of the following statements about variable life policies is FALSE?

The variable life policyholder has direct control over the investment decisions of the variable life fund

The withdrawal value is not guaranteed

The volatility of the returns depends on the investment strategy of the fund

Single premium variable life insurance policy:

Must be issued with a minimum death benefit

Must be issued with a maximum withdrawal value

Which of the following statements about characteristics of variable life policies is FALSE?

The protection costs are generally met by implicit charges, which vary with age and level of cover

Variable policies generally have a longer exposure to equity investment than with participating and other traditional policies

The commissions and company expenses are met by a variety of explicit charges, some of which are variable

Which of the following statements about benefits in variable life fund is FALSE?

The fund ensures definite high yield for an investor since it is managed by professionals who are well – versed in the management of risk of investment portfolios

The fund provides a highly diversified portfolio, thus, lowering the risk of investment

The fund relieves the investor from the hassle of administering his / her investment

The fund enables small investors to participate in a pool of diversified portfolio in which he / she, with a low investment capital, is likely to have acceded to

The flexibility benefit of investing in variable life funds includes the following except:

Traditional participating policies aim to produce a steady return by smoothing out market fluctuation

Policy owners can easily change the level of sum assured and switch their investment between funds

Policy owners can easily take premium holidays and add single premium to Top – ups

Variable life insurance policies offer the potential for higher returns

The fundamental differences between traditional participating life insurance policies and variable life insurance policies includes the following except:

Variable life insurance policies are less likely to offer more choices in terms of the type of investment funds

The investment elements of variable life insurance policies is made known to the policy owner at the outset and is invested in a separately identifiable fund which is made up of units of investment

Variable life insurance policies offer the potential for higher returns

Traditional participating policies aim to produce a steady return by smoothing out market fluctuation

The switching facility under variable life insurance policies is a very useful

For the purpose of financial planning by the policy owners

For the purpose of profit planning by the life policies

For the purpose of assets planning by the trustee

For the purpose of sales planning by the fund managers

The following statement about surrender value under traditional participating life insurance products are TRUE?

The amount of surrender value is usually higher than the amount under non – participating policies and it varies with the age of the assured, being lower at older ages

Cash value is paid when yearly renewable term insurance policy is surrendered

When a participating insurance policy is surrendered, the surrender value is calculated by multiplying the bid price with the number of units

In the case of participating policies, the net cash surrender value includes the surrender value of the paid – up addition up to the date of surrender

Which one of the following statements about risks of investing in variable life funds is TRUE?

Policy owners who invest in variable life funds with high equity investment face higher risk but can expect to achieve higher return than the traditional life insurance product over the long term

Policy owners who are risk averse should buy life insurance policies with high equity investment

Investment in variable life funds which are fully invested in units of equity bonds are not suitable for policy owners who can tolerate the risks of short term fluctuation in their cash value

Policy owners who are risk averse should not purchase life insurance policies with high protection and guaranteed cash and maturity values

The protection cost under a variable life insurance policy except:

Are met by flat initial charges for regular premium plans

Are generally covered by cancellation of units in the fund

Are generally met by explicit charges stipulated openly in the policy terms

Vary with age of policy owner and level of cover

Which of the following statements about diversification in portfolio management is FALSE?

Diversification can completely eliminate the risk of investing in stocks in a portfolio.

A diversified portfolio provides greater security to an investor having to sacrifice return for the portfolio.

Diversification can involve purchasing different types of stocks and investing stocks in different countries

Diversification helps to spread the portfolio risk by investing in different categories of investment in a portfolio

With traditional participating life insurance products, the allocations to policy owners in the form of dividends are the following except:

Are not fixed at the inception of the policy, but are greatly dependent on the investment performance of the company.

Are not directly linked to the company’s investment performance

Have already been smoothened by the life company

Do not have the highs and lows of investment return as in good investments years of life company

Which of the statements is true about CASH?

Amount invested in cash depends on size of the cash flow requirement

Investment in cash increase when there is a bull run in the stock market

Investment in cash decrease when interest rates rise

Under a regular premium variable whole life plan are the following except for one.

A single premium contribution is made to the policy which uses the premium to purchase units in a variable life fund to provide a certain level of life cover

Premium top-ups and holidays, subject to the company’s administrative rules are usually allowed

Life protection is the main objective of the plan with investment as the nominal purpose

Withdrawals after the payment of a few years premium are usually allowed

Which of the following statements about investment objectives is false?

People invest money in fixed deposits to produce high and guaranteed returns

People invest money to enhance a comfortable standard of living

People invest money to provide funds for higher education for their children

Investment in commodities has no regular income

Which of the following is not the main characteristic (s) of variable life policies?

The net cash values of the policies are the gross cash values shown in the policy that includes dividends up to the date of surrender less and indebtedness including interest

The policies can be used for investment, as a source of regular savings and protection

The withdrawal values and protection benefits are determined by the investment

The duties of the trustee of unit trust do not include:

Managing the portfolio of investment and administering the buying and selling of shares in the unit trust itself

Ensuring that the fund manager adhere to the provision of the trust deeds

Acting generally to protect the unit-holders

Holding the pool of money and assets in trust in behalf of the investors

Policy fee payable by variable life insurance policy owner is to cover

The administrative expenses of setting up the variable life insurance policy

The handling charges by professional investment managers

The price of each unit bought under the variable life insurance policy

The mortality costs of the variable life insurance policy

The selling price under a variable life insurance policy is:

The price at which units under the policy are offered for sale by the life company

The price at which units under the policy are bought back by the life insurance company

A fixed amount throughout the life of the policy

Diversification in investment involves :

Reducing the risks of investment by putting one fund under management into several categories of investment

Putting all the funds under management into one category of investment

Spreading the risk of investment by not putting the fund into several categories of investment

Reducing the risks of investment by putting all one’s eggs in one basket

Variable life funds can be invested in any financial instruments including cash funds, bond funds, equity funds, property funds, specialized funds, and diversified funds. Equity funds :

Invest in shares of stocks and investors who buy such assets usually aim for capital appreciation

Invest in shares of stocks and the magnitude of the change in unit prices will only depend on the quantity of the equities held

Invest in shares of stocks and during market recession, such as assets are usually the last to depreciate

Invest in shares of stocks which are inherently of lower risk in nature and the prices of stocks are stable

Which of the following statements describe the differences between variable life products and participating products?

Variable life products allow policyholders to vary the premium payments unlike participating products.

Variable life products can take the form of whole life or endowment policies with Participating products.

Variable life products allow policyholders to pay future single premiums from time to time to add more units to his account unlike participating products.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Variable life insurance policy owners may make withdrawals in terms of ___________.

Number of units or fixed monetary amount through cancellation of units

Number of units of fixed monetary through reduction of the life cover sum assured

Fixed monetary amount only through reduction of the life cover sum assured

Number of units through cancellation of units

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following statements about flexibility features of variable life policies is false?

Policyholders may request for a partial withdrawal of the policy and the withdrawal amount will be met by cashing the units at the bid price

Policyholders can take loans against their variable life up to the entire withdrawal value of their policies

Policyholders have the flexibility of switching from one fund to another provided it satisfies the company’s switching criteri

Policyholders have the flexibility of increasing or decreasing their premiums for regular premium variable life policies

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following statements are is NOT true about this statement: The investment returns under variable life insurance policy _______________

Are not guaranteed

Are assured

Are linked to the performance of the investment fund managed by the life insurance company

Fluctuate according to the rise and fall of the market prices

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

The policy value of variable life policies is determined by the offer price at the time of valuation.

The policy value of endowment policies is the cash value plus any accumulated dividends less any outstanding loans due at the time of the surrender

The life company needs to maintain a separate account for variable life policies distinct from the general account

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Rebating is to offer a prospect a special inducement to purchase a policy

Twisting is a specific form of misrepresentation

Misrepresentation is a specific form of twisting

Switching is a facility allowing the policyholders to switch to another variable life funds offered by the company

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Offer price is used to determine the number of units to be credited to the account

The margin between the bid and offer price is used to cover the managements cost of the policy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the most suitable investment instrument for an investor who is interested in protecting his principal and receiving a steady stream of income?

Equities

Warrants

Variable Life Policies

Fixed income securities

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