AD Banker Retention Questions Ch. 3

When a whole life policy endows, what happens to the policy cash value?

• The cash value reverts to the insurance company

• The cash value is deducted from the death benefit and the remainder is paid to he policy owner

• The face amount of the policy is paid to the policy owner

• Cash value is only found in term life policies, not whole life

What is the face amount of insurance?

• The cash value

• The limit of liability

• The cash surrender value

• The maximum loan value

Which of the following is not a feature of a term life insurance policy?

• Cash surrender value

• Low cost

• Limited duration

• Pure protection

A “level term” policy means that the _____ remains the same throughout the lifetime of the policy.

• Cash value

• Pure cost of insurance

• Policy owner

• Policy proceeds

A producer is explaining the concept of a limited-pay life insurance policy to her client. Which of these statements is INCORRECT?

• By paying over a shorter period of time, each of the payments will be higher

• Paying over a longer period of time will make the total payments higher

• A policy fully paid up at age 65 will not endow until age 100

• By paying over a shorter period of time, each of the payments will be lower

Which of the following are characteristics of universal life insurance policies?

• Fixed death benefit for life, premiums may be increase or decreased

• Adjustable death benefit, premiums are fixed for life

• Death benefit options, premiums fixed for life

• Death benefit options, death benefit and premiums may be changed

A ______ policy has a death benefit that can increase or decrease over time based on stock market performance, but with a guaranteed minimum death benefit, a choice of sub accounts in which cash value may be allocated, and a fixed premium.

• Variable Life

• Variable Universal Life

• Equity indexed Universal Life

• Investment Grade Whole Life

What “jumps” in a jumping juvenile policy?

• The premium jumps five times over the life of the policy, beginning at the age of 21 or 25

• The face amount jumps one time, usually to five times the amount of insurance, at age 21 to 25

• The premium increases by a factor of five on the child’s 21st or 25th birthday

• The premium and the face amount jump by a factor of five after the child’s 21st or 25th birthday

A Last-to-Die Policy would be the most appropriate recommendation for which of the following?

• A husband and wife concerned about paying estate taxes after they have died

• A business owner who wants to make sure his wife has enough money to buy the business from his partner if he should die before his partner does

• A corporation concerned that its CEO might die before the end of his employment contract

• Two business partners who are concerned about the future success of the business and want to provide funds to purchase the business from the decedent’s family

Which of these best describes a disability income rider?

• Provides for double the face amount if the inured is disabled and has no income

• Pays a percentage of the annual premiums as monthly income to the insured if she is totally disabled

• Pays a percentage of the death benefit as monthly income to the insured when totally disabled

• Automatically creates an unlimited loan fund in the amount of the death benefit, secured by the cash value, when an insured is totally disabled