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Worksheets3-1 TYPE OF INSURANCE POLICIES
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 29mins
Which of these life products is NOT considered interest-sensitive?
Modified Whole Life
Variable Universal Life
Interest Sensitive Whole Life
Variable Life
K is looking to purchase renewable term insurance. Which of these types of term insurance may be renewable?
Increasing
Decreasing
Adjustable
Level
Which of these statements describe a Modified Endowment Contract (MEC)?
Falls below the minimum amount of premium that can be paid into a policy and still have recognized as a life insurance contract.
Exceeds the maximum amount of premium that can be paid into a policy and still have it recognized as a life insurance contract.
The 7-pay test is used to determine the minimum death benefit of the policy.
The 7-pay test is used to determine the maximum death benefit of the policy.
Which of the following is considered an element of a Variable Life Policy
Underlying Equity Element
Little or no risk to insured
Guaranteed dividends
Insurer assumes all the risk
A life insurance policy that provides a policyowner with cash value along with a level face amount is called:
Whole Life
Level Term
Credit Life
Ordinary Life
What type of life policy has a death benefit that adjusts periodically and is written for a specific period of time?
Modified Whole Life
20-year paid up policy
Endowment
Decreasing Term
What kind of life policy either pays the face value upon the death of the insured or when the insured reaches age 100?
Term Life
Whole Life
Credit Life
Universal Life
G purchased a Family Income policy at age 40. The policy has a 20-year rider period. If G were to die at age 50, how long would G’s family receive an income?
5 year
10 year
15 year
20 year
Variable life products require a producer to
Guarantee not more than a 12% return per annum
Hold a Life and Health Insurance License
Hold a Life Insurance and Securities License
Be regulated solely by State Law
Which statement about a Whole life policy is true?
Beneficiary may be changed only with the consent of the Payor
Death benefit can usually be adjusted
Cash value may be borrowed against
Premiums are flexible
Y purchased $100,000 worth of permanent protection on himself and $50,000 worth of 10- year Term coverage for his wife on the same policy. Which of these policies did Y purchase?
Endowment with extended term
Endowment with Payor Benefit
Whole Life Policy with an Other Insured Rider
Family Income
Which of these types of policies may NOT have the Automatic Premium Loan provision attached to it?
Modified Whole Life
20-Pay Life
Decreasing Term
Endowment
A(n)_______term life policy is normally used when covering an insured’s mortgage balance.
Increasing
Increasing
Decreasing
Level
Variable
A policy that becomes a Modified Endowment Contract (MEC):
Will no longer allow for policy loans
Must be placed in an irrevocable trust
Can never be reinstated after a lapse
Will lose many of its tax advantages
N is a 40-year old applicant who would like to retire at age 70. He is looking to buy a life insurance policy with level premiums, permanent protection and be paid-up art retirement. Which of these should N purchase?
30-Pay Life
Term to Age 70
Universal Life
Adjustable Life
The cash value in a (n)____Life policy may fluctuate to reflect changing assumptions regarding mortality cost, interest and expense factors.
Universal
Graded
Term
Endowment
What kind of life insurance product covers children under their parent’s policy?
Family Maintenance rider
Term Rider
Family income rider
Payor Benefit
All of these insurance products require an agent to have a proper FINRA securities registration in order to sell them, EXCEPT for:
Variable Life
Modified Whole Life
Universal Variable Life
Variable Annuity
Which of the following actions is NOT possible with the Universal Life Policy?
Policy cash value may be used to pay premiums
Premiums payments may be made at unscheduled times
Premiums may be applied as a credit against income tax
Face amount may be adjusted
Credit Life Insurance is:
Issued in any amount at the discretion of the applicant
Used in the event of loss income
Issued in an amount not exceed the amount of the loan
Coverage that waives the premiums on a loan payment in the event of total disability
At what point does a Whole Life Insurance policy endow?
At age 65
When premium paid equals the death benefit
When the cash value equals the death benefit
In 30 years or age 65, whichever comes firstv
The most important factor to consider when determining whether to convert term insurance at the insured’s attained age or the insured’s original age is:
The cost
The Health of the insured
The amount of coverage being converted
Who will be beneficiary
K buys a policy where the premium stays fixed for the first 5 years. The premium then increases in year 6 and stays level thereafter, all the while the death benefit remains the same. What kind of policy is this?
Variable Life
Adjustable Life
Graded Premium Whole Life
Modified Whole Life
Which of the following information is NOT required to be included in a Whole Life Policy?
Policy’s loan interest rate
Policy's guaranteed dividend table
Policy’s premium
Policy’s cash value table
Which provision allows the policyowner to change a term life policy to a permanent one without proof of good health
Modification
Conversion
Exchange
Adjustable
What type of life policy covers two lives and pays the face amount after the first one dies?
Group Life
Joint Life Policy
Family Income Policy
Last Survivor Policy
Whole Life insurance policies are contractually guaranteed to provide each of the following, EXEPT:
Cash value that will ultimately replace the death benefit
Nonforfeiture benefit options
Premiums that remain fixed for the life of the policy
Partial withdrawal feature beyond a surrender charge period
Stanger-owned Life Insurance (STOLI) is when a person purchases life insurance only to sell to a(n):
Underwriter
Sole proprietor with insurable interest
Third-party with no incurable interest
Relative with insurable interest
The investment gains from a Universal Life Policy usually go towards:
The death benefit
The dividends
The cash value
Paying off a policy loan
K is shopping for a permanent life insurance policy that will offer the MOST protection per dollar of annual premium. Which of these policies best fits her needs?
Endowment
Straight Life
10-year renewable Term
Joint Life
What kind of life insurance starts out as temporary coverage but can be late modified to permanent coverage without evidence of insurability?
Endowment policy
Limited-Pay Whole Life
Convertible term
Decreasing Term
Which of the following types of policies pays a benefit if the insured goes blind?
Universal Life
AD&D
Endowment
Adjustable Life
What type of life insurance are credit policies issued as?
Whole
Variable
Term
Universal
Variable Whole Life Insurance can be described as:
Both an insurance and securities product
An insurance product only
A securities product only
The insurance company assumes the investment risk
What advantage does the renewability feature give to a term policy?
The insured may extend the coverage period at no additional cost
The insured may apply for this policy with little or no underwriting
The insured may borrow against the cash value
The insured may extend the coverage period
F needs a life insurance that provides coverage for only a limited amount of time with death benefit that changes regularly according to schedule. What kind of policy is needed?
Level term policy
Whole life policy
Limited-pay policy
Decreasing Term
Which of these needs is satisfied by Adjustable Life insurance?
Insured’s need for level premiums
Insured's need for flexible preiums
Insured’s need for flexible Nonforfeiture options
Insured’s need for level death benefit
Which of these characteristics is consistent with a Straight Life policy?
Owner can adjust both premium and death benefit
Premiums are lower for the first five years, increasing the six year, then levels off for the remaining length of the contract
Owner has the option of covering to term insurance
Premiums are payable for as long as there is insurance coverage in force
T Would like to be assured $10,000 is available in 10 years to replace a roof on his house. What kind of $10,000 policy should T purchase?
Interest-Sensitive Whole Life
Ten-Year Endowment
Variable Universal Life
Ten-Year Renewable Term
In order to sell a(n)_________Life policy, a producer is required to register with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Variable
Adjustable
Straight
Term
Term insurance has which of the following characteristics?
Expires at the end of the policy period
Builds cash value
Has Nonforfeiture options
Endows at the end of the policy period
Which of these is an element of a Variable Life policy?
A fixed, level premiums
Insurer assumes the investment risk
No investments risk to the policyowner
Rate of returns are guaranteed
Which of the following types of permanent life insurance policies offers the highest initial cash value?
Single premium
Limited pay
Straight whole
Interest-sensitive
What kind of insurance policy supplies an income stream over a set period of time that starts when the insured dies?
Family Maintenance Policy
Family Income Policy
Survivor Policy
Family Survivor Policy
A father who dies within 3 years after purchasing a life insurance policy on his infant daughter can have the policy premiums waived under which provision?
Payor provision
Accelerated Benefit provision
Assignment provision
Waiver of Premium provision
P is looking to purchase a life insurance policy that will pay a stated monthly income to his beneficiaries for 20 years after he dies and a lump sum of $20,000 at the end of that 20 year period. What type of policy should P purchase?
Family Benefit
Family Maintenance policy
Family Income policy
Family Survivor policy
Under a Renewable Term policy,
The face amount is automatically adjusted at the time of renewal
Evidence of insurability must be provided at each renewal
The renewal premium is calculated on the basis of the insured’s attained age
A new application must be completed at each renewal
Under an Interest Sensitive Whole Life policy
Premiums are determined by the policyowner
No cash value ever accrues
The policy normally renews every 10 years
Cash values are determined by interest rates
S, age 40, is looking to buy fa Life Insurance policy that will allow for increases or decreases in coverage as hi needs change. The policy best suited for S would be
Straight Life
Universal Life
An Endowment
Modified Whole Life
When a life insurance policy exceeds certain IRS table values, the result would create which of the following?
1035 Exchange
An Investment
Modified Endowment Contract(MEC)
Endowment
Which of the following Life Insurance policies combine term insurance with an investment element?
Increasing Term
Decreasing Term
Universal Life
Graded Life
Which type of policy is considered to be overfunded, as stated by IRS guidelines?
Modified Whole Life
Modified Endowment Contract
Variable Universal Life
Interest-Sensitive Whole Life
The amount of coverage on a group credit life policy is limited to:
The insured’s total loan value
The insured’s total loan value
75% of the insured’s total loan value
$25,000
D needs life insurance that provides coverage for only a limited amount of time while also paying the lowest possible premium. What kind of policy is needed?
Limited-pay life
Graded Premium
Level Term
Endowment
Policy with a death benefit and cash value that can fluctuate according to the performance of its underlying investment portfolio is referred to as:
Adjustable Life
Graded-Premium Life
Variable Life
Modified Whole Life
What type of insurance offers permanent life coverage with premiums that are payable for life?
Credit Life
Renewable term Life
Whole Life
Endowment
A(n) ____ _____ Life policy combines investments choices with a form of Term coverage
Straight Whole
Variable Universal
Variable Term
Adjustable Universal
A universal Life policy is sometimes referred to as an unbundled Life Policy because the owner can see interest earned, expense, charges and the
Inherent risk
Commission rate
Inflation Factor
Cost of Insurance
