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The provision which states that both the policy and a copy of the application form the contact between the policy owner and the insurer is called the
Entire contract
An agent selling variable annuities must be registered with
FINRA
What protects consumers against the circulation of inaccurate or obsolete personal or financial information
Fair Credit Reporting Act
What is not an act considered to constitute an act of transacting insurance
Filling forms with the department
What type of premium do both Universal Life and Variable Universal Life policies have?
Flexible
If a policy owner returned the life insurance policy to the insurer within 10 days of policy delivery, the policy owner is entitled to
Full refund
Which insurance principle states that if a policy allows for greater compensation than the financial loss incurred, the insured may only receive benefits for the amount lost
Indemnity
An insurer receives a report regarding a potential insured that include the insured's financial status, hobbies, and habits. What type of a report is that?
Inspection report
An underwriter may obtain information on an applicant's hobbies, financial status, and habits by ordering a(n)
Inspection report
What are two components of a universal policy
Insurance and cash account
Death benefits payable to a beneficiary under a life insurance policy are generally
Not subject to income taxation by the federal government
Once a producers appointment is filed, within how many days will the commissioner verify the appointment (for eligible producers)
30 days
Within how many days after receive ink proof of death are group life insurers required to pay the policy proceeds to the beneficiary
30 days
Within how many days from a pre trial hearing must insurance producers report to the commissioner any criminal prosecutions
30 days
For how long is an insurance company allowed to defer policy loan request
6 months
What is the permitted maximum interest rate on policy loans?
8%
How long does any person receiving written notification of the commissioner's order have to respond and request a hearing
90 days
Within how many days of receipt of proof of death must the insurer pay the death benefit to the beneficiary to avoid paying an interest penalty
90 days
A business owner was trying to obtain a bank loan to fund the purchase of a new business facility, but the bank required proof of additional assets to secure the loan. The business owner then decided to use her $250,000 life insurance policy to secure the loan. Which provision makes this possible
Collateral assignment
An insured and his wife are both involved in a head-on collision. The husband dies instantly, and the wife dies 15 days later. The company pays the death benefit to the estate of the insured. This indicates that the life insurance policy had what provision?
Common Disaster
The automatic premium loan provision is activated at the end of the
Grace period
If a life policy allows the policy owner to make periodic additions to the face amount at standard rates, without proving insurability, the policy includes a
Guaranteed insurability rider
Which provision presets the insurer from denying a claim due to statements on the application after a certain period of time
Incontestability
The medical information bureau was created to protect
Insurance companies from adverse selection by high risk persons.
An insurer must pay interest on death benefits payable under the terms of a life insurance policy
Insuring the life of any person who was a resident of this state at the time of death
The policy owner wants to make sure that upon his death, the life policy will pay a portion of the proceeds annually to his spouse, but that the principal will be paid to their children when they reach a certain age. Which settlement option should the policy owner choose?
Interest only option
If a deferred annuity is surrendered prematurely, a surrender charge is imposed. How is the surrender charge determined?
It is a percentage of the cash value and decreases over time
What is the purpose of a conditional receipt
It is intended to provide coverage on a date prior to the policy issue
What best describes annually renewable term insurance
It is level term insurance
The type of settlement option which pays throughout the lifetimes of two or more beneficiaries is called
Joint and survivor
Variable whole life insurance is based on what type of premium
Level fixed
The form of life annuity which pays benefits throughout the lifetime of the annuitant and also guarantees payment for a minimum number of years is called
Life income with period certain
What riders added to a life insurance policy can pay part of the death benefit to the insured to cover expenses incurred in a nursing or convalescent home
Long-term care
The reduction, decrease, or disappearance of value of the person or property insured in a policy by a peril insured against is known as
Loss
The insurance commissioner is not impowered by Washington insurance code to preformed the duties of
Make revisions to the insurance code
Untrue statements on the application unintentionally made by insureds that, if discovered, would alter the underwriting decision of the insurance company, are called
Material misrepresentations
What part of an insurance application would contain information regarding the cause of death of the applicants deceased relatives
Medical information
A producer is selling a client a variable life insurance policy and as an inducement shows the client a projection based upon shares or dividends paid on a similar policy. This is
Misrepresentation
Under the fair credit reporting act, individuals rejects for insurance due to information contained in a consumer report
Must be informed of the source report
Under a straight life annuity, if the annuitant dies before the principal amount is paid out, the beneficiary will receive
Nothing; the payments will cease.
Which option for Universal life allows the beneficiary to collect both the death benefit and cash value upon the death of the insured?
Option B
A producer did not do his research an placed insurance converter gave through an unauthorized insurer. When this becomes known, what may the commissioner do?
Order a policy replacement
What allows the insurer to relieve a minor insured from premium payments if the minor's parents have died or become disabled?
Pay or benefit
What rider would not cause the death benefit to increase
Pay or benefit rider
Most agents try to collect the initial premium for submission with the application. When an against collects the initial premium from the applicant, the agent should issue the applicant a
Premium receipt
What is correct concerning the taxation of premiums in a key person life insurance policy
Premiums are not tax deductible as a business expense
The insurance company underwriter could find information concerning the personal activities and character of an applicant from which report
Producers report
Where would the underwriter find relevant information not presented by the applicant but communicated by the producer?
Producers report
The purpose of insurance regulation is to
Promote the public welfare.
When a whole life policy lapses or is surrendered prior to maturity, the cash value can be used to
Purchase a single premium policy for reduced face amount
Another name for a substandard risk classification is
Rated
Which nonforfeiture option provides coverage for the longest period of time?
Reduced Paid-Up
In adjustable life policy all of the following can be changed by the policy owner except - the length of coverage - the premium - the amount of insurance - the type of investment
The type of investment
Which employees insured under a group life plan would be allowed to convert to individual insurance of the same coverage once the plan is terminated
Those who have been insured under the plan for at least 5 years
Why should the producer personally deliver the policy when the first premium has already been paid
To help the insured understand all aspects of the contact
What is the purpose of establishing target premium for a universal life policy
To keep the policy in force
The paid up addition option uses the dividend
To purchase a smaller amount of the same type of insurance as the original policy.
What type of policy allows for a flexible premium and a variable investment component
Variable universal life insurance
What is a key distinction between variable whole life and variable universal life products
Variable whole life has a guaranteed death benefit
An insured decides to surrender his $100,000 Whole Life policy. The premiums paid into the policy added up to $15,000. At policy surrender, the cash surrender value was $18,000. What part of the surrender value would be income taxable?
$3,000
Every licensed person in this state must reply to an inquiry by the commissioner regarding the business of insurance within what time period
15 business days
Upon reinstatement or renewal of a policy, a written request by the insured, how soon must an insurer provide a copy of the policy application
15 days
When an individual insurance policy is being replaced by an insurer using an agent, the policy owner must be given unconditional right to a full refund of premiums if the policy is returned within
20 days
Within how many days of requesting an investigative consumer report must an insurer notify the consumer in writing that the report will be obtained
3 days
How many hours of ethics education are producers required to complete every licensing period
3 hours
When a policy is replace, replacing insurers must maintain a replacement register regarding that policy for
3 years
When a policy is replaced, replacing insurers must maintain a replacement register regrading that policy for
3 years
What is a short term annuity that limits the amounts paid to a specific fixed period or until a specific fixed amount is liquidated
Annuity certain
Upon written request, the records of the insurance commissioner may be inspected by who
Any member of the public
What is the basic source of information used by the company in the risk selection process
Application
How many eligible employees must elect coverage before a policy can be placed for a public employee association
At least 75%
An employee quits his job and converts his group policy to an individual policy, the premium for the individual policy will be based on his
Attained age
Which of the following is true about a class designation - beneficiaries must be part of the insured's immediate family - it is not allowed - it determines the succession of beneficiaries - beneficiaries are not identified by name
Beneficiaries are not identified by name
If an applicant for a life insurance policy is found to be a substandard risk, the insurance company is most likely to
Charge a higher premium
If an applicant for a life insurance procure is found to be a substandard risk, the insurance company is most likely to
Charge a higher premium
An insurer neglects to pay a legitimate claim that is covered under the terms of the policy. Which insurance principle has the insurer violated?
Consideration
An insurer pays an annual premium to his insurer. In return, the insurer promises to pay benefits in accordance with the terms of the contract. This is called
Consideration
According to the entire contract provision, what document must be made part of the insurance policy?
Copy of the original application
A long stretch of national economic hardship causes a 7% rate of inflation. A policyowner notices that the face value of her life insurance policy has been raised 7% as a result. Which policy rider caused this change?
Cost of Living Rider
What comment increases in the increasing term insurance
Death benefit
Which component increases in the increasing term insurance
Death benefit
All of the following statements are true regarding installments for a fixed period annuity settlement option EXCEPT - the payments are not guaranteed for life - the insurer determines the amount for each payment - its a life contingency option - it will pay the benefit only for a designated period of time
Its a life contingency option
The type of settlement option which pays through the lifetimes of two or more beneficiaries is called
Joint and survivor
Under a group plan for an Association, the term "employee" may include
Retired employees of the association.
To sell variable life insurance policies, an agent must receive all of the following except - a life insurance license - sec registration - finra registration - a securities license
Sec registration
What determines the length of time that benefits will be received under the fixed amount settlement option
Size of each installment
What riders is often used in business life insurance polices when the policy owner needs to change their insured under the policy
Substitute insured rider
What would help prevent a universal life policy from lapsing?
Target premium
What information will be stated in the consideration clause of a life insurance policy
The amount of premium payment
What is not true regarding the annuitant
The annuitant cannot be the same person as the annuity owner
What is not true about beneficiary designations
The beneficiary must have insurance interest in the insured
An individual applied for an insurance policy and paid the initial premium. The insurer issued a conditional receipt. Five days later the applicant had to submit to a medical exam. If the policy is issued, what would be the policy's effective date
The date of medical exam
An individual applies for a life policy. Two years ago he suffered head injury from an accident, so he cannot remember parts of his past, but is otherwise competent. He has also been hospitalized for drug abuse, but does not remember this when applying for insurance, the insurer issues the policy and learns if his history one year later. What will probably happen?
The policy will not be affected
An insured has chosen joint and 2/3 survivor as the settlement option. What does this mean to the beneficiaries?
The surviving beneficiary will continue receiving 2/3 of the benefit paid when both beneficiaries were alive.
If a licensee whose license has been temporarily suspended demands a hearing, the commissioner must hold the hearing demanded as according to all the following statements except
Within 30 days of the license effective date
When J. applied for a life insurance policy, the agent informed him that a medical exam would be required. The exam may be completed by
a paramedic or examining physician at the insurer's expense
A business owner was trying to obtain a bank loan to fund the purchase of a new business facility, but the bank required proof of additional assets to secure the loan. The business owner then decided to use her $250,000 life insurance policy to secure the loan. Which provision makes this possible?
collateral assignment
Which of the following is not typically excluded from life policies - self-inflicted death - death that occurs while a person is committing a felony - death due to war or military service - death due to plane crash for a fare-paying passenger
death due to plane crash for a fare-paying passenger
Life income joint and survivor settlement option guarantees
income for 2 or more recipients until they die
Agents who persuade insureds to cancel a policy in favor of another one when it might not be in the insured's best interest are guilty of
twisting