EXAM QUESTIONS & ACTUAL
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Participating Insurance Policy - CORRECT ANSWER may pay dividends to the
policyowner
Material Misrepresentation - CORRECT ANSWER misstatement to a question asked in
the application process; death benefit claim will likely be denied
Law of Large Numbers - CORRECT ANSWER the larger a group becomes, the easier
it is to predict losses; used to predict certain types of losses and set appropriate
premiums
Substandard Risk - CORRECT ANSWER results in higher premium
Standard Risk - CORRECT ANSWER results in standard premium
Preferred Risk - CORRECT ANSWER results in lower premium
Expense Loading - CORRECT ANSWER combined with premiums to spread the
operating costs of a business to all insureds
Net Premium - CORRECT ANSWER premiums without expense loading
Concealment - CORRECT ANSWER occurs when a person withholds a material fact
that is crucial to making a decision; in insurance, this involves withholding information
that would be crucial to underwriting decisions
Warranty - CORRECT ANSWER a statement guaranteed to be true
Representation - CORRECT ANSWER a statement true to the best of an applicant's
knowledge
3 Basic Types of Term Life Insurance - CORRECT ANSWER level, increasing, and
decreasing
Level Term - CORRECT ANSWER death benefit doesn't change throughout the life of
the policy
, Annually Renewable Term (ART) - CORRECT ANSWER premium increases annually
according to attained age; policy may be guaranteed to be renewable each without
proof of insurability
Re-entry Option - CORRECT ANSWER the insured, upon the end of a term policy with
guaranteed renewable option, may qualify for a discounted premium rate with proof of
insurability
Decreasing Term - CORRECT ANSWER death benefit decreases each year over
duration of the policy term; typically used when the amount of needed protection is time
sensitive, or decreases over time
Increasing Term - CORRECT ANSWER death benefit increases each year over
duration of the policy term (usually by specific amount or percentage of original
amount); often used by insurance companies to fund certain riders that provide a refund
of premiums of a gradual increase in total coverage, such as the cost of living or return
of premium riders
Convertible Term - CORRECT ANSWER provides the policy owner with the right to
convert the policy to a permanent insurance policy without evidence of insurability;
premium will be based on the insured's attained age at the time of conversion
Continuous Premium (Straight Life or Ordinary Life) - CORRECT ANSWER basic
whole life policy; will typically have the lowest annual premium
Limited Payment - CORRECT ANSWER premiums for coverage paid-up before age
100; higher premium and cash value builds up faster; 20-pay life, life paid-up at 65 (LP-
65);
Single Premium Whole Life (SPWL) - CORRECT ANSWER provides level death
benefit to the insured's age 100 for a one-time, lump-sum payment; policy completely
paid-up after one premium and generates immediate cash
Modified Life - CORRECT ANSWER lower premium in first few policy years (3 to 5
years) and higher level premium for remainder of insured's life
Graded-premium Whole Life - CORRECT ANSWER premiums start low, gradually
increase each year (for about 5 to 10 years), and remain level thereafter
Interest Sensitive Whole Life (Current Assumption Life) - CORRECT ANSWER
provides same benefits as traditional whole life policies with added benefit of current
interest rates which may allow for either greater cash value accumulation or a shorter
premium-paying period