QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) Q&A 2027 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. What is the primary purpose of life insurance?
A. To create investment income
B. To provide financial protection against premature death
C. To eliminate all personal debts
D. To guarantee retirement income
Rationale: Life insurance primarily provides financial protection
to beneficiaries when an insured dies.
Correct Answer: B. To provide financial protection against
premature death
2. Which party makes the application for life insurance?
A. Beneficiary
B. Insurer
C. Applicant
D. Producer
Rationale: The applicant is the person who applies for the
insurance and provides information needed for underwriting.
Correct Answer: C. Applicant
,3. In a life insurance contract, the insurer is the party that:
A. Receives the death benefit
B. Makes the promise to provide coverage
C. Pays the premium
D. Selects the beneficiary
Rationale: The insurer agrees to provide coverage according to
the policy terms in exchange for premium.
Correct Answer: B. Makes the promise to provide coverage
4. What is the consideration provided by the policyowner in a
life insurance contract?
A. Death certificate
B. Premium and statements in the application
C. Insurance license
D. Beneficiary designation
Rationale: Consideration consists primarily of the premium and
the applicant's statements in the application.
Correct Answer: B. Premium and statements in the application
5. Which characteristic makes an insurance contract
unilateral?
A. Both parties exchange promises
B. Only the insurer makes an enforceable promise after the
contract is formed
,C. Both parties must perform equally
D. The beneficiary makes the promise
Rationale: A unilateral contract involves a promise by one party
in exchange for an act by another.
Correct Answer: B. Only the insurer makes an enforceable
promise after the contract is formed
6. What does the principle of insurable interest help
establish?
A. That the policyowner expects financial loss from the
insured's death
B. That premiums are refundable
C. That the insurer must approve every application
D. That the beneficiary must be related to the insured
Rationale: Insurable interest requires a legitimate financial or
other recognized interest in the insured's continued life.
Correct Answer: A. That the policyowner expects financial loss
from the insured's death
7. When must insurable interest generally exist for an
individual life insurance policy?
A. Only at the insured's death
B. At the time the policy is purchased
, C. Only when a claim is filed
D. At every policy anniversary
Rationale: Insurable interest generally must exist when the
policy is issued.
Correct Answer: B. At the time the policy is purchased
8. Which type of insurance provides protection for a specified
period?
A. Whole life
B. Universal life
C. Term life
D. Endowment
Rationale: Term insurance provides protection for a specified
term or period.
Correct Answer: C. Term life
9. Which type of life insurance normally provides lifetime
protection with a cash value component?
A. Whole life
B. Decreasing term
C. Credit life
D. Renewable term