Final Exam - Florida Life and Health
Questions And Answers
Av66vyear-
oldvisvcoveredvundervavgroupvhealthvplanvwhilevemployedvwithvavbusinessvthatvhasv40vempl
oyees.vIfvshevinjuresvherselfvwhilevwalkingvinvthevpark,vwhatvcoveragevwouldvbevconsidered
vprimary?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-Hervgroupvhealthvplan.
Ifvthevemployervhasvmorevthanv20vemployees,vthevgroupvhealthvplanvgenerallyvpaysvfirst.
AvDisabilityvIncomevpolicyownervrecentlyvsubmittedvavclaimvforvavchronicvneckvproblemvtha
tvhasvnowvresultedvinvtotalvdisability.vThevoriginalvneckvinjuryvoccurredvbeforevthevapplicatio
nvwasvtakenv5vyearsvprior.vThevneckvinjuryvwasvnevervdisclosedvtovthevinsurervatvthevtimevofv
application.vHowvwillvthevinsurervhandlevthisvclaim?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Claimvwillvbevpaidvandvcoveragevwillvremainvinvforce.
Aftervavpolicyvhasvbeenvinvforcevforv2v(sometimesv3)vyears,vitventersvthevincontestablevperio
d,vinvwhichvthevinsurervmayvnotvdenyvavclaimvbasedvonvinformationvnotvdisclosedvatvthevtime
vofvapplication.
AvHospital/SurgicalvExpensevpolicyvwasvpurchasedvforvavfamilyvofvfourvinvMarchvofv2013.vT
hevpolicyvwasvissuedvwithvav$500vdeductiblevandvavlimitvofvfourvdeductiblesvpervcalendarvye
ar.vTwovclaimsvwerevpaidvinvSeptemberv2013,veachvincurringvmedicalvexpensesvinvexcessv
ofvthevdeductible.vTwovadditionalvclaimsvwerevfiledvinv2014,veachvinvexcessvofvthevdeductibl
evamountvasvwell.vWhatvwouldvbevthisvfamily'svout-of-pocketvmedicalvexpensesvforv2013?v-
vCORRECTvvANSWER-1,000.
Invthisvsituation,vthevinsured'svmaximumvout-of-
pocketvexpensesvforv2013vwouldvbev$1,000.
Avlifevinsurancevpolicyvthatvprovidesvavpolicyownervwithvcashvvaluevalongvwithvavlevelvfacev
amountvisvcalledv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-Wholevlife-
Wholevlifevprovidesvthevinsuredvwithvavcashvvaluevasvwellvasvavlevelvfacevamount.
Avlifevinsurancevpolicyownervmayvsellvtheirvpolicyvtova(n)v_____vinvordervtovreceivevavpercen
tagevofvthevpolicy'svfacevvalue.v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-viaticalvsettlementvprovider.
,Tovreceivevavpercentagevofvthevpolicyvfacevvalue,vanvownervofvavlifevpolicyvmayvsellvthevpolic
yvtovavviaticalvsettlementvprovider.
AvlifevpolicyvloanvinvFloridavcannotvchargevavfixedvratevofvinterestvhighervthanv-
vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Thevmaximumvfixedvinterestvratevpermittedvonvavlifevpolicyvloanvisv10%.
Avmutualvinsurancevcompanyvandvavstockvinsurancevcompanyvhavevonevmainvdifferencevb
etweenvthem.vWhatvisvthisvmajorvcontrast?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Stockvcompanyvisvownedvbyvitsvshareholders.vMutualvcompanyvisvownedvbyvitsvpolicyholde
rs.
Avpolicyowner'svrightsvarevlimitedvundervwhichvbeneficiaryvdesignation?v-
vCORRECTvvANSWER-Irrevocable.
Anvirrevocablevbeneficiaryvdesignationvrequiresvthevconsentvandvsignaturevofvthatvnamedv
v
beneficiaryvbeforevavchangevofvbeneficiaryvoccurs.
AvprepaidvapplicationvforvindividualvDisabilityvIncomevinsurancevwasvrecentlyvsubmittedvtov
anvinsurer.vWhenvthevinsurervreceivedvthevMedicalvInformationvBureauv(MIB)vreport,vthevre
portvshowedvthatvthevapplicantvhadvsufferedvavstrokev18vmonthsvago,vsomethingvthatvwasvn
otvdisclosedvonvthevapplication.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvactionsvwouldvthevinsurancevcompa
nyvNOTvtake?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
SendvavnoticevtovthevMIBvthatvthevapplicantvwasvdeclined.
ThevMIBvdoesvnotvneedvtovbevnotifiedvthatvcoveragevwasvdenied.
Submit
Avprospectivevinsuredvcompletesvandvsignsvanvapplicationvforvhealthvinsurancevbutvintentio
nallyvconcealsvinformationvaboutvavpre-
existingvheartvcondition.vThevcompanyvissuesvthevpolicy.vTwovmonthsvlater,vthevinsuredvsuf
fersvavheartvattackvandvsubmitsvavclaim.vWhilevprocessingvthevclaim,vthevcompanyvdiscover
svthevpre-existingvcondition.vInvthisvsituation,vthevcompanyvwillv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
continuevcoveragevbutvexcludevthevheartvcondition.
Ifvthevinsuredvdidvnotvcitevthevconditionvonvthevapplicationvandvthevinsurervdidvnotvexcludevt
v
hevconditon,vthevpre-
existingvconditionvprovisionvstillvapplies.vExclusionsvarevsubjectvtovthev"timevlimitvonvcertainv
defenses"vprovision,vhowever.
AvReturnvofvPremiumvlifevinsurancevpolicyvisv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
WholevlifevandvIncreasingvterm.
v
AvReturnvofvPremiumvlifevinsurancevpolicyvisvwholevlifevinsurancevwithvavdeathvbenefitvriderv
ofvincreasingvtermvinsurancevequalvtovthevamountvofvpremiumsvpaid.vIfvthevinsuredvdiesvwit
hinvthevperiodvofvterm,vthevbeneficiaryvwillvreceivevfacevamountvplusvthevvaluevofvallvpaidvpr
emiums.
, Avstatementvmadevbyvanvinsuredvinvanvinsurancevapplicationvthatvmustvbevtruevtovthevbestvo
fvone'svknowledgevandvwhichvbecomesvavpartvofvthevcontractvisvknownvasv-
vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Avrepresentationvisvavstatementvmadevbyvanvinsuredvinvanvinsurancevapplicationvthatvmustv
bevtruevtovthevbestvofvone'svknowledgevandvwhichvbecomesvavpartvofvthevcontract.
Avstockvlifevinsurancevcompanyvthatvissuesvbothvparticipatingvandvnonparticipatingvpolicies
visvdoingvbusinessvonv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-avmixedvplan.
Whenvavstockvlifevinsurancevcompanyvissuesvbothvparticipatingvandvnonparticipatingvpolici
es,vthevcompanyvisvdoingvbusinessvonvavmixedvplan.
Avtermvlifevinsurancevpolicyvmaturesv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
uponvthevinsured'svdeathvduringvthevtermvofvthevpolicy.
Termvlifevpoliciesvcanvonlyvmaturev(payvoutvthevfacevamount)vifvdeathvoccursvduringvthevter
mvofvthevpolicy.
AccordingvtovFloridavlaw,vwhenvmustvanvagentvdelivervthevOutlinevofvCoveragevtovavMedica
revSupplementvapplicant?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-Atvthevtimevofvapplication.
FloridavinsurancevlawvrequiresvthatvifvavMedicarevSupplementvpolicyvisvsold,vthevagentvmus
tvdelivervanvOutlinevofvCoveragevtovthevapplicantvnovlatervthanvwhenvthevapplicationvisvtaken
.
AccordingvtovFloridavlaw,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvinformationvdoesvNOTvneedvtovbevobtained
vbyvanvagentvrecommendingvanvannuityvpurchase?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-Maritalvstatus.
Floridavlawvrequiresvanvagentvwhovisvrecommendingvthevpurchasevofvanvannuityvtovavperso
nvtovobtainvinformationvregardingvallvofvthesevEXCEPTvthevperson'svmaritalvstatus.
AccordingvtovFloridavlaw,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvaccuratelyvdescribesvanvadmitt
edvmailvordervinsurancevcompany?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Itvmayvsolicitvinsurancevbusinessvbyvmailvwithoutvthevassistancevofvavlicensedvagent
AccordingvtovFlorida'svrulesvonvdisclosure,vavlifevinsurancevapplicantvisvexpectedvtovbevprov
idedvwithv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-avBuyer'svGuidevandvPolicyvSummary
Agentsvthatvhavevbeenvlicensedvforvlessvthanvsixvyearsvmustvcompletev__vhoursvofvcontinui
ngveducationveveryvtwovyears.v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Floridavagentsvlicensedvlessvthanvsixvyearsvarevrequiredvtovcompletev24vhoursvofvcontinuin
gveducation.
AllvofvthesevarevconsideredvsourcesvofvunderwritingvinformationvaboutvanvapplicantvEXCEP
Tv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-RatingvServices.
Questions And Answers
Av66vyear-
oldvisvcoveredvundervavgroupvhealthvplanvwhilevemployedvwithvavbusinessvthatvhasv40vempl
oyees.vIfvshevinjuresvherselfvwhilevwalkingvinvthevpark,vwhatvcoveragevwouldvbevconsidered
vprimary?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-Hervgroupvhealthvplan.
Ifvthevemployervhasvmorevthanv20vemployees,vthevgroupvhealthvplanvgenerallyvpaysvfirst.
AvDisabilityvIncomevpolicyownervrecentlyvsubmittedvavclaimvforvavchronicvneckvproblemvtha
tvhasvnowvresultedvinvtotalvdisability.vThevoriginalvneckvinjuryvoccurredvbeforevthevapplicatio
nvwasvtakenv5vyearsvprior.vThevneckvinjuryvwasvnevervdisclosedvtovthevinsurervatvthevtimevofv
application.vHowvwillvthevinsurervhandlevthisvclaim?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Claimvwillvbevpaidvandvcoveragevwillvremainvinvforce.
Aftervavpolicyvhasvbeenvinvforcevforv2v(sometimesv3)vyears,vitventersvthevincontestablevperio
d,vinvwhichvthevinsurervmayvnotvdenyvavclaimvbasedvonvinformationvnotvdisclosedvatvthevtime
vofvapplication.
AvHospital/SurgicalvExpensevpolicyvwasvpurchasedvforvavfamilyvofvfourvinvMarchvofv2013.vT
hevpolicyvwasvissuedvwithvav$500vdeductiblevandvavlimitvofvfourvdeductiblesvpervcalendarvye
ar.vTwovclaimsvwerevpaidvinvSeptemberv2013,veachvincurringvmedicalvexpensesvinvexcessv
ofvthevdeductible.vTwovadditionalvclaimsvwerevfiledvinv2014,veachvinvexcessvofvthevdeductibl
evamountvasvwell.vWhatvwouldvbevthisvfamily'svout-of-pocketvmedicalvexpensesvforv2013?v-
vCORRECTvvANSWER-1,000.
Invthisvsituation,vthevinsured'svmaximumvout-of-
pocketvexpensesvforv2013vwouldvbev$1,000.
Avlifevinsurancevpolicyvthatvprovidesvavpolicyownervwithvcashvvaluevalongvwithvavlevelvfacev
amountvisvcalledv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-Wholevlife-
Wholevlifevprovidesvthevinsuredvwithvavcashvvaluevasvwellvasvavlevelvfacevamount.
Avlifevinsurancevpolicyownervmayvsellvtheirvpolicyvtova(n)v_____vinvordervtovreceivevavpercen
tagevofvthevpolicy'svfacevvalue.v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-viaticalvsettlementvprovider.
,Tovreceivevavpercentagevofvthevpolicyvfacevvalue,vanvownervofvavlifevpolicyvmayvsellvthevpolic
yvtovavviaticalvsettlementvprovider.
AvlifevpolicyvloanvinvFloridavcannotvchargevavfixedvratevofvinterestvhighervthanv-
vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Thevmaximumvfixedvinterestvratevpermittedvonvavlifevpolicyvloanvisv10%.
Avmutualvinsurancevcompanyvandvavstockvinsurancevcompanyvhavevonevmainvdifferencevb
etweenvthem.vWhatvisvthisvmajorvcontrast?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Stockvcompanyvisvownedvbyvitsvshareholders.vMutualvcompanyvisvownedvbyvitsvpolicyholde
rs.
Avpolicyowner'svrightsvarevlimitedvundervwhichvbeneficiaryvdesignation?v-
vCORRECTvvANSWER-Irrevocable.
Anvirrevocablevbeneficiaryvdesignationvrequiresvthevconsentvandvsignaturevofvthatvnamedv
v
beneficiaryvbeforevavchangevofvbeneficiaryvoccurs.
AvprepaidvapplicationvforvindividualvDisabilityvIncomevinsurancevwasvrecentlyvsubmittedvtov
anvinsurer.vWhenvthevinsurervreceivedvthevMedicalvInformationvBureauv(MIB)vreport,vthevre
portvshowedvthatvthevapplicantvhadvsufferedvavstrokev18vmonthsvago,vsomethingvthatvwasvn
otvdisclosedvonvthevapplication.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvactionsvwouldvthevinsurancevcompa
nyvNOTvtake?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
SendvavnoticevtovthevMIBvthatvthevapplicantvwasvdeclined.
ThevMIBvdoesvnotvneedvtovbevnotifiedvthatvcoveragevwasvdenied.
Submit
Avprospectivevinsuredvcompletesvandvsignsvanvapplicationvforvhealthvinsurancevbutvintentio
nallyvconcealsvinformationvaboutvavpre-
existingvheartvcondition.vThevcompanyvissuesvthevpolicy.vTwovmonthsvlater,vthevinsuredvsuf
fersvavheartvattackvandvsubmitsvavclaim.vWhilevprocessingvthevclaim,vthevcompanyvdiscover
svthevpre-existingvcondition.vInvthisvsituation,vthevcompanyvwillv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
continuevcoveragevbutvexcludevthevheartvcondition.
Ifvthevinsuredvdidvnotvcitevthevconditionvonvthevapplicationvandvthevinsurervdidvnotvexcludevt
v
hevconditon,vthevpre-
existingvconditionvprovisionvstillvapplies.vExclusionsvarevsubjectvtovthev"timevlimitvonvcertainv
defenses"vprovision,vhowever.
AvReturnvofvPremiumvlifevinsurancevpolicyvisv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
WholevlifevandvIncreasingvterm.
v
AvReturnvofvPremiumvlifevinsurancevpolicyvisvwholevlifevinsurancevwithvavdeathvbenefitvriderv
ofvincreasingvtermvinsurancevequalvtovthevamountvofvpremiumsvpaid.vIfvthevinsuredvdiesvwit
hinvthevperiodvofvterm,vthevbeneficiaryvwillvreceivevfacevamountvplusvthevvaluevofvallvpaidvpr
emiums.
, Avstatementvmadevbyvanvinsuredvinvanvinsurancevapplicationvthatvmustvbevtruevtovthevbestvo
fvone'svknowledgevandvwhichvbecomesvavpartvofvthevcontractvisvknownvasv-
vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Avrepresentationvisvavstatementvmadevbyvanvinsuredvinvanvinsurancevapplicationvthatvmustv
bevtruevtovthevbestvofvone'svknowledgevandvwhichvbecomesvavpartvofvthevcontract.
Avstockvlifevinsurancevcompanyvthatvissuesvbothvparticipatingvandvnonparticipatingvpolicies
visvdoingvbusinessvonv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-avmixedvplan.
Whenvavstockvlifevinsurancevcompanyvissuesvbothvparticipatingvandvnonparticipatingvpolici
es,vthevcompanyvisvdoingvbusinessvonvavmixedvplan.
Avtermvlifevinsurancevpolicyvmaturesv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
uponvthevinsured'svdeathvduringvthevtermvofvthevpolicy.
Termvlifevpoliciesvcanvonlyvmaturev(payvoutvthevfacevamount)vifvdeathvoccursvduringvthevter
mvofvthevpolicy.
AccordingvtovFloridavlaw,vwhenvmustvanvagentvdelivervthevOutlinevofvCoveragevtovavMedica
revSupplementvapplicant?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-Atvthevtimevofvapplication.
FloridavinsurancevlawvrequiresvthatvifvavMedicarevSupplementvpolicyvisvsold,vthevagentvmus
tvdelivervanvOutlinevofvCoveragevtovthevapplicantvnovlatervthanvwhenvthevapplicationvisvtaken
.
AccordingvtovFloridavlaw,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvinformationvdoesvNOTvneedvtovbevobtained
vbyvanvagentvrecommendingvanvannuityvpurchase?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-Maritalvstatus.
Floridavlawvrequiresvanvagentvwhovisvrecommendingvthevpurchasevofvanvannuityvtovavperso
nvtovobtainvinformationvregardingvallvofvthesevEXCEPTvthevperson'svmaritalvstatus.
AccordingvtovFloridavlaw,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvaccuratelyvdescribesvanvadmitt
edvmailvordervinsurancevcompany?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Itvmayvsolicitvinsurancevbusinessvbyvmailvwithoutvthevassistancevofvavlicensedvagent
AccordingvtovFlorida'svrulesvonvdisclosure,vavlifevinsurancevapplicantvisvexpectedvtovbevprov
idedvwithv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-avBuyer'svGuidevandvPolicyvSummary
Agentsvthatvhavevbeenvlicensedvforvlessvthanvsixvyearsvmustvcompletev__vhoursvofvcontinui
ngveducationveveryvtwovyears.v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Floridavagentsvlicensedvlessvthanvsixvyearsvarevrequiredvtovcompletev24vhoursvofvcontinuin
gveducation.
AllvofvthesevarevconsideredvsourcesvofvunderwritingvinformationvaboutvanvapplicantvEXCEP
Tv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-RatingvServices.