QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who assumes the investment risk with a fixed annuity contract? - ANS The insurer
(It is the insurance company that bears the investment risk of a fixed annuity. The insurance
company guarantees the annuitant's principal as well as a guaranteed minimum rate of return,
even if the underlying assets underperform the guaranteed rate.)
How do interest earnings accumulate in a deferred annuity? - ANS On a tax-deferred basis
An annuitant is guaranteed to NOT outlive their benefits with a(n) - ANS Guaranteed lifetime
withdrawal benefit
What happens to interest earned if the annuitant dies before the payout start date? - ANS It
is taxable
Which of these annuities require premium payments that vary from year to year? -
ANS Flexible premium deferred annuity
An annuitant dies during the distribution period. What kind of annuity will return to a
beneficiary the difference between the annuity value and the income payments already made?
- ANS Refund annuity
An annuity is primarily used to provide - ANS retirement income
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