Questions with Verified Answers
Which of the following laws requires an insurer to notify an applicant in writing that an
investigative consumer report may be made on the applicant?
-Uniform Provisions Law.
-Freedom of Information Act.
-Medical Information Bureau Disclosure Act
-Fair Credit Reporting Act (Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act) - ✔✔Fair Credit
Reporting Act (Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act)
Group health insurance specifies that what percentage of eligible individuals MUST be offered
coverage under a noncontributory plan?
-25
-50
-75
-100 - ✔✔100
Under an Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) policy, insurable interest must exist at
which of the following times?
-When a change of beneficiary is requested
-At the inception of the policy
-When a beneficiary other than a relative is named
-At the time a claim is submitted - ✔✔At the inception of the policy
When periodic claim payments are required under a long-term disability income policy, an
insurer MUST make payments to an insured at least once every:
-month
,-three months
-six months
-year - ✔✔month
M and N own a small interior design studio that employs six people. The owners are concerned
about the financial continuation of the business if either of them should become permanently
disabled. In this situation, a producer would MOST likely recommend which of the following
types of contracts?
-Basic Hospital
-Disability Buy-Out
-Comprehensive Major Medical
-Short-Term Disability Income - ✔✔Disability Buy-Out
Which of the following health policies requires a beneficiary designation?
-Travel Accident
-Medicare Supplement
-Blanket
-Long Term Care - ✔✔Travel Accident
Suicide, pre-existing conditions and self-inflicted injuries are dealt with in which of the following
policy features?
-Extensions of coverage
-Benefits clause
-Riders
-Exclusions - ✔✔Exclusions
An insured whose Disability Income policy contains a Change of Occupation clause takes a new
job in a more hazardous occupation and fails to notify the insurer of the change. One year later,
the insured becomes disabled. The insurer will most likely take which of the following actions?
, -Cancel the policy and refund one year's premiums
-Settle the claim according to what the premiums would have purchased under the more
hazardous occupation
-Pay the claim in full and then cancel the policy
-Pay the claim after deducting an extra one-year premium payment - ✔✔Settle the claim
according to what the premiums would have purchased under the more hazardous occupation
Which of the following definitions of disability would cover a permanent partial disability?
-Own occupation
-Any occupation
-Residual disability
-Presumptive disability - ✔✔Residual disability
When delivering a policy to a client, a producer should take all of the following actions EXCEPT:
-Collect any premiums due
-fully explain all exclusions and/or riders
-keep the policy in the producer's office for safe-keeping on behalf of the client
-review all benefits provided by the policy - ✔✔keep the policy in the producer's office for safe-
keeping on behalf of the client
The Social Security program provides all of the following benefits EXCEPT:
-Retirement
-survivor
-disability
-workers compensation - ✔✔workers compensation
Which of the following definitions MOST accurately describes the Probationary Period?
-The period of time from the date of the loss until the benefits begin