COLORADO LIFE INSURANCE EXAM REVIEW SOLVED QUESTIONS COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS
Question:
Adverse Selection (insurance def)
Answer:
Insuring the risks that are more prone to losses than the average risk
Question:
Agent/Producer
Answer:
a legal representative of an insurance company; the classification of producer usually includes
agents and brokers; agents are the agents of the insurer
Question:
Applicant or proposed insured
Answer:
a person applying for insurance
Question:
Beneficiary
Answer:
A person who receives the benefits of an insurance policy
Question:
,Death Benefit
Answer:
the amount paid upon the death of the insured in a life insurance policy
Question:
insurance policy
Answer:
a contract between a policyowner (and/or insured) and an insurance company which agrees to pay
the insured or the beneficiary for loss caused by specific events
Question:
Insured
Answer:
person covered by the insurance policy; may or may not be the policy owner
Question:
Insurer (principal)
Answer:
the company who issues an insurance policy
Question:
lapse
Answer:
policy termination due to nonpayment of premium
Question:
Policyowner
, Answer:
the person entitled to exercise the rights and privileges in the policy
Question:
Agent Authority
Answer:
express, implied, apparent
Question:
Express Authority
Answer:
authority declared in clear, direct, and definite terms
Question:
Implied Authority
Answer:
Authority that is not expressed or written into the contract, but which the agent is assumed to have in
order to transact the business of insurance for the principal.
Question:
Apparent Authority
Answer:
The appearance or the assumption of authority based on the actions, words, or deeds of the principal
or because of circumstances the principal created.
Question:
Elements of a Legal Contract
GRADED A PLUS
Question:
Adverse Selection (insurance def)
Answer:
Insuring the risks that are more prone to losses than the average risk
Question:
Agent/Producer
Answer:
a legal representative of an insurance company; the classification of producer usually includes
agents and brokers; agents are the agents of the insurer
Question:
Applicant or proposed insured
Answer:
a person applying for insurance
Question:
Beneficiary
Answer:
A person who receives the benefits of an insurance policy
Question:
,Death Benefit
Answer:
the amount paid upon the death of the insured in a life insurance policy
Question:
insurance policy
Answer:
a contract between a policyowner (and/or insured) and an insurance company which agrees to pay
the insured or the beneficiary for loss caused by specific events
Question:
Insured
Answer:
person covered by the insurance policy; may or may not be the policy owner
Question:
Insurer (principal)
Answer:
the company who issues an insurance policy
Question:
lapse
Answer:
policy termination due to nonpayment of premium
Question:
Policyowner
, Answer:
the person entitled to exercise the rights and privileges in the policy
Question:
Agent Authority
Answer:
express, implied, apparent
Question:
Express Authority
Answer:
authority declared in clear, direct, and definite terms
Question:
Implied Authority
Answer:
Authority that is not expressed or written into the contract, but which the agent is assumed to have in
order to transact the business of insurance for the principal.
Question:
Apparent Authority
Answer:
The appearance or the assumption of authority based on the actions, words, or deeds of the principal
or because of circumstances the principal created.
Question:
Elements of a Legal Contract