Boost your first-time pass rate with this comprehensive study guide for the California Life,
Accident, and Health Insurance Final Exam, featuring 160 rigorously verified, up-to-
date questions and correct answers tailored specifically to current California Department of
Insurance guidelines.
Key Features
• 160 Real Exam-Style Questions: Closely mimics the actual state licensing format.
• Verified Accurate Answers: Clear, concise rationales for complex concepts.
• California Specific: Covers state codes, ethics, regulations, and California-specific
provisions.
Topics Covered
• General insurance concepts (risk, hazards, and rules of agency)
• Life insurance policies, riders, options, and annuities
• Accident, health, disability, and medical expense coverages (including Medicare and HMOs)
• California Insurance Code rules and producer regulations
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What distinguishes a deferred annuity from an immediate annuity? -
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The time at which benefit payments start
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Cindy buys a 10-year certain annuity with an installment refund. After receiving monthly
payments for 5 years, Cindy dies. How many remaining payments will the insurer make to
her beneficiary? -
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60 payments
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What is a common reason people purchase an annuity? -
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To protect against the risk of outliving their financial resources
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What kind of annuity pays income to two annuitants until their deaths? -
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Joint and survivor annuity
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What is a joint and survivor annuity? -
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, Provides payments the annuity to two people. If either person dies, the same income
payments continue to the survivor for life. When the surviving annuitant dies, no further
payments are made to anyone.
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Victoria owns a life annuity and elects to receive annuity payments monthly for the
remainder of her life with "ten years certain". Her annuity will make payments -
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for a minimum of 120 months and a maximum of the remainder of her life
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Which of the following statements regarding a life insurance policy dividend is TRUE? -
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It is the distribution of excess of funds accumulated by the insurer on participating policies.
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An insured owned by its policyholders is called a -
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mutual insurer
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An insurer enters into a contract with a third party to insure itself against losses from
insurance policies it issues. What is the agreement called? -
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Reinsurance
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, Quiz_________________?
What is reinsurance? -
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An arrangement by which an insurance company transfers a portion of a risk it has assumed
to another insurer
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of reinsurance? -
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Increases the unearned premium reserve
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Which of the following is a contract that involves one party which indemnifies another when
a loss arises from an unknown event? -
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Insurance policy
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What is an insurance policy? -
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A contract where one party promises to indemnify another against loss that arises from an
unknown event
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