CA Life and Health Exam 2024 Graded A Verified Questions and Answers

What is insurance? - Insurance is the legal contract where two parties agree that if something will happen, a value will be exchanged. What's the difference between pure risk and speculative risk? - Pure risk is when you'll lose it all or there will be no change. Speculative risk you can either win or lose. What is peril? - peril is the causes of loss insured against in an insurance policy What is hazard? - conditions that increase the probability of something bad happening What's the diff between moral, morale, and physical hazard? - physical is the hazard that results from physical body issues. Moral hazard is the evaluation of character (lying) morale hazard is an indifference which causes risk. What is the law of large numbers? - the larger the number of people more exposed to risk, the more predictable the risk outcome. What is an insurable event? - the more predictable an event, the more insurable it becomes What's the diff between contract and tort law - tort is non-contract and private Four major elements of a contract - agreement, consideration, competent parties, legal purpose contract of adhesion - prepared by insurer then accepted or rejected Conditional contract - conditions need to be met in order for contract to be executed aleatory contract - exchange of unequal amounts of value unilateral contract - only one party is forced to do something personal contract - can't be transferred w/out notifying insurer When can you rescind a contract - intentional or unintentional concealment, violation of material warranty, false material representation six specifications for insurance policies - parties contracted person insured statement of insurable interest risks insured against time period stated premium 4 categories of info necessary for financial planning - debt income mortgage expenses key person insurance - losing someone key to a business buy-sell insurance (business continuation) - what will be done with a business if the owner dies Premiums - life insurance payment installments term life insurance - covered only for a specific term three types of term life insurance - level increasing decreasing fixed life insurance is - contracts that offer guaranteed minimum or stated benefits Variable life insurance is - where it keeps place with inflation and cash value accumulates based upon a specific portfolio of stocks (investment based) ; level fixed Class designation for beneficiaries - Consideration clause - states value offered by insured (amount of premium payment) accumulation period - when the annuitant makes payments and grow tax deferred What is not funded by an annuity - death benefits Annuitants must be a - natural person Gross premium = - Mortality - Interest + Expenses What types of services are provided under long-term care's assisted living - linens and personal laundry service assistance with dressing and bathing reminders regarding medication assistance with eating Assisted living offers nonmedical assistance.