XCEL Final Exam California Life Insurance
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A savings vehicle designed to first accumulate funds and then systematically liquidates the funds
is called a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - Deferred Annuity
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - 60 Payments
What distinguishes a deferred annuity from an immediate annuity? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The time at which benefit payments start
The systematic liquidation of a sum of money is provided by a(n) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Annuity
What kind of annuity pays income to two annuitants until their deaths? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Joint And Survivor Annuity
Which of the following is NOT a feature of equity-indexed annuities? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Offers a maximum interest rate that increases annually
An annuitant would like to determine the amount of an annuity distribution that is exempt from
taxation. What is used to calculate this? - CORRECT ANSWER - Exclusion Ratio
An annuity which is backed by a life insurer's separate account is called a(n) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Variable Annuity
, Which of the following is a contract that involves one party which indemnifies another when a
loss arises from an unknown event? - CORRECT ANSWER - Insurance Policy
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of insurance? - CORRECT ANSWER - Losses
due to fraud are eliminated
What is a participating life insurance policy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Contract that
allows the policyowner to receive a share of surplus in the form of policy dividends
Which of the following is an insurer established by a parent company for the purpose of insuring
the parent company's loss exposures? - CORRECT ANSWER - Captive Insurer
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of reinsurance? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Increases the unearned premium reserve
Which of the following is a type of insurance where an insurer transfers loss exposures from
policies written for its insureds? - CORRECT ANSWER - Reinsurance
An insurer owned by its policyholders is called a - CORRECT ANSWER - Mutual Insurer
Which of the following contracts is defined as "one that restores an injured party to the condition
that was present before the loss"? - CORRECT ANSWER - Indemnity Contract
If a material warranty violation on the part of the insured is found, what recourse does an insurer
have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rescind The Policy
Restoring an insured to the same condition as before a loss is an example of the principle of -
CORRECT ANSWER - Indemnity
Reasonably necessary acts that an agent must perform for carrying out his/her expressly
authorized duties are covered by an agent's - CORRECT ANSWER - Implied Authority
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A savings vehicle designed to first accumulate funds and then systematically liquidates the funds
is called a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - Deferred Annuity
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - 60 Payments
What distinguishes a deferred annuity from an immediate annuity? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The time at which benefit payments start
The systematic liquidation of a sum of money is provided by a(n) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Annuity
What kind of annuity pays income to two annuitants until their deaths? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Joint And Survivor Annuity
Which of the following is NOT a feature of equity-indexed annuities? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Offers a maximum interest rate that increases annually
An annuitant would like to determine the amount of an annuity distribution that is exempt from
taxation. What is used to calculate this? - CORRECT ANSWER - Exclusion Ratio
An annuity which is backed by a life insurer's separate account is called a(n) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Variable Annuity
, Which of the following is a contract that involves one party which indemnifies another when a
loss arises from an unknown event? - CORRECT ANSWER - Insurance Policy
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of insurance? - CORRECT ANSWER - Losses
due to fraud are eliminated
What is a participating life insurance policy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Contract that
allows the policyowner to receive a share of surplus in the form of policy dividends
Which of the following is an insurer established by a parent company for the purpose of insuring
the parent company's loss exposures? - CORRECT ANSWER - Captive Insurer
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of reinsurance? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Increases the unearned premium reserve
Which of the following is a type of insurance where an insurer transfers loss exposures from
policies written for its insureds? - CORRECT ANSWER - Reinsurance
An insurer owned by its policyholders is called a - CORRECT ANSWER - Mutual Insurer
Which of the following contracts is defined as "one that restores an injured party to the condition
that was present before the loss"? - CORRECT ANSWER - Indemnity Contract
If a material warranty violation on the part of the insured is found, what recourse does an insurer
have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rescind The Policy
Restoring an insured to the same condition as before a loss is an example of the principle of -
CORRECT ANSWER - Indemnity
Reasonably necessary acts that an agent must perform for carrying out his/her expressly
authorized duties are covered by an agent's - CORRECT ANSWER - Implied Authority
