Florida Insurance 2-14 Exam Terms
Questions And Answers
A.M.vBestvRatingvAgencyv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--vProfitability,vleverage,v&vliquidity
-vA++vtovFvandvSv(suspended)
AbsolutevAssignmentv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vThevtransfervisvirrevocablevandvthevassigneevreceivesvfullvcontrolvofvthevpolicy.v-
vThevassigneevcanvevenvchangevthevbeneficiaryvwithoutvthevbeneficiary'svpermission,vunle
ssvotherwisevstated.
AcceleratedvBenefitvRiderv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Paysvavportionvofvthevdeathvbenefitvifvthevinsuredvisvdiagnosedvwithvavterminalvillness.
AcceleratedvDeathvBenefitsvProvisionv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vAllowsvthevpolicyownervtovwithdrawvfundsvfromvtheirvlifevinsurancevpolicyvearly,vbeforevdea
th.
AccidentalvDeathvandvDismembermentvInsurancev-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
v(AD&D)vconsideredvthevpuristvformvofvaccidentvinsurancevandvisvtypicallyvsoldvthroughvgro
upvinsurancevplans
AccidentalvDeathvBenefitvRiderv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--v"DoublevIndemnity"
-
vProvidevanvadditionalvamountvusuallyvequalvtovthevfacevamountvifvdeathvoccursvundervcerta
invconditionsvstatedvinvthevpolicy.v
-vCanvbevwrittenvtovtriplevthevpolicy'svfacevamount.
AccidentalvDeathvBenefitvRiderv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
paysvavmultiplevofvthevdeathvproceedsvifvthevcausevofvdeathvisvavcoveredvaccidentalvevent.
AccidentalvMeansv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Bothvthevcausevandvthevresultvofvthevaccidentvmustvhavevbeenvunintentional.vNormally,vthev
deathvcausevbyvthevaccidentvmustvoccurvwithinv90vorv190vdaysvofvthevincident
,AccumulationvUnitsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--vTypicallyvisvavfunctionvofvthevafter-
taxvinterestvearned,vdividendsvreceivedvandvcapitalvgainsv(orvlosses)vincurred,vminusvinves
tmentvexpensesvassociatedvwithvthevinsurervequityvinvestmentvportfoliovsupportingvthevann
uity
AdditionalvInsuredvRiderv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Providesvavdeathvbenefitvonvthevlivesvofvfamilyvmembers
Adhesionv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Thevcontractvhasvbeenvpreparedvbyvonevpartyv(thevinsurer),vrathervthanvbyvnegotiationvbetw
eenvthevcontractingvparties.
AdjustablevLifev-vCORRECTvvANSWER-Permanentv+vTerm
Combinesvpermanentvandvtermvlifevpoliciesvallowingvchangesvtovfacevamount,vperiodvpay
ments,vandvtermvduringvpolicyvlifetime.
AdministrativevServicesvOnlyv(ASO)v(TPA)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
ovPaidvavfeevtovprovidevthevservicevofvhandlingvpaperworkvandvprocessingvclaims,vwhichvall
eviatesvthevtaskvfromvcorporations
Admittedv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
insurancevcompanyvisvonevthatvthevOfficevofvInsurancevRegulationvhasvlicensedvtovtransact
vinsurancevbusinessvinvFloridavinvaccordancevwithvstatevlaws
Admittedvinsurancevcompanyv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vOfficevofvInsurancevRegulationvhasvlicensedvthemvtovcarryvoutvbusinessvinvFlorida
AdvantagesvofvWholevLifev-vCORRECTvvANSWER--vAdvantages
ovGuaranteedvforvlifevandvwillvnotvcancelvbecausevofvage
ovCashvvaluevbuilds
ovPremiumvcostsvcanvbevfixedvorvflexible
ovCashvvaluevcanvbevusedvtovpayvthevpremiums
ovAdditionalvinsurancevcanvbevaddedvwithoutvthevneedvforvmedicalvexamination
ovThevpolicyvcanvbevconvertedvtovanvannuity
ovLoanvvaluesvarevavailablevforvborrowingvagainstvthevprincipal
AdversevSelectionv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Refersvtovthevtendencyvforvthosevindividualsvwhovpresentvlessvfavorablevinsurancevriskvtovs
eekvorvcontinuevinsurancevtovavgreatvextentvthanvothervrisks.
Agentvinvchargev-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Avinsurancevagencyvmustvhavevone,vbutvthevagentvdoesvnotvhavevanyvspecificvdutiesvorvres
ponisbilities
Agentsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vThevactsvofvthevagentvarevconsideredvthevactsvofvthevcompany
,-vCanvbindvthevcontract
Aleatoryv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-(1)vTherevisvanvelementvofvchancevforvbothvparties
(2)vThevdollarvvaluesvexchangedvmayvnotvbevequal
AllowvDividendsvtovAccumulatevatvInterestv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vTheyvdovnotvhavevtovbevdisbursed.vCanvbevleftvinvthevaccountvtovaccumulatevinterest.vDivid
endsvarevnotvtaxable,vhowevervthevinterestvearnedvisvtaxable.
Annuitiesv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Providevavstreamvofvincomevbyvmakingvavseriesvofvpaymentsvtovthevannuitantvforvthevannuit
ant'svlifetimevorvforvavspecificallyvdesignatedvperiodvofvtime.
AnnuitiesvPurposev-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
Providevcashvcontractsvwithvanvinsurancevcompanyvthatvarevbasedvprimarilyvonvequityvinve
stmentsvandvshouldvbevundertakenvonlyvasvavlong-termvprogram
-vBasicvpurposevisvtovliquidatevanvassetvthroughvperiodicvpayments
AnnuityvUnitsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Atvthevtimevthevvariablevannuityvbenefitsvarevtovbevpaidvoutvtovthevannuitant,vthevaccumulati
onvunitsvinvthevparticipant'svindividualvaccountvarevconvertedvintovannuityvunits.
ApparentvAuthorityv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Avthirdvpartyvisvledvtovbelievevandvthatvthevagentvisvgivenvduevtovthevagent'svactions.
ApplyvDividendsvAgainstvPremiumvPaymentsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vUsedvtovpayvpolicyvpremiumsvandvlessenvthevoutvofvpocketvexpenses
ApprovalvReceiptv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
ovStatesvthatvtheveffectivevdatevofvthevpolicyvisvthevdatevofvapproval.v
ovNotvusedvasvcommonvtodayvsincevcourtsvfrownvuponvthem
AssessmentvMutualvInsurersv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-ProhibitedvinvFlorida
Authorityvovervthevinsurancevindustryv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-1.vThevStatevLegislature
2.vThevDepartmentvofvFinancialvServices
3.vThevOfficevofvInsurancevRegulation
4.vThevStatevCourtvSystem
AuthorizedvInsurersv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vonevdulyvauthorizedvbyvavsubsistingvcertificatevofvauthorityvissuedvbyvthevofficevtovtransactvi
nsurancevinvthisvstate
AutomaticvPremiumvLoanvProvisionv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vEnablesvthevinsurervtovwithdrawvfundsvfromvthevpolicyvifvanyvcashvvaluevhasvaccumulatedv
withinvthevcontract
, AutomaticvPremiumvLoanvRiderv(AVC)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vIfvthevpremiumvisvnotvpaidvaftervgracevperiod,vthevcashvvaluevofvthevpolicyvcanvbevusedvtovp
ayvthevpremium
-vCreatingvreducedvpaid-upvinsurance
Badvpolicyvremplacementvissuesv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vMostvthevfirstvyear'svpremiumvisvconsumedvbyvthevcommission
-vThevpremiumvisvhighervduevtovthevinsured'svadvancedvage
-vWaitingvperiodsvbeginvanew
BenefitvPeriodvProvisionv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-ovShort-termvbenefitvperiod
•vRangesvfromvsixvmonthsvtovavyear
ovLong-termvbenefitvperiod
•vMorevthanvavfewvyears,vsuchvasv5,v10,vorv20vyears
•vSometimevwillvcovervinsuredvtillvagev65
ovBenefitvperiodvdependsvonvthevpolicy
BindingvReceiptsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vStatesvthatvtheveffectivevdatevofvpolicyvisvthevdatevofvreceiptvofvthevinitialvpremium
ovShouldvthevapplicantvdievbeforevitvisvfullvprocessed
•vThevbenefitsvarevfullvpayable
•vWillvpayvthisvwhethervorvnotvtheyvwouldvhavevbeenvapproved
BlanketvLifevInsurancev-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vTemporaryvcoveragevofvavspecificvhazardvforvavspecificvgroup.
-
vAirlinevcompaniesvcoveringvthevpassengersvwhilevtheyvarevonvthevflightvforvavtemporaryvtim
e
Brokersv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--Floridavdoesvnotvissuevseparatevlicensesvforvbrokers
-vCannotvbindvthevcontract
BusinessvOverheadvExpensev(B.O.E.)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vdesignedvtovkeepvavbusinessvgoingvwhenvthevownervisvdisabled
-vsoldvonvanvindividualvbasis
CafeteriavPlansv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--vAlsovcalledvSectionv125vplans
-vEmployeevbenefitsvarevpaidvforvonvavpretaxvbasis,vwhichvamountsvforvvaluablevsavings
CancelablevPoliciesv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vStatevtheyvcanvbevterminatedvatvanyvtimevbyvthevinsurer
-vInsurervmustvprovidevwrittenvnotificationvofvcontractvcancelationv45vdaysvinvadvance
-vArevallowedvtovincreasevpremiumsvinvavcancelablevpolicy
Questions And Answers
A.M.vBestvRatingvAgencyv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--vProfitability,vleverage,v&vliquidity
-vA++vtovFvandvSv(suspended)
AbsolutevAssignmentv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vThevtransfervisvirrevocablevandvthevassigneevreceivesvfullvcontrolvofvthevpolicy.v-
vThevassigneevcanvevenvchangevthevbeneficiaryvwithoutvthevbeneficiary'svpermission,vunle
ssvotherwisevstated.
AcceleratedvBenefitvRiderv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Paysvavportionvofvthevdeathvbenefitvifvthevinsuredvisvdiagnosedvwithvavterminalvillness.
AcceleratedvDeathvBenefitsvProvisionv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vAllowsvthevpolicyownervtovwithdrawvfundsvfromvtheirvlifevinsurancevpolicyvearly,vbeforevdea
th.
AccidentalvDeathvandvDismembermentvInsurancev-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
v(AD&D)vconsideredvthevpuristvformvofvaccidentvinsurancevandvisvtypicallyvsoldvthroughvgro
upvinsurancevplans
AccidentalvDeathvBenefitvRiderv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--v"DoublevIndemnity"
-
vProvidevanvadditionalvamountvusuallyvequalvtovthevfacevamountvifvdeathvoccursvundervcerta
invconditionsvstatedvinvthevpolicy.v
-vCanvbevwrittenvtovtriplevthevpolicy'svfacevamount.
AccidentalvDeathvBenefitvRiderv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
paysvavmultiplevofvthevdeathvproceedsvifvthevcausevofvdeathvisvavcoveredvaccidentalvevent.
AccidentalvMeansv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Bothvthevcausevandvthevresultvofvthevaccidentvmustvhavevbeenvunintentional.vNormally,vthev
deathvcausevbyvthevaccidentvmustvoccurvwithinv90vorv190vdaysvofvthevincident
,AccumulationvUnitsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--vTypicallyvisvavfunctionvofvthevafter-
taxvinterestvearned,vdividendsvreceivedvandvcapitalvgainsv(orvlosses)vincurred,vminusvinves
tmentvexpensesvassociatedvwithvthevinsurervequityvinvestmentvportfoliovsupportingvthevann
uity
AdditionalvInsuredvRiderv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Providesvavdeathvbenefitvonvthevlivesvofvfamilyvmembers
Adhesionv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Thevcontractvhasvbeenvpreparedvbyvonevpartyv(thevinsurer),vrathervthanvbyvnegotiationvbetw
eenvthevcontractingvparties.
AdjustablevLifev-vCORRECTvvANSWER-Permanentv+vTerm
Combinesvpermanentvandvtermvlifevpoliciesvallowingvchangesvtovfacevamount,vperiodvpay
ments,vandvtermvduringvpolicyvlifetime.
AdministrativevServicesvOnlyv(ASO)v(TPA)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
ovPaidvavfeevtovprovidevthevservicevofvhandlingvpaperworkvandvprocessingvclaims,vwhichvall
eviatesvthevtaskvfromvcorporations
Admittedv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
insurancevcompanyvisvonevthatvthevOfficevofvInsurancevRegulationvhasvlicensedvtovtransact
vinsurancevbusinessvinvFloridavinvaccordancevwithvstatevlaws
Admittedvinsurancevcompanyv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vOfficevofvInsurancevRegulationvhasvlicensedvthemvtovcarryvoutvbusinessvinvFlorida
AdvantagesvofvWholevLifev-vCORRECTvvANSWER--vAdvantages
ovGuaranteedvforvlifevandvwillvnotvcancelvbecausevofvage
ovCashvvaluevbuilds
ovPremiumvcostsvcanvbevfixedvorvflexible
ovCashvvaluevcanvbevusedvtovpayvthevpremiums
ovAdditionalvinsurancevcanvbevaddedvwithoutvthevneedvforvmedicalvexamination
ovThevpolicyvcanvbevconvertedvtovanvannuity
ovLoanvvaluesvarevavailablevforvborrowingvagainstvthevprincipal
AdversevSelectionv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Refersvtovthevtendencyvforvthosevindividualsvwhovpresentvlessvfavorablevinsurancevriskvtovs
eekvorvcontinuevinsurancevtovavgreatvextentvthanvothervrisks.
Agentvinvchargev-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Avinsurancevagencyvmustvhavevone,vbutvthevagentvdoesvnotvhavevanyvspecificvdutiesvorvres
ponisbilities
Agentsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vThevactsvofvthevagentvarevconsideredvthevactsvofvthevcompany
,-vCanvbindvthevcontract
Aleatoryv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-(1)vTherevisvanvelementvofvchancevforvbothvparties
(2)vThevdollarvvaluesvexchangedvmayvnotvbevequal
AllowvDividendsvtovAccumulatevatvInterestv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vTheyvdovnotvhavevtovbevdisbursed.vCanvbevleftvinvthevaccountvtovaccumulatevinterest.vDivid
endsvarevnotvtaxable,vhowevervthevinterestvearnedvisvtaxable.
Annuitiesv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Providevavstreamvofvincomevbyvmakingvavseriesvofvpaymentsvtovthevannuitantvforvthevannuit
ant'svlifetimevorvforvavspecificallyvdesignatedvperiodvofvtime.
AnnuitiesvPurposev-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
Providevcashvcontractsvwithvanvinsurancevcompanyvthatvarevbasedvprimarilyvonvequityvinve
stmentsvandvshouldvbevundertakenvonlyvasvavlong-termvprogram
-vBasicvpurposevisvtovliquidatevanvassetvthroughvperiodicvpayments
AnnuityvUnitsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Atvthevtimevthevvariablevannuityvbenefitsvarevtovbevpaidvoutvtovthevannuitant,vthevaccumulati
onvunitsvinvthevparticipant'svindividualvaccountvarevconvertedvintovannuityvunits.
ApparentvAuthorityv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Avthirdvpartyvisvledvtovbelievevandvthatvthevagentvisvgivenvduevtovthevagent'svactions.
ApplyvDividendsvAgainstvPremiumvPaymentsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vUsedvtovpayvpolicyvpremiumsvandvlessenvthevoutvofvpocketvexpenses
ApprovalvReceiptv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
ovStatesvthatvtheveffectivevdatevofvthevpolicyvisvthevdatevofvapproval.v
ovNotvusedvasvcommonvtodayvsincevcourtsvfrownvuponvthem
AssessmentvMutualvInsurersv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-ProhibitedvinvFlorida
Authorityvovervthevinsurancevindustryv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-1.vThevStatevLegislature
2.vThevDepartmentvofvFinancialvServices
3.vThevOfficevofvInsurancevRegulation
4.vThevStatevCourtvSystem
AuthorizedvInsurersv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vonevdulyvauthorizedvbyvavsubsistingvcertificatevofvauthorityvissuedvbyvthevofficevtovtransactvi
nsurancevinvthisvstate
AutomaticvPremiumvLoanvProvisionv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vEnablesvthevinsurervtovwithdrawvfundsvfromvthevpolicyvifvanyvcashvvaluevhasvaccumulatedv
withinvthevcontract
, AutomaticvPremiumvLoanvRiderv(AVC)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vIfvthevpremiumvisvnotvpaidvaftervgracevperiod,vthevcashvvaluevofvthevpolicyvcanvbevusedvtovp
ayvthevpremium
-vCreatingvreducedvpaid-upvinsurance
Badvpolicyvremplacementvissuesv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vMostvthevfirstvyear'svpremiumvisvconsumedvbyvthevcommission
-vThevpremiumvisvhighervduevtovthevinsured'svadvancedvage
-vWaitingvperiodsvbeginvanew
BenefitvPeriodvProvisionv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-ovShort-termvbenefitvperiod
•vRangesvfromvsixvmonthsvtovavyear
ovLong-termvbenefitvperiod
•vMorevthanvavfewvyears,vsuchvasv5,v10,vorv20vyears
•vSometimevwillvcovervinsuredvtillvagev65
ovBenefitvperiodvdependsvonvthevpolicy
BindingvReceiptsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vStatesvthatvtheveffectivevdatevofvpolicyvisvthevdatevofvreceiptvofvthevinitialvpremium
ovShouldvthevapplicantvdievbeforevitvisvfullvprocessed
•vThevbenefitsvarevfullvpayable
•vWillvpayvthisvwhethervorvnotvtheyvwouldvhavevbeenvapproved
BlanketvLifevInsurancev-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vTemporaryvcoveragevofvavspecificvhazardvforvavspecificvgroup.
-
vAirlinevcompaniesvcoveringvthevpassengersvwhilevtheyvarevonvthevflightvforvavtemporaryvtim
e
Brokersv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--Floridavdoesvnotvissuevseparatevlicensesvforvbrokers
-vCannotvbindvthevcontract
BusinessvOverheadvExpensev(B.O.E.)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vdesignedvtovkeepvavbusinessvgoingvwhenvthevownervisvdisabled
-vsoldvonvanvindividualvbasis
CafeteriavPlansv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--vAlsovcalledvSectionv125vplans
-vEmployeevbenefitsvarevpaidvforvonvavpretaxvbasis,vwhichvamountsvforvvaluablevsavings
CancelablevPoliciesv-vCORRECTvvANSWER--
vStatevtheyvcanvbevterminatedvatvanyvtimevbyvthevinsurer
-vInsurervmustvprovidevwrittenvnotificationvofvcontractvcancelationv45vdaysvinvadvance
-vArevallowedvtovincreasevpremiumsvinvavcancelablevpolicy