NC LIFE INSURANCE PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
All of the following are included within the Insurance Commissioner's duties
EXCEPT
a) Conducting investigation of all domestic insurers.
b) Reviewing the insurers' annual reports.
c) Writing North Carolina insurance laws.
d) Reporting any violations of insurance laws to the Attorney General. Writing
insurance law is not the Insurance Commissioner's responsibility, but enforcing the
law is. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- c) Writing North Carolina insurance laws.
Writing insurance law is not the Insurance Commissioner's responsibility, but
enforcing the law is.
Which of the following insurance providers must be nonprofit and sell insurance
only to its members?
a) Reciprocal
b) Fraternal
c) Service
d) Mutual - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- b) Fraternal
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,To be characterized as a fraternal benefit society, the organization must be
nonprofit, have a lodge system that includes ritualistic work and maintain a
representative form of government with elected officers. Insurance may only be
sold to members of the society.
A married couple owns a permanent policy which covers both of their lives and
pays the death benefit only upon the death of the first insured. Which policy is
that?
a)Second-to-Die
b)Family Income Policy
c)Joint Life Policy
d)Survivorship Life Policy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- c)Joint Life Policy
Joint life policies cover the lives of two insureds; rates are blended. Upon the death
of the first insured, the policy ends.
The insured under a $100,000 life insurance policy with a triple indemnity rider for
accidental death was killed in a car accident. It was determined that the accident
was his fault. The triple indemnity rider in the policy specifies that the death must
not be contributed to by the insured in any manner. In this case, what will the
policy beneficiary receive?
a)$0
b)$50,000 (50% of the policy value)
c)$100,000
d)$300,000 (triple the amount of policy value) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
c)$100,000
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,The triple indemnity accidental death rider obligates the company to pay three
times the face amount of the policy if the insured dies as a result of an accident.
The death must be accidental and not contributed to by any other factors and must
occur within 90 days of the accident. In this case, since the insured contributed to
his own death, the triple indemnity rider is void, but the beneficiary will still
receive the policy's death benefit.
In term policies, what happens to the premium throughout the term of the policy?
a) Premium gradually increases.
b) Premium gradually decreases.
c) Premium fluctuates.
d) Premium always remains level. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- d) Premium
always remains level.
There are three basic types of term coverage available, based on how the face
amount (death benefit) changes during the policy term: Level, Increasing, and
Decreasing. Regardless of the type of term insurance purchased, the premium is
often level throughout the term of the policy.
An insurer neglects to pay a legitimate claim that is covered under the terms of the
policy. Which of the following insurance principles has the insurer violated?
a) Representation
b) Adhesion
c) Consideration
d) Good faith - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- c) Consideration
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, The binding force in any contract is consideration. Consideration on the part of the
insured is the payment of premiums and the health representations made in the
application. Consideration on the part of the insurer is the promise to pay in the
event of loss.
When the breadwinner that is insured by a Family Policy dies, what rights are
provided to other family members that are covered under the policy?
a) They can convert their coverage to permanent life insurance with evidence of
insurability
.b) Family members are not provided any rights.
c) They can surrender the coverage for its cash value.
d) They can convert their coverage to permanent life insurance without evidence of
insurability. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- d) They can convert their coverage to
permanent life insurance without evidence of insurability.
Family members may convert their term coverage to permanent insurance if
requested within the time stated in the policy.
Forcing a client to buy insurance from a particular lender as a condition of granting
a loan is defined as
a) Defamation.
b) Coercion.
c) Rebating.
d) Misleading advertising. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- b) Coercion.
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
All of the following are included within the Insurance Commissioner's duties
EXCEPT
a) Conducting investigation of all domestic insurers.
b) Reviewing the insurers' annual reports.
c) Writing North Carolina insurance laws.
d) Reporting any violations of insurance laws to the Attorney General. Writing
insurance law is not the Insurance Commissioner's responsibility, but enforcing the
law is. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- c) Writing North Carolina insurance laws.
Writing insurance law is not the Insurance Commissioner's responsibility, but
enforcing the law is.
Which of the following insurance providers must be nonprofit and sell insurance
only to its members?
a) Reciprocal
b) Fraternal
c) Service
d) Mutual - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- b) Fraternal
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,To be characterized as a fraternal benefit society, the organization must be
nonprofit, have a lodge system that includes ritualistic work and maintain a
representative form of government with elected officers. Insurance may only be
sold to members of the society.
A married couple owns a permanent policy which covers both of their lives and
pays the death benefit only upon the death of the first insured. Which policy is
that?
a)Second-to-Die
b)Family Income Policy
c)Joint Life Policy
d)Survivorship Life Policy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- c)Joint Life Policy
Joint life policies cover the lives of two insureds; rates are blended. Upon the death
of the first insured, the policy ends.
The insured under a $100,000 life insurance policy with a triple indemnity rider for
accidental death was killed in a car accident. It was determined that the accident
was his fault. The triple indemnity rider in the policy specifies that the death must
not be contributed to by the insured in any manner. In this case, what will the
policy beneficiary receive?
a)$0
b)$50,000 (50% of the policy value)
c)$100,000
d)$300,000 (triple the amount of policy value) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
c)$100,000
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,The triple indemnity accidental death rider obligates the company to pay three
times the face amount of the policy if the insured dies as a result of an accident.
The death must be accidental and not contributed to by any other factors and must
occur within 90 days of the accident. In this case, since the insured contributed to
his own death, the triple indemnity rider is void, but the beneficiary will still
receive the policy's death benefit.
In term policies, what happens to the premium throughout the term of the policy?
a) Premium gradually increases.
b) Premium gradually decreases.
c) Premium fluctuates.
d) Premium always remains level. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- d) Premium
always remains level.
There are three basic types of term coverage available, based on how the face
amount (death benefit) changes during the policy term: Level, Increasing, and
Decreasing. Regardless of the type of term insurance purchased, the premium is
often level throughout the term of the policy.
An insurer neglects to pay a legitimate claim that is covered under the terms of the
policy. Which of the following insurance principles has the insurer violated?
a) Representation
b) Adhesion
c) Consideration
d) Good faith - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- c) Consideration
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, The binding force in any contract is consideration. Consideration on the part of the
insured is the payment of premiums and the health representations made in the
application. Consideration on the part of the insurer is the promise to pay in the
event of loss.
When the breadwinner that is insured by a Family Policy dies, what rights are
provided to other family members that are covered under the policy?
a) They can convert their coverage to permanent life insurance with evidence of
insurability
.b) Family members are not provided any rights.
c) They can surrender the coverage for its cash value.
d) They can convert their coverage to permanent life insurance without evidence of
insurability. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- d) They can convert their coverage to
permanent life insurance without evidence of insurability.
Family members may convert their term coverage to permanent insurance if
requested within the time stated in the policy.
Forcing a client to buy insurance from a particular lender as a condition of granting
a loan is defined as
a) Defamation.
b) Coercion.
c) Rebating.
d) Misleading advertising. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- b) Coercion.
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