NC LIFE INSURANCE PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
||BRAND NEW VERSION 2025 !
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. - SOLUTION-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 - SOLUTION-b) Fraternal
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 - SOLUTION-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) - SOLUTION-c)$100,000
,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. - SOLUTION-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 - SOLUTION-c) Consideration
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.
- SOLUTION-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. - SOLUTION-b) Coercion.
These are all considered to be Unfair Trade Practices, which are major violations that can lead to
heavy penalties. Coercion, for example, is when the bank won't give you an auto loan unless you
agree to buy auto insurance from them.
When an insurer requires a written proof of loss after notice of such loss has been given by the
insured or beneficiary, the company must
a) Request a police report from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
||BRAND NEW VERSION 2025 !
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. - SOLUTION-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 - SOLUTION-b) Fraternal
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 - SOLUTION-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) - SOLUTION-c)$100,000
,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. - SOLUTION-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 - SOLUTION-c) Consideration
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.
- SOLUTION-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. - SOLUTION-b) Coercion.
These are all considered to be Unfair Trade Practices, which are major violations that can lead to
heavy penalties. Coercion, for example, is when the bank won't give you an auto loan unless you
agree to buy auto insurance from them.
When an insurer requires a written proof of loss after notice of such loss has been given by the
insured or beneficiary, the company must
a) Request a police report from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
