XCEL Final Exam California Life
Insurance Questions and Answers
A savings vehicle designed to first accumulate funds and then systematically liquidates
the funds is called a(n) - Answers -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? - Answers -60 Payments
What distinguishes a deferred annuity from an immediate annuity? - Answers -The time
at which benefit payments start
The systematic liquidation of a sum of money is provided by a(n) - Answers -Annuity
What kind of annuity pays income to two annuitants until their deaths? - Answers -Joint
And Survivor Annuity
Which of the following is NOT a feature of equity-indexed annuities? - Answers -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? - Answers -Exclusion Ratio
An annuity which is backed by a life insurer's separate account is called a(n) - Answers
-Variable Annuity
Which of the following is a contract that involves one party which indemnifies another
when a loss arises from an unknown event? - Answers -Insurance Policy
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of insurance? - Answers -Losses due to fraud
are eliminated
What is a participating life insurance policy? - Answers -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? - Answers -Captive Insurer
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of reinsurance? - Answers -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? - Answers -Reinsurance
An insurer owned by its policyholders is called a - Answers -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"? - Answers -Indemnity Contract
If a material warranty violation on the part of the insured is found, what recourse does
an insurer have? - Answers -Rescind The Policy
Restoring an insured to the same condition as before a loss is an example of the
principle of - Answers -Indemnity
Reasonably necessary acts that an agent must perform for carrying out his/her
expressly authorized duties are covered by an agent's - Answers -Implied Authority
Which principle is accurately described with the statement "Insureds are entitled to
recover an amount NOT greater than the amount of their loss"? - Answers -Indemnity
Which statement is CORRECT when describing a contract of adhesion? - Answers -
Contract may be accepted or rejected by the insured
Express power given to an agent in an agency agreement is - Answers -The authority to
represent the insurer
What is the price of insurance for each exposure unit? - Answers -Rate
A creditor would be allowed rights to life insurance policy proceeds if which of the
following beneficiaries is chosen? - Answers -The Insured's Estate
A spendthrift clause in a life insurance policy - Answers -Restricts the ability of the
beneficiary to assign benefits
Which of the following is NOT an insurer policy expense? - Answers -Premiums
Pam is the primary beneficiary of a life insurance policy and wants to let the death
benefit accumulate and receive only the monthly investment proceeds. Which
settlement option should she choose? - Answers -Interest Option
Premiums are best described as - Answers -The amount an insured pays per unit of
coverage
How are death benefits that are received by a beneficiary normally treated for tax
purposes? - Answers -Exempt from federal income taxes
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