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Chapter 09 - Life, Health, and Disability Insurance

Chapter 09
Life, Health, and Disability Insurance

True / False Questions

1. Most people buy life insurance to protect someone who depends on them from financial
losses caused by their death.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-01 Define life insurance and describe its purpose and principle.
Topic: 09-01 Life Insurance: An Introduction

2. The principle of home insurance can be applied to the lives of persons.


TRUE

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-01 Define life insurance and describe its purpose and principle.
Topic: 09-01 Life Insurance: An Introduction

3. Single persons living alone have little or no need for life insurance.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-02 Determine your life insurance needs.
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4. Life insurance may be used as a way to provide liquidity at the time of death.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-02 Determine your life insurance needs.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

5. Households with small children most often have the greatest need for life insurance.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-02 Determine your life insurance needs.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

6. The easy method of estimating life insurance requirements is remarkably useful.


TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-02 Determine your life insurance needs.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

7. Renewable term and decreasing term are types of whole life policies.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-03 Distinguish between the types of life insurance policies and analyze various types of life insurance.
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8. A term insurance policy pays a benefit only if you die during the period that the policy
covers.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-03 Distinguish between the types of life insurance policies and analyze various types of life insurance.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

9. The premium for the whole life policy increases with your age.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-03 Distinguish between the types of life insurance policies and analyze various types of life insurance.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

10. If you wish to pay exactly the same premium each year, you would choose a participating
policy.
FALSE

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-03 Distinguish between the types of life insurance policies and analyze various types of life insurance.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

11. A nonparticipating policy has somewhat higher premiums than a participating policy.
FALSE

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12. Universal life is a type of permanent life insurance


TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-03 Distinguish between the types of life insurance policies and analyze various types of life insurance.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

13. Double indemnity is when the insurance company pays twice the face value of the policy
if the insured's death results from an accident.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-04 Select important provisions in life insurance contracts.
Topic: 09-13 Important Provisions in a Life Insurance Contract

14. A rider is any document attached to the policy that modifies its coverage by adding or
excluding specified conditions or altering its benefits.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-04 Select important provisions in life insurance contracts.
Topic: 09-13 Important Provisions in a Life Insurance Contract

15. The incontestability clause stipulates that the insurance company can dispute the validity
of the policy during the insured's lifetime.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-04 Select important provisions in life insurance contracts.
Topic: 09-13 Important Provisions in a Life Insurance Contract

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16. The policy loan provision does not permit you to borrow any amount up to the cash value
of the policy.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-04 Select important provisions in life insurance contracts.
Topic: 09-13 Important Provisions in a Life Insurance Contract

17. Even though it is expensive, you should consider the accidental death benefit in a life
insurance policy.
FALSE

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18. The accidental death benefit is often called double indemnity.


TRUE

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19. Agents and direct insurers represent multiple insurance companies and can offer the
products of those companies where the agent or direct insurer has a contract.
FALSE

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20. Critical illness benefits are usually added by riders to new or existing policies.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-04 Select important provisions in life insurance contracts.
Topic: 09-13 Important Provisions in a Life Insurance Contract

21. The price of life insurance policies varies very little among life insurance companies.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

22. An interest-adjusted index is a method of evaluating the cost of life insurance by taking
into account the time value of money.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

23. With a lump-sum payment, the insurance company pays the face amount of the policy in
one installment to the beneficiary or to the estate of the insured.
TRUE

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24. The "free-look" period allows you to cancel your life insurance without penalty.
TRUE

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Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

25. The lump-sum payment is the most widely used settlement option for life insurance
policies.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

26. In Canada all basic medical procedures are provided for under provincial government
health plans.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-06 Define health insurance and explain its importance in financial planning.
Topic: 09-31 Health Insurance and Financial Planning

27. Group health insurance plans comprise about 60 percent of all health insurance issued by
health and life insurance companies.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-06 Define health insurance and explain its importance in financial planning.
Topic: 09-31 Health Insurance and Financial Planning

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28. Group health insurance will cover you but not your immediate family.
FALSE

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Topic: 09-31 Health Insurance and Financial Planning

29. Group health insurance covers all of your health insurance needs.
FALSE

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Topic: 09-31 Health Insurance and Financial Planning

30. The fact is that for all age groups disability is more likely than death.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

31. Most people are more likely to lose their income due to death than due to disability.
FALSE

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Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

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32. Individual health insurance covers either one person or family.


TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

33. Long-term-care insurance is a type of supplemental health insurance


TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-06 Define health insurance and explain its importance in financial planning.
Topic: 09-31 Health Insurance and Financial Planning

34. Disability income insurance benefits provide regular cash income lost by employees as the
result of an accident, illness, or pregnancy.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

35. Just about every worker is covered by disability income insurance.


FALSE

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36. Disability income insurance is probably the most coveted form of available insurance
protection.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

37. Disability can cause even greater financial problems than death.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

38. Basically, the word disability has only one definition.


FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

39. Good disability plans pay when you are unable to work at your regular job; poor disability
plans pay only when you are unable to work at any job.
TRUE

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Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

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40. Disability benefits begin on the first day you are disabled.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

41. Generally, disability income policies with shorter waiting periods have lower premiums.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

42. You should seek a disability policy that pays benefits for life.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

43. Disability income benefits begin on the 10thday you are disabled.
FALSE

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44. You should aim for a disability benefit amount that when added to your other income will
equal about 90 percent of your gross pay.
FALSE

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

45. The premium for noncancelable and guaranteed renewable coverage is higher, but the
coverages are well worth the extra cost.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

46. Very few employers provide disability income protection for their employees through the
group insurance plans.
FALSE

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

47. In most cases, your employer pays part or all of the cost of disability income protection
plan.
TRUE

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48. Critical insurance illness is gaining recognition in Canada as a valuable insurance tool.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

49. Critical insurance illness usually provides money for care if you are diagnosed with a
serious illness such as AIDS.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

50. Basic health insurance coverage should include hospital costs, supplementary prescription
drug charges, and dental maintenance.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-06 Define health insurance and explain its importance in financial planning.
Topic: 09-31 Health Insurance and Financial Planning

51. Canadian consumers are generally unaware that long-term care insurance even exists.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-08 Understand the value of supplemental health insurance.
Topic: 09-43 Supplemental Health Insurance

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52. A co-payment provision requires the policyholder to share the expenses beyond the
deductible amount.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-08 Understand the value of supplemental health insurance.
Topic: 09-43 Supplemental Health Insurance

53. A deductible is the amount the policyholder must pay before the policy benefits begin.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-08 Understand the value of supplemental health insurance.
Topic: 09-43 Supplemental Health Insurance

54. Canadians are amongst the most life-insured people in the world.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-01 Define life insurance and describe its purpose and principle.
Topic: 09-01 Life Insurance: An Introduction

55. Life insurance is one of the few ways to provide liquidity at the time of death.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-01 Define life insurance and describe its purpose and principle.
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56. The price of life insurance policies varies considerably among life insurance companies.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

57. A particular insurance company will not be equally competitive for all policies. One
company might have a competitively priced policy for 24-year-olds but not for 35-year-olds.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

58. Of all life insurance applicants, 98 percent are found to be insurable, though some may
have to pay higher premiums because of an existing medical condition.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

59. The "free-look" period allows you to cancel your life insurance without penalty anytime
within 30 days.
FALSE

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60. The "free-look" period allows you to cancel your life insurance without penalty anytime
within 10 days.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

61. In Canada most basic medical procedures are provided for under provincial government
health plans.
TRUE

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-06 Define health insurance and explain its importance in financial planning.
Topic: 09-31 Health Insurance and Financial Planning

Multiple Choice Questions

62. Which of the following will be used to determine a term insurance policy?
A. age at which people will die.
B. number of people who will die this year.
C. number of people who will buy insurance this year.
D. number of agents who sell life insurance.
E. number of accidents in the region

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63. Life insurance premiums are determined basically by the


A. forces of supply.
B. forces of demand.
C. forces of competition.
D. use of mortality tables.
E. guesswork of insurance executives.

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64. What factors should you consider before you buy insurance?
A. your present and future sources of income
B. your savings
C. group life insurance
D. pension benefits
E. your present and future sources of income, your savings, group life insurance, and pension
benefits.

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65. You probably have little or no need for life insurance if you are
A. married and your spouse works.
B. divorced and have two children.
C. a single person living alone or with parents.
D. gainfully employed.
E. a household with several children.

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66. A two-earner couple may have


A. the greatest need for life insurance.
B. no need for life insurance.
C. a moderate need for life insurance, especially if they have a mortgage.
D. the greatest need for an annuity.
E. no need for an annuity.

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67. Who has the greatest need for life insurance?


A. children
B. singles living alone
C. singles living with parents
D. dual income couple
E. households with small children

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68. Your second step in determining a life insurance program should be to


A. consult a local insurance company agent.
B. consider whether you wish to leave your dependents debt free
C. estimate your life insurance requirements.
D. determine your life insurance objectives.
E. evaluate the ratings of the insurance company.

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69. Which of the following methods can be used to estimate your life insurance
requirements?
A. income replacement method.
B. family need method.
C. average income replacement method.
D. A and B are correct.
E. A, B and C are correct

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70. Which of the following items are required in calculating your life insurance need?
A. annual income and approximate expenses.
B. emergency fund.
C. financial needs.
D. liquid assets.
E. annual income and approximate expenses, emergency fund, financial needs, and liquid
assets.

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71. Suppose you are a typical family. Your annual income is $60,000. Use the income
replacement method to determine your need for life insurance. Your insurance should be in
the amount of (use 7 years)
A. $245,000.
B. $294,000.
C. $345,000.
D. $400,000.
E. $450,000.

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72. The method of determining life insurance requirements that does not ignore such
important factors as emergency funds and your liquid assets is called the
A. easy method.
B. "family need" method
C. DINK method.
D. "nonworking" spouse method.
E. hard method.

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73. Which of the following statements is correct for term insurance?


A. Premiums for term insurance remain constant.
B. Term insurance is protection for a specified period of time.
C. Term insurance has cash value.
D. Term insurance is usually more expensive than whole life insurance.
E. Not available in a form that pays less to the beneficiaries as time passes.

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74. Which statement is correct about whole life insurance?


A. Whole life insurance is cheaper than term life.
B. Policy holders overpay in the later years of the policy.
C. Whole life premiums increase with your age.
D. Whole life insurance is the best choice for most people.
E. Whole life insurance builds up cash value.

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75. A participating life insurance policy has


A. lower premiums than a nonparticipating policy.
B. about the same premium as the nonparticipating policy.
C. been declared illegal in many states.
D. somewhat higher premiums than nonparticipating policy.
E. has no potential for earning dividends.

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76. If you wanted to pay exactly the same life insurance premium each year, you would
choose a
A. variable life policy.
B. participating policy.
C. term insurance policy.
D. nonparticipating policy.
E. endowment policy.

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77. Which type of life insurance plan requires you to pay premiums for a stipulated period,
usually 20 or 30 years or until you reach a specified age?
A. modified life policy
B. variable life policy
C. adjustable life policy
D. limited payment policy
E. endowment policy

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78. Subject to certain minimums, which life insurance is designed to let you pay premiums at
any time in virtually any amount?
A. universal life
B. ordinary life
C. whole life.
D. adjustable life
E. variable life

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79. A plan that insures a large number of persons under the terms of a single policy without a
medical examination is called a(n) ____________ life insurance policy plan.
A. individual
B. whole
C. large number
D. permanent
E. group

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80. Which of the following statements is true about group life insurance?
A. Group life has been losing its popularity recently.
B. Generally the cost of insurance is the same for each employee.
C. Group insurance is not a good bargain for older employees regardless of age.
D. Principles that apply to other forms of insurance do not apply to group life insurance.
E. Not worth getting.

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81. A beneficiary
A. acts as a trustee of your insurance policy.
B. is a guardian of your children.
C. acts on your behalf after you die.
D. is designated to receive life insurance proceeds.
E. takes your money and runs.

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Learning Objective: 09-04 Select important provisions in life insurance contracts.
Topic: 09-13 Important Provisions in a Life Insurance Contract

82. Suicide clause means that the insurance company


A. can cancel the policy if age has been misstated.
B. will pay the death benefit equal to the amount of the premium paid, if the insured dies
during the first two years that the policy is in force.
C. allows the insured to pay premiums in installments.
D. automatically pays the premium out of the policy's cash value.

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83. A document attached to the policy that modifies its coverage by adding or deleting a
specified condition is called a(n)
A. beneficiary.
B. waiver of premium.
C. automatic premium loan.
D. rider.
E. incontestability clause.

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84. Critical illness benefits are paid


A. immediately after the policyholder dies
B. to the policyholder before he or she dies
C. in equal installments over a period of 5 years
D. to the spouse of the policy holder
E. five days after the policyholder dies

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85. In planning your insurance program, you should


A. seek advice from a competent financial adviser.
B. determine what insurance is required.
C. consider social security and other group insurance.
D. decide what type of insurance best meets your needs.
E. seek advice from a competent financial adviser, determine what insurance is required,
consider social security and other group insurance, and decide what type of insurance best
meets your needs.

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Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

86. Which of the following is not a common settlement option?


A. life income option.
B. limited installment payment.
C. lump-sum payment.
D. variable installment payment.
E. proceeds left with the company.

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87. The price that a company charges for a life insurance policy is affected by
A. the company's cost of doing business.
B. inflation.
C. the seasons.
D. provincial regulations.
E. federal regulations.

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88. A factor that affects the cost of a life insurance policy is


A. the seasons.
B. inflation.
C. provincial laws.
D. federal laws.
E. the mortality rate.

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89. A method of evaluating the cost of life insurance by taking into account the time value of
money is called
A. double indemnity.
B. guaranteed insurability.
C. an interest-adjusted index.
D. the consumer price index.
E. a present value index.

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90. What percent of all applicants who apply for life insurance are found to be insurable?
A. 58
B. 68
C. 85
D. 90
E. 98

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Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

91. The prices of life insurance policies


A. vary considerably.
B. are relatively the same.
C. are higher for females.
D. have remained constant.
E. are higher in the Midwest than in the Northeast.

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

92. After you buy new life insurance you have a "free look" period of ______ days.
A. 10
B. 7
C. 21
D. 30
E. 28

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Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

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93. Because you are young and healthy now, you may overlook the very real need for
A. Disability income insurance.
B. health insurance.
C. Dental insurance.
D. vision care insurance.
E. liability insurance.

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

94. Most health insurance policies issued by health and life insurance companies are sold to
A. victims of communicable diseases.
B. individuals with families.
C. single individuals with no dependents.
D. Employees and their dependents.
E. Employers, who in turn offer the benefits to employees.

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-06 Define health insurance and explain its importance in financial planning.
Topic: 09-31 Health Insurance and Financial Planning

95. Which health insurance coverage requires careful shopping because coverage and cost
vary from company to company?
A. group health
B. individual health
C. hospital expense
D. surgical expense
E. physician's expense

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-06 Define health insurance and explain its importance in financial planning.
Topic: 09-31 Health Insurance and Financial Planning

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96. Which type of health insurance policy may not cover all of your health insurance needs or
may deny benefits if you lose your job?
A. group health
B. individual health
C. Basic health
D. Comprehensive medical
E. Disability income

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-06 Define health insurance and explain its importance in financial planning.
Topic: 09-31 Health Insurance and Financial Planning

97. Which type of insurance provides for the partial replacement of income lost by employees
as a result of an accident, illness, etc.?
A. Comprehensive major medical
B. Major medical expense
C. Physician's expense
D. Disability income
E. Surgical expense

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

98. Which type of insurance is probably the most neglected form of available insurance
protection?
A. life
B. liability
C. disability
D. car
E. home and property

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

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99. Which of the following is not an important trade off in purchasing disability income
insurance?
A. waiting period
B. amount of down-payment
C. duration of benefit.
D. accident and sickness coverage.
E. guaranteed renewability.

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

100. The waiting period in disability income insurance is called ____________ period.
A. Exclusion
B. no benefit
C. Coverage
D. trade-off
E. Elimination

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

101. Generally, disability income policies with longer waiting periods


A. have higher premiums.
B. have lower premiums.
C. have about the same premium.
D. Are issued by smaller insurance companies.
E. Are issued by larger insurance companies.

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

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102. The premium for non-cancelable and guaranteed renewable disability income insurance
is higher,
A. therefore, younger people should skip these coverages.
B. hence, the insurance companies enjoy better profit margins.
C. therefore, very few older workers should carry these coverages.
D. but the coverages are well worth the extra cost
E. hence, the policy pays benefits for life.

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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

103. Most insurers limit benefits from all sources to no more than ____________ percent of
your take-home pay.
A. 30-40
B. 40-50
C. 70-80
D. 60-70
E. 50-60

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

104. The main difference between whole life insurance and critical illness insurance is that
critical illness insurance
A. has a higher approval rating
B. is cheaper
C. is more difficult to understand
D. pays the proceeds before the policyholder's death
E. has limits on the amount of insurance you can purchase

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

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105. Critical illness insurance does not usually cover __________________.


A. cancer
B. stroke
C. HIV/AIDS
D. blindness
E. organ transplant

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

106. A basic supplementary health and disability insurance plan should


A. provide at least one year's hospital room and board in full.
B. provide at least $2 million lifetime maximum for each family member.
C. pay 100 percent for out-of-hospital expenses.
D. include hospital costs, supplementary prescription drug charges, and dental maintenance.
E. include vision care insurance.

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-08 Understand the value of supplemental health insurance.
Topic: 09-43 Supplemental Health Insurance

107. A good supplemental health and disability insurance plan should


A. offer basic coverage for hospital costs.
B. provide for prescription drug cost not covered by your provincial plan.
C. provide for dental maintenance including dentures and oral surgery.
D. include vision care insurance.
E. offer basic coverage for hospital costs, provide for prescription drug cost not covered by
your provincial plan, provide for dental maintenance including dentures and oral surgery, and
include vision care insurance.

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-08 Understand the value of supplemental health insurance.
Topic: 09-43 Supplemental Health Insurance

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108. Which of the following statements is true of long-term-care insurance?


A. Canadians are generally unaware of its existence.
B. It covers you when you have a disability that leaves you unable to take care of yourself.
C. It covers you when you have a disability and may need help at home with daily activities.
D. Canadians are generally unaware of its existence and it covers you when you have a
disability that leaves you unable to take care of yourself.
E. Canadians are generally unaware of its existence; it covers you when you have a disability
that leaves you unable to take care of yourself; and it covers you when you have a disability
and may need help at home with daily activities.

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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 09-08 Understand the value of supplemental health insurance.
Topic: 09-43 Supplemental Health Insurance

109. A(n) _______ provides specified benefits regardless of whether the actual expenses are
greater or less then the benefits.
A. medical expense policy
B. comprehensive expense insurance
C. interim expense insurance
D. indemnity policy
E. reimbursement policy

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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 09-08 Understand the value of supplemental health insurance.
Topic: 09-43 Supplemental Health Insurance

110. Dental expense insurance provides reimbursement for


A. oral examinations.
B. fillings.
C. extractions.
D. inlays.
E. all of the above provide reimbursement.

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-08 Understand the value of supplemental health insurance.
Topic: 09-43 Supplemental Health Insurance

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111. In choosing supplemental health and disability insurance, ideally, you should
A. get a basic plan with a major supplementary plan.
B. get dental and vision plans.
C. buy dread disease and cancer insurance plans.
D. purchase nursing home insurance.
E. purchase accident insurance.

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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 09-08 Understand the value of supplemental health insurance.
Topic: 09-43 Supplemental Health Insurance

112. You wish to build up a cash surrender value within your life insurance policy. Which of
the following types of life insurance would permit you to do so?

I. Whole Life Insurance


II. Term-to-100 Insurance
III. Universal Life Insurance
IV. Declining Term Insurance
A. I and III only
B. I, II and III only
C. IV only
D. I, III and IV only
E. I and II only

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-03 Distinguish between the types of life insurance policies and analyze various types of life insurance.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

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113. If you are uncertain whether you will need life insurance beyond the age of 65, which of
the following features should you chose?
A. Renewability option
B. Conversion option
C. Nonforfeiture option
D. Participating option
E. Retractable option

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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 09-03 Distinguish between the types of life insurance policies and analyze various types of life insurance.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

114. If you are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and expect to incur high medical costs
before you die, which type of insurance would provide money for your final medical costs?
A. Life insurance
B. Critical illness insurance
C. Professional insurance
D. House insurance
E. Long-term care

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

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115. You wish to ensure that your life insurance will not cease once you reach the age of 70.
Which types of life insurance would satisfy this need?

I Whole Life Insurance


II Term-to-100 Insurance
III Universal Life Insurance
IV Declining Term Insurance
A. I and II only
B. I, II and III only
C. IV only
D. I, III and IV only
E. 1 and IV only

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-03 Distinguish between the types of life insurance policies and analyze various types of life insurance.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

116. Of all life insurance applicants, _________ percent are found to be insurable, though
some may have to pay higher premiums because of an existing medical condition
A. 50
B. 62
C. 86
D. 98
E. 100

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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

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117. The "free-look" period allows you to cancel your life insurance without penalty anytime
within _________ day(s)
A. one
B. ten
C. thirty
D. sixty
E. ninety

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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

118. Factors that affect the price a company charges for a life insurance policy include
A. the returns on its investments
B. the mortality rate it expects among its policyholders
C. the features the policy contains
D. competition among companies with comparable policies
E. all these factors affect the price a company charges for a life insurance policy

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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

119. The whole life policy is an insurance plan for which the policyholder
A. pays a specified premium each year for as long as he or she lives
B. is also called a straight life policy
C. is also called a cash-value life policy
D. is also called an ordinary life policy
E. all the answers are correct

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-03 Distinguish between the types of life insurance policies and analyze various types of life insurance.
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120. Which of the following is the most common settlement option?


A. life income option.
B. limited installment payment.
C. lump-sum payment.
D. variable installment payment.
E. proceeds left with the company.

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

121. The waiting period for disability income insurance benefits is usually _________ after
the beginning of the policy.
A. 0 days (no waiting period)
B. 10 days
C. 15 days
D. 30 to ninety days
E. 365 days

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

122. Life insurance needs may be used to:


A. Go on vacation
B. Provide a retirement income
C. Buy a car
D. Buy a home
E. Retire

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-01 Define life insurance and describe its purpose and principle.
Topic: 09-01 Life Insurance: An Introduction

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123. At what age have 13.21% of Canadian males died?


A. 20 years
B. 35 years
C. 50 years
D. 65 years
E. 75 years

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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 09-01 Define life insurance and describe its purpose and principle.
Topic: 09-01 Life Insurance: An Introduction

124. Suppose you are a typical family. Your annual income is $70,000. Use the income
replacement method to determine your need for life insurance. Your insurance should be in
the amount of (for 7 years)
A. $260,000.
B. $344,000.
C. $375,000.
D. $400,000.
E. $490,000.

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-02 Determine your life insurance needs.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

125. At age 65 what percentage of Canadian males died (rounded to the nearest percent)?
A. 10%
B. 12%
C. 13%
D. 16%
E. 19%

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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 09-01 Define life insurance and describe its purpose and principle.
Topic: 09-01 Life Insurance: An Introduction

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126. Suppose you are a typical family. Your annual income is $80,000. Use the income
replacement method to determine your need for life insurance. Your insurance should be in
the amount of (for 7 years)
A. $345,000.
B. $392,000.
C. $445,000.
D. $400,000.
E. $560,000.

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-02 Determine your life insurance needs.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

127. What percentage of current income is used in the income replacement method?
A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 80%
D. 30%
E. 90%

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-02 Determine your life insurance needs.
Topic: 09-05 Determining Your Life Insurance Needs

128. What is the maximum term for term life insurance?


A. 25 years
B. 10 years
C. 40 years
D. 100 years
E. 5 years

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-03 Distinguish between the types of life insurance policies and analyze various types of life insurance.
Topic: 09-09 Types of Life Insurance

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129. At what age is term life insurance usually not renewable?


A. 50
B. 60 to 65
C. 85 to 90
D. 70 to 75
E. 55 to 60

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-03 Distinguish between the types of life insurance policies and analyze various types of life insurance.
Topic: 09-09 Types of Life Insurance

130. If inflation is 3% how many years will it take to decrease in value to less that 50% of the
original value (use the closest 5 year time period)?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
E. 30

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-04 Select important provisions in life insurance contracts.
Topic: 09-13 Important Provisions in a Life Insurance Contract

131. What is not one of the five questions when choosing an insurance agent?
A. Is your agent available when needed?
B. Does your agent advise you to have a financial plan?
C. Does your agent keep up with changes in the insurance field?
D. Is your agent a top 1% of their field insurance agent?
E. Is your agent happy to answer questions?

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Learning Objective: 09-05 Create a plan to buy life insurance.
Topic: 09-24 Buying Life Insurance

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132. In 2015 roughly how much did Canadians pay for health and insurance products?
A. 20 billion
B. 30 billion
C. 40 billion
D. 50 billion
E. 90 billion

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-06 Define health insurance and explain its importance in financial planning.
Topic: 09-31 Health Insurance and Financial Planning

133. Ages 15 to 24 have what percentage of disabilities?


A. 4.4%
B. 6.5%
C. 10.1%
D. 16.1%
E. 2.2%

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-07 Recognize the need for disability income insurance.
Topic: 09-37 Disability Income Insurance

134. Which of the following is not a type of supplemental health insurance?


A. Dental
B. Auto
C. Vision
D. Travel
E. Long term care

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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 09-08 Understand the value of supplemental health insurance.
Topic: 09-43 Supplemental Health Insurance

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