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All the following are advantages of level premium whole life insurance except:


A) furnishes permanent protection
B) small initial outlay v. single premium whole life
C) combines savings with insurance
D) provides inflation protection

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Which of the following is not correct with respect to universal life insurance?


A) Is interest sensitive
B) Has flexible premiums and benefits
C) Usually involves more guarantees than ordinary whole life
D) The pattern of face amount may be selected

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Why does the death benefit increase under certain conditions in the universal life Plan A (fixed face amount)?

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IRS rules require the face amount of a l...

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Which statement about variable universal life insurance is false?


A) Relatively small premiums are collected on a frequent basis.
B) They provide policyowners with more alternatives for investing cash values in their whole life policies.
C) They can duplicate universal life insurance.
D) Individual policies are large since it is purchased for employees by their unions.

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What are the features that distinguish universal life from traditional forms of life insurance?

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The features that distinguish traditiona...

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All of the following are true of level premium ordinary whole life insurance except:


A) furnished permanent protection over all of one's life
B) small initial outlay compared to single premium, whole life
C) combines savings with insurance
D) premiums end at age 65

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Which of these is the least appropriate use for whole life insurance?


A) Mortgage retirement fund
B) Dependent spouse income fund
C) Retirement need
D) Emergency fund

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If a term life policy is convertible, the insured has the option to convert it to:


A) cash
B) an annuity
C) a decreasing term policy
D) a permanent form of coverage

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A universal life insurance policy (ULI) is considered to be:


A) term insurance only
B) a form of fixed face, fixed premium whole life insurance
C) a whole life policy where the face amount may be changed at any time
D) providing more flexibility in paying premiums

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Your best friend discovers you just took an introductory insurance course. He asks you what type of life insurance policy he should buy, given that he is 28 years old. Which type of life insurance should you recommend?


A) Term life
B) Whole life
C) Universal life
D) Cannot be determined from the given information

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In general, what are the uses for term life insurance? Provide examples.

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Term life insurance should be used when ...

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The primary reason life insurance policies have a savings element is to allow the:


A) insured to have money for old age or for other purposes
B) insurer to reduce the cost of insurance by investing money at high interest rates
C) insured to accumulate funds to aid in the long-term financing of private business enterprises
D) insured to obtain lifetime protection at a level premium

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Mortality tables assume that all people die at age 95.

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Which of the following isnot a characteristic of universal life insurance?


A) Mortality costs and minimum investment returns are known
B) Face amounts are fixed and premium payments are fixed
C) Pattern of death benefit is selectable
D) Ability to earn competitive returns

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Which of the following is a permanent need for purchasing life insurance?


A) Funding a child's college education
B) Paying off a mortgage loan
C) Providing for funeral expenses
D) Funding the readjustment period for a spouse

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Explain why there is a savings element to a whole life insurance contract.

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When life insurance is provided on a level premium basis, the premium payments increase as the insured ages.

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Choose the item below that is notrue for group life insurance.


A) Benefit amounts are usually increased by the employer at 5-year intervals.
B) Their number is growing.
C) Benefits are determined by a predetermined formula.
D) The group must not be formed solely to purchase insurance.

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Under a group life insurance plan, in general, individuals do not have to pass an insurer's medical examination.

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After taking an introductory course in insurance, your parents ask you what type of life insurance policy they should purchase if they want permanent death protection and the potential for earning a relatively high rate of return on their cash value. Which type of life insurance would you suggest?


A) Term life
B) Whole life
C) Universal life
D) Variable life

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