FLORIDA 2-15 INSURANCE EXAM LATEST

FLORIDA 2-15 INSURANCE EXAM (LATEST 2024/2025

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◉ Each of the following statements about the incontestable clause in a life insurance policy is correct EXCEPT

• the clause gives people assurance that when their policies become claims,

they will be paid without delays or protest

• the incontestable clause means that after a certain period, an insurer cannot

refuse to pay the proceeds of a policy or void the contract

• incontestable clauses usually become effective from the issue date of the

policy

• insurers can void a contract even after the specified period provided they

can prove the policy was purchased fraudulently. Answer: D. After the policy

has been in force for the specified period, the company cannot contest a death claim or refuse payment of the proceeds even on the basis of a material misstatement, concealment, or fraud.

◉ All of the following statements correctly describe the purpose of Social Security EXCEPT

• to provide basic protection against financial problems accompanying death,

disability, and retirement

• to augment a sound personal insurance plan
• to provide a source of income for a meaningful standard of living

D. to protect workers, their spouses, and dependent children. Answer: C. The

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to augment - not protect - a sound personal insurance plan. Many expect Social Security to fulfill all their financial needs and to provide a meaningful standard of living. The consequences of this misunderstanding have been disillusionment by many Americans who found they were inadequately covered when they needed life insurance, disability income, or retirement income.

◉ Ralph owns a $50,000 nonpar whole life policy. Its cash value has accumulated to $15,000, and he has paid a total of $9,500 in premiums. If he surrenders the policy for its cash value, how will it be taxed?

• Ralph will receive the $15,000 tax free
• Ralph will receive $5,500 tax free; the $9,500 balance is taxable as income
• Ralph will receive the $9,500 tax free; the $5,500 balance is taxable as

income

D. Ralph will receive the $15,000 as taxable income. Answer: C. A policyowner

is allowed to receive tax free an amount equal to what the policyowner paid into the policy over the years in the form of premiums.

◉ Which of the following would NOT apply when a life insurance policy is reinstated after a lapse?

• all back premiums must be paid
• all outstanding loans must be paid
• a new contestable period goes into effect

D. a new suicide exclusion period goes into effect. Answer: D. There is no new

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◉ Jane, age 35, has just purchased a 20-pay whole life policy. When she turns 55, she will

• receive the policy's face value benefit
• have a fully matured policy
• cease paying premiums

D. no longer be covered by the policy. Answer: C. Limited pay whole life

policies have level premiums that are limited to a certain period (less than life), after which no more premiums are owed.

◉ If a life insurance applicant is given a binding receipt, when does the applicant's coverage become effective?

• the date the policy is issued
• the date the applicant proves to be insurable
• the date the receipt is given

D. the date the policy is delivered. Answer: C. Under a binding receipt (or

temporary insurance agreement), coverage is guaranteed at the time of application for the amount of insurance applied for. The temporary coverage continues until the policy is issued as requested, until the company offers a different policy or until the company rejects the application, but in no event for more than 60 days from the date the agreement was signed.

◉ Who performs the function of risk selection in determining an individual's insurability for policy issue?

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• actuary
• agent
• fiduciary

D underwriter. Answer: D. Who is qualified to purchase life insurance and who

is not? The process of answering this question is called risk selection, a function that is performed by insurance company underwriters.

◉ Regular notices sent to policyowners for payment of their life insurance policy premiums reflect

• gross premium
• net level premium
• net single premium

D. none of the above. Answer: A. Gross premium equals net single premium

plus expense. The gross premium is what the policyowners are required to pay.

◉ in which of the following situations would the premium payor of a life insurance policy be able to deduct the premium payments for tax purposes?

• Joe, the sole proprietor of a grocery store, purchases and pays premiums on

a $75,000 term life policy on his life and names his wife as beneficiary

• Leland, a local board member of the United Way, assigns his $25,000 whole

life policy to that organization, but continues to make the premium payments

• Michelle, the legal guardian of 5-year-old Angela, makes the premium

payments on Angela's $5,000 juvenile life insurance policy

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