Texas General Lines – Life, Accident, and Health Insurance (LAH05) Practice Test

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• Which is not a requirement in a group life policy?
• Which statement accurately describes the beneficiary provision in a Life Annuity with Period Certain?
• Which advertising rule must insurers in Texas follow regarding naming in advertising?
• Which statement best describes a term policy's expiration?
• In Investor-Originated Life Insurance (IOLI), who typically pays the premiums to obtain the life policy?
• What is a medical information bureau (MIB) report used for in underwriting?
• Which statement describes a copayment?
• In a Limited-Pay Life policy, premiums are paid for a specified period, but coverage lasts for the insured's lifetime. Which statement best describes this arrangement?
• Insurance company agent appointments remain in force...
• Which policy expires at the end of the policy period?
• Deferred annuity features...
• Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, when must an applicant be informed of their rights?
• How is disability defined in many disability income policies?
• An Adjustable Life Policy is described as ...
• Group credit insurance offers coverage to the lender, usually a bank or finance company, where the payout is the outstanding principal amount.
• Which provision in a life insurance policy pays an amount not surpassing the guaranteed cash value?
• An agent who tells a client that dividends are guaranteed may be guilty of what?
• Which continuation option is commonly used to extend group coverage after employment ends (state rules apply)?
• What payout options are typically available for annuities?
• Why are illustrations and misrepresentation important in life policy marketing?
• Insurable interest must exist at the inception of a life insurance contract. If a premium is past due but the policy remains within the grace period, the death benefit payable to the beneficiary is equal to the...
• In a noncontributory group term life plan, which party pays the premiums?
• How does assignment affect policy ownership rights?
• The insuring agreement states?
• Which term describes persuading claimants to sign a release form by threatening action?
• In a monthly premium payment mode, which statement is true about the gross premium?
• Who typically issues the certificate of coverage to employees under a group life policy?
• Dividends described in a participating policy are represented as what?
• In Investor-Originated Life Insurance (IOLI), who benefits financially in this arrangement?
• What happens to paid-up additions over time?
• Which of the following is a legally permissible way to share commissions?
• What is true about Immediate Annuity payments?
• In group life plans, premiums are paid by the employer; are they usually tax-deductible?
• What does guaranteed renewal imply about renewal of the policy?
• Which statement about MIB reports is true?
• Which term describes an insurer organized and formed in Texas?
• What is the minimum number of continuing education hours a newly licensed General Lines agent must complete?
• Which policy types typically have a cash value that can be borrowed against?
• The policy loan provision allows the policyowner to borrow against the policy's cash value.
• What is the elimination period?
• The insuring agreement is defined as the insurer's basic promise.
• Which type of assignment is commonly used as security for a debt?
• Which type of life policy incorporates flexible premiums and an adjustable death benefit?
• In disability income policies, what does the term 'any occupation' typically refer to?
• Which situation demonstrates valid insurable interest at the time of application?
• Which statement best describes the Commissioner's role?
• Modified Whole Life is not considered interest sensitive. Which statement is true?
• Extended Term is not required to be included in life insurance policies.
• The Commissioner may issue a temporary agent license for a maximum of how many days?
• What is coinsurance?
• A Single Premium Annuity is characterized by first payments timing as?
• What continuing education requirements apply to Texas LAH05 licensees?
• Under Texas law, after the second year, suicide may not be a defense against payment.
• An agent may legally share commissions only with whom?
• Are dividends guaranteed by insurers?
• Annuities serve to liquidate an estate through recurrent payments.
• What does the entire contract provision in a life insurance policy state?
• In Equity Indexed Life Insurance, which statement is true?
• In a group life policy, which document evidences an individual's coverage?
• An insurance company MUST use in its advertising.
• An agent whose license has been revoked is required to wait at least how many years before applying for a new license?
• Credit policies are issued as...
• If a misstatement of age is discovered after a payout, what typically happens?
• In a variable universal life policy, who controls where the investment will go and the amount of the premium payment?
• The part of a life insurance policy guaranteed to be true is called a...
• Which statement best describes variable life insurance?
• Which life insurance policy covers two lives and pays the face amount after the first death?
• The applicant's signature on a life insurance application attests that the statements on the application are accurate to the best knowledge.
• In a contributory group plan, who pays the premiums?
• What does Credit Life Insurance typically cover?
• Which statement best describes when an agent's appointment terminates?
• If a policy loan is outstanding at death, how is the death benefit typically affected?
• The amount of coverage on a group credit life policy is limited to the insured's total loan value.
• The Commissioner may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of an agent who is..
• How is eligibility for group plans typically determined?
• Reinstatement in health insurance is the process to restore coverage after a lapse by meeting what steps?
• All the following provisions must be included in life insurance policies, EXCEPT
• Under the _____ _________ code, suicide may not be a defense against payment after the second year.
• An applicant for an insurance agent license must be what?
• Which statement best reflects the regulator's overarching goal for the insurance market?
• Term policies are issued for a given period, such as 10, 20, or 30 years. If you die during the term, your designated beneficiaries will receive the death benefit. If you don't die during the term, the policy will expire when the term ends, and no benefits will be paid.
• An ______ ____ _____ requires a policy owner to provide proof of insurability in an adjustable life policy.
• What is coordination of benefits (COB) designed to do?
• Which of the following best describes the beneficiary feature of a Life Annuity with Period Certain?
• ______ ____ is an element of single premium annuity.
• Which option correctly lists the duration of a temporary agent license?
• What is the benefit period?
• A typical trigger for an accelerated death benefit rider is what?
• Which type of life policy has a death benefit that can fluctuate according to the performance of its underlying investment portfolio?
• Which statement best describes how preexisting conditions are treated in health coverage?
• What does the accelerated death benefit rider provide?
• Which statement describes a contributory group life plan?
• Which designation allows the owner to change the beneficiary without consent?
• An applicant's signature on a life insurance application is required to attest that statements on the application are accurate to the best of the applicant's knowledge.
• Which statement best describes a revocable beneficiary designation?
• In a variable life policy, who bears investment risk?
• Which policy pays out after the death of the last insured?
• What is the purpose of the grace period in life insurance?
• In a collateral assignment, who typically retains ownership of the policy?
• Solvency refers to a company's ability to
• Which characteristic is required of an applicant for an insurance agent license?
• What are nonforfeiture options and why do they exist?
• What is the primary purpose of coordination of benefits when a person has multiple health plans?
• A dividend in life insurance is best described as what?
• When is a change of beneficiary prohibited without consent?
• Straight Life Annuity is best described as...
• Before holding a hearing regarding an agent's unfair or deceptive practice, the Insurance Commissioner MUST give ___ days' notice.
• What replacement rules govern the sale of life and health insurance?
• Loan proceeds are defined as the amount the lender disburses to the borrower after paying off closing fees.
• What is the difference between contributory and noncontributory group coverage?
• Common limited-payment periods for Limited-Pay Life policies include
• How is a misstatement of age or sex resolved after a claim has been paid?
• Which statement best describes universal life insurance?
• What is the role of consideration in a life insurance contract?
• Which policy type is designed for temporary protection and has little to no cash value?
• What is the effect of a waiver of premium rider?
• Under a trustee group life policy, which group would receive a certificate of coverage?
• When a policy owner exchanges a term policy for a whole life policy without providing proof of good health, ______ _______ applies.
• Which describes a whole life insurance policy?
• What licensing is required to sell LAH05 lines in Texas?
• How does a term rider relate to permanent policies?
• What is a copayment?
• A variable life policy salesperson must register with which organization before selling?
• If misrepresentation is found, which action may the Commissioner take regarding a license?
• An agent who tells claimants that their rights may be impaired if they fail to complete a release form could be guilty of what?
• Who pays the premium in a noncontributory group policy?
• A group life policy may NOT insure groups consisting exclusively of persons who are related by marriage, blood, or legal adoption. Which option reflects this rule when identifying such a group?
• Group life policies MUST include all the following provisions EXCEPT
• Which statement about fixed annuities is true?
• Why are illustrations used in life policy marketing?
• Under Texas code, the MAXIMUM for which a spouse may be insured in a company group life program with a $50,000 death benefit is $ ______.
• Under the Texas Insurance code, an insurance company must pay death benefits for suicide if the policy has been in force for...
• Which policy is designed to cover two lives and pay only after the second death?
• Limited-Pay Life coverage normally lasts until what age?
• Which statement best describes Credit Life Insurance issued to a debtor?
• What is the purpose of the incontestability clause in a life insurance policy?
• The two-year period to contest information provided on an accident and health application begins on the date the insurer dates the policy.
• Why is a grace period included in health policies?
• If an agent claims dividends are guaranteed, this would be an example of what?
• What does group credit life insurance primarily provide?
• How do underwriters classify risk as standard versus substandard?
• Which component is included in Adjustable Life Policies?
• In group life insurance plans, who contributes to the premium?
• Which statement best describes guaranteed renewable versus noncancelable policies?
• In a noncontributory group term life plan, who pays the entire cost of the plan?
• A noncontributory group term life plan is characterized by what?
• In a universal life policy, which two features are adjustable by the policyholder?
• To whom must an insurance company send a notice of termination?
• Which entity may administer the worker's compensation system?
• Life Annuity with Period Certain includes which feature?
• Misstatement of age in health policies generally leads to what outcome?
• In cash-value life policies, how does a policy loan typically affect the policy?
• Which statement describes term life insurance?
• The Commissioner does NOT have the power to activate the insurance company's ________.
• Living benefits allow access to the death benefit for what purpose?
• ________ _______ of a life insurance policy is used extensively in estate-planning as well as business circumstances
• To reinstate a lapse life insurance policy, which of the following is typically required?
• Survivorship covers two people and pays upon the death of the last insured.
• Which statement describes an Immediate Annuity?
• Paid-Up Additions are additional whole life coverage that a policyholder purchases using the policy's dividends instead of premiums.
• In a Variable annuity, benefits are based on...
• What is an out-of-pocket maximum?
• An insurer must provide claim forms within ___ days after receiving notice of a loss.
• If an insurance company is organized under the laws of New Jersey and licensed to do business here, it is considered a _____ in Texas.
• In a variable life policy, which statement is true?
• The premiums paid by an employer for group life insurance are usually considered to be...
• Which term policy allows continued coverage after expiration?
• If a beneficiary designation is irrevocable, what is required to change the designation?
• Which annuity payout option provides lifetime income with a guaranteed period optional?
• Under Investor-Originated Life Insurance (IOLI), the investor pays the premiums to take out a large life policy for the person. The investor pays what in exchange?
• Insurance agent licenses normally must be renewed every how many years?
• A Straight Life Annuity is characterized by which feature?
• In Texas, a domestic insurance company is defined as a company that...
• For a life insurance policy, insurable interest must exist at what point?
• Under Texas Insurance Law, the term 'transacting business' includes...
• Adjustable Life Policy is a hybrid of term life and whole life that allows policyholders the option to adjust policy features, including the period of protection, face amount, premiums, and length of the premium payment period. Adjustable life policies also incorporate an interest-bearing savings component, known as a cash value account. Which option best describes this policy?
• In Texas terminology, what term is used for an insurer formed outside the state but authorized to do business in Texas?
• Dividends paid on participating policies are described as:
• Which type of policy provides a minimum guaranteed death benefit?
• In a group life plan where employees share in the cost of premiums, the arrangement is described as what type?
• Which organization is associated with regulatory oversight for selling variable life policies?
• Which statement accurately describes licensing to sell LAH05 in Texas?
• Conformity with state law in policy provisions requires what?
• How are annuity earnings taxed?
• Which option correctly describes how partial disabilities are handled in some policies?
• What is the most important factor when deciding whether to convert term insurance at attained age or original age?
• Equity Indexed Life Insurance is tied to an equity index with a minimum rate of accumulation. If the index gains exceed the minimum return, what happens to the cash value?
• How long is a typical grace period after the due date?
• To obtain an increasing death benefit to protect against inflation, which option should be selected?
• How do fixed and variable annuities differ?
• In universal life insurance, how does cash value grow?
• Which term describes ownership of a life insurance policy by someone other than the insured, used in estate planning and business?
• Which statement about dividends in a participating policy is true?
• What happens to group coverage when employment ends?
• What is an annuity?
• The regulator overseeing insurance in Texas is the
• What distinguishes an absolute assignment from a collateral assignment of a life policy?
• Boycott, coercion, and intimidation that result in the unreasonable restraint of trade are prohibited under the Texas Insurance Code covering.....
• What are living benefits in a life policy?
• A disability income rider provides what?
• Conversion Provision allows a policyholder to change a term policy into whole or universal policy without going through the health qualification process again.
• What is a deductible in health insurance?
• _______ ______ ____ is NOT defined as doing Insurance Business.
• A Variable Life policy includes which premium structure?
• Which of the following describes an immediate annuity?
• Which item is not guaranteed during a sales presentation for a participating life insurance policy?
• The Commissioner may examine the records of an insurance company to determine the company's what?
• Which rider covers children under their parent's policy?
• Which of the following may be required to reinstate a lapsed health policy?