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Free Life Insurance Basics Practice Questions

Georgia Life exam — 80 practice questions.

Subtopics: Human life value, MIB, Field underwriting, Premium factors, STOLI, Consideration, Delivery, Net premium, Valued contract, Insurable interest, Insurable interest parties, Personal uses, Liquidity, Needs approach, Buy-sell funding, Key person, Term vs permanent, Participating policies, Separate account, Variable products licensing, Mortality, Interest assumption, Premium mode, Advertising, Application accuracy, Sources of underwriting, Risk classification, Substandard risk, Effective date, Statement of good health, Backdating, Unfair discrimination underwriting, Group vs individual, Warranties vs representations, Disclosure statement, Estate conservation, Executive compensation, Expense factor, Declined risk, Surrender comparison index, Net amount at risk, Legal reserve, CSO mortality table, Level premium funding, Cash value accumulation, Endowment maturity, Free look period, Policy replacement rules, Twisting, Churning, Rebating, Defamation, Binding receipt, Insuring clause, Consideration clause, Owner vs insured, Stranger-originated life insurance, Suitability, Sales illustration, Producer appointment, Paramedical exam, Inspection report, Nonmedical limit, Split-dollar plan, Section 162 executive bonus, Dependency period need, Social Security blackout period, Capital retention approach, Final expense need, Insurance age, Flat extra premium, Postponed risk, Agent's report, Policy summary, Material misrepresentation

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Sample questions & answers

1. The method that estimates a life insurance need from the insured's projected future earnings is the:

Human life value approach

The human life value approach quantifies the economic loss of future earnings to dependents if the insured dies.

2. Insurers commonly share underwriting medical information through which organization?

The Medical Information Bureau

The Medical Information Bureau (MIB) is a membership organization that helps insurers detect and deter underwriting fraud.

3. When a Georgia agent gathers information and completes the application with the applicant, the agent is performing:

Field underwriting

Field underwriting is the agent's role in gathering accurate information and screening risks at the point of sale.

4. The three primary factors used to calculate a life insurance premium are mortality, interest, and:

Expense

Premiums are based on the cost of mortality, the interest the insurer expects to earn, and the expense of doing business.

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Practice: Life Insurance Basics

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