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Free Life Insurance Basics Practice Questions

Michigan Life exam — 79 practice questions.

Subtopics: Insurable interest, Principle of indemnity, Risk classification, Adverse selection, Underwriting, Premium factors, Warranty vs representation, Field underwriting, Insurable interest parties, Personal uses, Liquidity, Human life value, 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, Substandard risk, Effective date, Statement of good health, Backdating, MIB, 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. For a Michigan life insurance policy to be valid, insurable interest must exist:

At policy inception

In life insurance, insurable interest must exist at the time the policy is issued, not at the time of death.

2. Why is life insurance generally not considered a contract of indemnity?

It pays a stated face amount rather than measured loss

Life insurance pays a predetermined face amount, not an amount measured by actual financial loss.

3. An applicant rated as a substandard risk on a Michigan life policy will typically pay:

A higher premium

Substandard (higher-risk) applicants are charged higher premiums to reflect greater mortality risk.

4. The tendency of higher-risk individuals to seek insurance more than others is called:

Adverse selection

Adverse selection is the tendency of poorer-than-average risks to seek or keep coverage.

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