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Free Life Policy Provisions Options and Riders Practice Questions

Pennsylvania Life exam (series 16-01) — 44 practice questions.

Subtopics: Free look, Grace period, Incontestability, Divorce effect, Accelerated benefit, Entire contract, Misstatement of age, Reinstatement, Ownership, Assignment, Collateral assignment, Suicide clause, Beneficiary primary, Contingent beneficiary, Revocable beneficiary, Irrevocable beneficiary, Per stirpes, Common disaster, Spendthrift clause, Settlement lump sum, Interest only, Life income option, Fixed period option, Fixed amount option, Cash surrender, Reduced paid-up, Extended term, Automatic premium loan, Policy loan, Partial withdrawal, Dividends not guaranteed, Paid-up additions, Accumulation at interest, Reduction of premium, Waiver of premium, Payor benefit, Accidental death rider, Guaranteed insurability, Cost of living rider, Long-term care rider, Spouse and child riders, Aviation exclusion, War exclusion, Retained asset account

Sample questions & answers

1. The standard free-look period for an individual life policy in Pennsylvania is:

10 days (30 days for insureds age 65 and older)

Pennsylvania provides a 10-day free look, extended to 30 days for insureds age 65 and older, for a full refund.

2. Pennsylvania individual life policies must provide a premium grace period of at least:

31 days

A 31-day grace period keeps coverage in force after a missed premium; a death claim is paid less the overdue premium.

3. A Pennsylvania life policy generally becomes incontestable after it has been in force during the insured's lifetime for:

2 years

After 2 years the insurer generally cannot contest the policy for misstatements, except for nonpayment of premium.

4. In Pennsylvania, a divorce generally affects a life insurance beneficiary designation naming the former spouse by:

Treating the former spouse's designation as ineffective in many cases by statute

Pennsylvania law can void a beneficiary designation in favor of a former spouse upon divorce unless reaffirmed.

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Practice: Life Policy Provisions Options and Riders

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Practice questions are study aids generated for exam preparation and are not actual exam questions. Content is provided for educational purposes and is not legal advice. Verify current statutes, rules, and exam specifications with the Pennsylvania Insurance Department and the exam administrator before relying on it.