LLQP Practice Exam Questions and Answers

Dora meets with the following clients, each of whom fills out a disability insurance application:

• Scott, a ski instructor who skydives every weekend in the summer,

• Lamar, a librarian who drives to work daily and spends his free time collecting stamps and watching nature shows,

• Timothy, an administrative assistant who walks 30 minutes each way to and from work, and

• Yashar, an accountant who participates in 5 online chess competitions a week and studies chess in his spare time.

All else being equal, which of Dora’s clients will qualify for the most favorable insurance premium?

Angela works in a biomedical research lab where she has been assigned to discover possible antidotes to the anthrax virus. While the discovery process of testing possible antidotes would expose her to the deadly virus, she is excited about the assignment.

Knowing that anthrax can be contracted through infected food, air or contact with skin, what risk management strategy would Angela employ by wearing protective gear over her mouth and skin?

Oliver, an insurance agent, meets with Roman and Julie. They are a married couple with a five-year-old son William. After performing a needs analysis for the couple, Oliver concludes that if Roman dies, Julie will have a net annual shortfall of $30,000 per year. Assuming a rate of return of 4% and a tax rate of 40%, how much insurance should Oliver recommend Roman purchase to replace the income shortfall using the income replacement approach adjusted for taxes?

Julie and her spouse, Vincent, have two children, the youngest of whom is 5. Their salaries are roughly equivalent, at around $65,000 each. If Julie loses her spouse, she would receive, each month, $700 from the government plan and an orphan’s pension of $230 for each of her two children. She would also receive a monthly pension of $790 from her spouse's pension plan. The monthly expenses after her spouse's death are estimated at $4,000. Julie's disposable income will be about $1,500 a month. She is worried about the impact on her children's standard of living, especially over the next 10 years.

What is the annual shortfall if Vincent dies?

(Ted purchased an IVIC 10 years ago. His original deposit was $10,000. The current market value is $15,500 at maturity.

What will the new maturity guarantee be?)

John purchased a permanent life insurance policy for his grandson, Richard, when Richard was born 28 years ago. This policy has increased in death benefit over time and holds sizeable cash value. Now that Richard is older, John would like to transfer this policy to him as he now is working and has a family.

What does John need to know about this transfer in relation to tax implication?

Three years ago, Douglas purchased a whole life insurance policy with numerous supplementary benefits and riders. Today, he meets with his doctor who informs him that he has late-stage colon cancer and has only a few months to live. Even with surgery, his chances of survival are low. Douglas calls his insurance agent, Penny, to ask her what he should do to obtain a benefit immediately.

Axel owns a $150,000 whole life insurance policy with an accumulated cash surrender value (CSV) of $20,000. His monthly premiums are $300, due on the fifth day of each month. Axel misses his November 5 premium payment and then dies a few weeks later, on November 20.

On February 5, Ayla started working at Larson Group Inc. as an administrative assistant. Larson Group offers all employees a group health, dental and life insurance plan that commences after a 3-month waiting period. On April 7, Ayla felt ill and drove herself to the hospital. The doctor diagnosed two clogged arteries and performed an emergency surgery. Ayla was unable to work for 2 months, then died of complications on June 9. Will the group insurance plan pay the death benefit?

Li Jun, 50, applies for a $250,000 critical illness (CI) insurance policy with his insurance agent Ming. On the application, Li Jun states that he must take pills daily to manage his hypertension. Aside from this, his health is good. Given his age and hypertension issue, he is worried that the insurer may refuse his application.

What does Ming CORRECTLY advise him?