Insurers offering variable annuities charge a number of fees and expenses. One category of fees and expenses is charged to cover the cost of record keeping, paperwork, and periodic reports to annuity owners. This expense is the A) investment management charge. B) surrender charge. C) administrative charge. D) front-end load. ANSWER Answer: C
Which of the following statements is (are) true with respect to an equity-indexed annuity? I. The maximum percentage gain is usually capped. II. There is no downside protection against loss of principal if the annuity is held to term. A) I only B) II only C) both I and II D) neither I nor II […]
The gross premium for life insurance is equal to A) the present value of the future death claim plus an expense loading. B) the present value of the future death claim less the sum of the premiums paid when death occurs. C) the present value of the future death claim less the present value of […]
Which of the following statements about variable annuities is true? A) The periodic payments received by the annuitant are fixed. B) Variable annuities typically provide a guaranteed death benefit payable to a beneficiary if the annuitant dies prior to retirement. C) Insurers offering variable annuities are not permitted to charge administrative fees. D) Although the […]
Life annuity payments are made up of all of the following EXCEPT A) return of premiums. B) interest earnings. C) unliquidated principal of annuitants who live too long. D) unliquidated principal of annuitants who die early. ANSWER Answer: C
With an equity-indexed annuity, what name is given to the method of crediting excess interest to the annuity? A) the capitation method B) the indexing method C) the distribution method D) the earnings method ANSWER Answer: B
When selling life annuities, what risk is the insurer pooling? A) bad investment performance B) premature death C) bad expense experience D) excessive longevity ANSWER Answer: D
Which of the following statements is (are) true with respect to annuities? I. Annuities are the opposite of life insurance. II. The fundamental purpose of annuities is to replace lost income in case of premature death. A) I only B) II only C) both I and II D) neither I nor II ANSWER […]
Which of the following statements regarding the taxation of individual annuities is (are) true? I. The exclusion ratio is the percentage of the annuity income that is taxable. II. After the net cost of the annuity has been paid to the annuitant, the total annuity payment is taxable. A) I only B) II only C) […]
Charles, age 65, owns a paid-up $250,000 whole life policy on his own life. Charles is doing some estate planning and would not like this policy to be included in his gross estate for federal estate tax purposes. Which of the following statements is (are) true regarding the tax treatment of this policy? I. Charles […]
