Free California Life & Annuities Insurance Practice Exam 3
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Exam Structure & Overview
Passing the California insurance exam is the ultimate step toward launching your career as a licensed professional. This practice test consists of 25 high-probability questions sampled to match the general composition of topics tested on the real state licensing examination.
Whether you are preparing for the Life & Annuities lines or a combined license, practicing with mock questions helps cement concepts, improves time management, and reduces test-day anxiety.
Key Practice Focus Areas
- State Laws & Regulations: Specific rules, licensing duties, and consumer protections.
- Policy Provisions & Options: Standard contract clauses, riders, exclusions, and riders.
- General Principles: Underwriting basics, insurance concepts, and legal requirements.
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Life InsurancePremiums & Taxes
If a business is the owner and beneficiary of a life insurance policy on an employee, how are the premiums treated for tax purposes?
Life InsuranceBeneficiaries
John named his two children, Amy and Ben, as his primary beneficiaries on a per capita basis. Ben dies before John. When John dies, who receives the death benefit?
CA Insurance Law & EthicsPolicy Replacement & Disclosure
For a life insurance policy sold to a senior (age 60+) in California, the free look period is:
AnnuitiesSuitability & Taxation
If a corporation owns a non-qualified annuity, how is the growth taxed?
Life InsuranceRiders & Provisions
The Waiver of Premium rider ensures that if the policyowner becomes totally disabled:
Life InsuranceRiders & Provisions
If an insured's age is found to be understated on a life insurance application, what will the insurer do at the time of claim?
Life InsuranceRiders & Provisions
The provision that allows a policyowner to restore a lapsed policy to its original status is the:
Life InsuranceBeneficiaries
If a policyowner designates a beneficiary as 'irrevocable,' what is required to change the designation?
General InsuranceInsurance Marketplace
An insurance broker in California legally represents:
Life InsuranceTypes of Policies
Which of the following describes a single premium whole life policy?
CA Insurance Law & EthicsLicensing & Conduct
Who is responsible for appointing an agent to act on behalf of an insurer?
Life InsuranceRiders & Provisions
Which rider allows the policyowner to purchase additional amounts of insurance at future dates without evidence of insurability?
CA Insurance Law & EthicsLicensing & Conduct
What must be on every life insurance advertisement in California?
AnnuitiesSuitability & Taxation
A client uses funds from a non-qualified annuity to pay for long-term care insurance premiums. What is the tax implication?
Life InsurancePremiums & Taxes
How are premiums for an individual life insurance policy generally treated for tax purposes?
General InsuranceBasic Principles
A stock insurance company is owned by its:
General InsuranceContracts & Terminology
A contract requires that both parties bring something of value to the exchange. This is known as:
Life InsuranceBeneficiaries
Can a policyowner name a charity as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy?
AnnuitiesTypes & Payout Options
The 'cash refund' life annuity payout option provides that if the annuitant dies before receiving payments equal to the principal:
Life InsuranceRiders & Provisions
What is a Life Settlement?
CA Insurance Law & EthicsSenior Suitability Rules
California Insurance Code §§785-789.10 specifically govern the sale of which type of product to senior consumers?
CA Insurance Law & EthicsPolicy Replacement & Disclosure
In California, what is the 'free look' period for a life insurance policy?
Life InsuranceSocial Security (OASDI)
Under Social Security, the blackout period refers to:
General InsuranceContracts & Terminology
What does a 'guaranteed renewable' provision ensure?
AnnuitiesTypes & Payout Options