Free New Mexico Life & Annuities Insurance Practice Exam 1
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Passing the New Mexico 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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General InsuranceBasic Principles
A hazard that increases the probability of loss due to a person's dishonest character is called a:
New Mexico Insurance Law & EthicsFree-Look & Grace Periods
Under New Mexico Insurance Code, what is the mandatory grace period for premium payments on individual life insurance policies?
Life InsuranceWhole Life
Single premium whole life insurance is a policy:
Life InsuranceUniversal Life
The 'target premium' in a universal life policy:
AnnuitiesTypes & Payout Options
Walter purchases a single premium deferred annuity. Five years later, he needs to withdraw $20,000 from the account. The policy has a 7-year surrender charge schedule starting at 7% and decreasing by 1% each year. What will the surrender penalty be on his withdrawal?
Life InsuranceWhole Life
Dividends from a participating whole life policy left to 'accumulate at interest' result in:
AnnuitiesVariable Annuities
A variable annuity's 'sub-account' value is calculated using:
New Mexico Insurance Law & EthicsClaims handling
An insured notifies their health insurer of a medical loss and requests claim forms. Within how many days after receiving notice of claim must the insurer furnish blank claim forms to the claimant?
AnnuitiesFixed Annuities
Fixed annuities are NOT classified as securities because:
Life InsuranceRiders & Provisions
The Long-Term Care Rider on a life insurance policy allows the policyowner to:
Life InsuranceBeneficiaries
A 'per stirpes' beneficiary designation means that if a beneficiary predeceases the insured:
New Mexico Insurance Law & EthicsFree-Look & Grace Periods
An applicant accidentally understates their age on a life insurance application. Upon death 5 years later, the error is discovered. What action does the insurer take?
Life InsuranceTerm Life
Annual renewable term (ART) insurance is characterized by:
AnnuitiesSuitability & Taxation
What is the tax consequence of taking a loan from an annuity?
General InsuranceTypes of Insurers
Lloyd's of London is best described as:
General InsuranceBasic Principles
What is the primary purpose of reinsurance?
New Mexico Insurance Law & EthicsUnfair trade practices
A commercial lender in Santa Fe requires a small business borrower to buy life insurance as collateral, but insists the borrower purchase the policy exclusively from the lender's subsidiary agency. What unfair trade practice is this?
Life InsuranceLife Insurance Basics
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'insurable interest' in a life insurance context?
Life InsuranceLife Insurance Basics
Which of the following life insurance products is classified as a 'vanishing premium' arrangement?
Life InsuranceSocial Security (OASDI)
Which of the following benefits is available to a currently insured worker's survivors but NOT exclusively to a fully insured worker's survivors?
Life InsuranceSocial Security (OASDI)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) differs from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) primarily in that SSI is:
Life InsuranceWhole Life
A limited-pay whole life policy (such as 20-Pay Life) differs from straight whole life because:
New Mexico Insurance Law & EthicsUnfair trade practices
An agent informs an applicant that they must purchase an optional $50 monthly hospital indemnity rider in order to be approved for a basic major medical policy, even though the rider is strictly optional. What is this violation called?
Life InsuranceGroup Life
Under group term life insurance, if an employee converts their coverage to an individual whole life policy upon termination:
General InsuranceContracts & Terminology