Free North Carolina Life & Annuities Insurance Practice Exam 1
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Exam Structure & Overview
Passing the North Carolina 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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AnnuitiesSuitability & Taxation
An agent is recommending that a 75-year-old client with limited assets put all of her savings into a deferred variable annuity with a 15-year surrender period. This recommendation is likely:
Life InsuranceVariable Products
A variable life insurance policy guarantees a minimum:
Life InsuranceTypes of Policies
What is an endowment policy?
Life InsuranceVariable Products
To sell Variable Universal Life insurance, an agent must hold which of the following licenses?
AnnuitiesSuitability & Taxation
When money is withdrawn from a non-qualified annuity, how is the distribution taxed?
Life InsurancePremiums & Taxes
How are employer-paid premiums for group life insurance treated for tax purposes for the employee?
General InsuranceUnderwriting & Policy Issuance
When does insurable interest need to exist for a life insurance policy in North Carolina?
NC Insurance Law & EthicsNorth Carolina Insurance Code & Unfair Practices
An insurance company that engages in unfair claim settlement practices in North Carolina may be subject to penalties under which chapter of the North Carolina Insurance Code?
NC Insurance Law & EthicsNorth Carolina Insurance Code & Unfair Practices
Under North Carolina law, 'churning' in the insurance industry means:
Life InsuranceGroup Life Insurance
An employee who does not enroll in a group life insurance plan during the initial eligibility period and later wishes to join is considered a:
AnnuitiesTypes & Payout Options
A Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit (GLWB) rider on a deferred annuity provides that the owner can:
NC Insurance Law & EthicsSenior & Specialty Protections
In North Carolina, which of the following statements about long-term care insurance policies is correct?
Life InsuranceTypes of Policies
Which life insurance product requires a securities license (FINRA Series 6 or 7) in addition to a life insurance license to sell?
General InsuranceInsurance Marketplace
Which type of insurer is organized to provide insurance benefits to members of a specific religious or social organization?
General InsuranceBasic Principles
The risk management technique of taking action to reduce the frequency or severity of a potential loss is known as:
Life InsurancePremiums & Taxes
How are premiums for an individual life insurance policy generally treated for tax purposes?
General InsuranceInsurance Marketplace
Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, when an authorized agent commits an error while acting within the scope of their authority, who is held liable?
Life InsuranceBeneficiaries
If an insured and primary beneficiary die in a common disaster and the policy has a common disaster provision, what is the assumption?
Life InsuranceTypes of Policies
A survivorship life insurance policy, also known as a 'second-to-die' policy, pays the death benefit when:
Life InsuranceTypes of Policies
What is the difference between Universal Life Option A and Option B?
NC Insurance Law & EthicsLicensing & Conduct
An insurance agent in North Carolina who uses a DBA (doing business as) name must:
Life InsuranceRiders & Provisions
The Incontestability Clause prevents the insurer from:
Life InsuranceSocial Security (OASDI)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) differs from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) primarily in that SSI is:
NC Insurance Law & EthicsPolicy Replacement & Disclosure
Under North Carolina law, which of the following must be disclosed to an applicant during a life insurance transaction?
AnnuitiesTypes & Payout Options