Quiz 4: Insurance and Risk Management

  1. The Risk Management technique which involves the lowering of the probability of a particular hazard occurring is called:
    Risk Avoidance
    Risk Reduction
    Risk Assumption
    Risk Transfer

  2. The first step in determining how much life insurance you may need is:
    Considering the income of other family members
    Determining what survivor benefits may be available from Social Security or employer-sponsored plans
    Establishing the dollar value of the need
    Deciding how much coverage you can afford.

  3. Which of these characteristics is NOT true of term insurance?
    No cash value build up
    Premiums are less expensive than with other plans.
    Term insurance is purchased for a certain period of time.
    At the end of the "term" the coverage may be continued for the same
    premium.

  4. All of the following are examples of cash value life insurance EXCEPT:
    Level Term Life
    Variable Life
    Universal Life
    Whole Life

  5. The following factor(s) should be considered when choosing an insurance company:
    Financial strength of company
    Availability of local professional service personnel
    Cost
    Comparative policy benefits
    All of the above

  6. Which of the following is a TRUE statement concerning the taxation of life insurance policies?
    Policy loans are taxed as capital gains.
    Death benefit is received income-tax free
    All cash withdrawn from the policy will be subject to income tax.
    Dividends are taxable as ordinary income.

  7. The type of medical insurance plan which features co-pays at the time of service and a limited number of
    providers, with one physician serving as the "gatekeeper" who directs all non-emergency care is known as: Preferred Provider Organization
    Indemnity Plan
    Comprehensive Medical Plan
    Health Maintenance Organization
    Fee For Service Plan

  8. Most long term care expenses are paid by:
    Medicaid after the "spend-down" of personal financial resources
    Medicare Part A
    Medicare Part B
    Medicare Supplemental Policies
    Health Maintenance Organizations

  9. All of the following factors affect the cost of a disability income policy EXCEPT:
    Age
    Occupation
    Duration of Benefits
    How many years in current occupation
    Length of elimination period

  10. . Section II E of your Homeowners Policy provides coverage for:
    The dwelling
    Other Structures
    Liability Loss
    Loss of Personal Property
    Loss of Use of Property