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Leanna has an accidental death and dismemberment policy for $175,000 that she purchased through Leo, her financial advisor, four years ago. Leanna works as a heavy-duty mechanic at a local diesel mechanic shop in town. Leanna was in a tragic accident that involved a hoist issue which resulted in the loss of one of her legs.
How much benefit will Leanna receive when she makes a claim?
Akeno is a 65-year-old retired accountant. He is divorced and has a 40-year-old son who is financially independent. Thanks to years of diligent savings, Akeno now enjoys a comfortable retirement. In addition to his pension income, he has over $300,000 invested in shares in his non-registered account. He lives in a mortgage-free home valued at $700,000 and owns a cottage valued at $500,000. The mortgage on the cottage is $100,000. Akeno purchased the homes 30 years ago when housing prices were low. It is important to him to donate $100,000 to the Alzheimer's Association when he dies. What is the GREATEST financial risk that would arise in the event of Akeno’s death?
Six years ago, when Kacey was working as an active firefighter, she purchased a $200,000 30-year term life insurance policy. At the time, the insurance company rated her policy. Recently, she changed roles and now works for the fire department’s public relations office, answering media calls and filling out paperwork. She meets with her insurance agent, Bernice, to ask if the insurer would consider reducing her premiums.
Gabe and Martine are partners in a successfully run clothing company. They have a current buy-sell agreement in place which outlines how their respective share of the business is to be sold/purchased should one of them, or both of them, pass away. They have come to John, their financial advisor, to help them purchase life insurance as they understand this is the most efficient way to fund this arrangement.
What are some strategies through which the buy-sell agreement could be funded?
Paola, an employee at Horizon Pharmaceuticals, was recently diagnosed with depression. She is unable to work and is receiving tax-free disability insurance benefits due to her condition. Paola is deeply indebted, and her creditors have been garnishing a portion of her pay for the last year. She is worried about her creditors also garnishing her disability benefit.
Can her disability benefits be seized by her creditors?
Lacy is reviewing her life insurance policy with Paul, her financial advisor, because she wants to better understand its cash value and to take advantage of tax sheltering. She purchased a $200,000 Universal Life policy 3 years ago and has minimum funded the policy on an annualbasis. Lacy is used to investing and is familiar with the investment world. In addition, her universal life policy has the level protection death benefit, and she has no intention of withdrawing the deposit amount, as she wishes to benefit from the tax exemption. Lacy is prepared to deposit a large lump sum of cash into her policy that she received from an uncle that passed away.
Before completing the deposit, what should Paul inform Lacy about?
Joseph, a retired jeweler, meets with Larry, an insurance agent with Summit Life Co., to review Joseph's life insurance needs. Joseph has made it clear in his will that upon his death, his son will inherit his collection of diamond necklaces, valued at $1.8 million.
What type of asset is Joseph's diamond necklace collection considered to be?
Francis owns a $250,000 insurance policy with an accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) rider. Francis calls his insurance agent Andrew to inform him that he permanently lost the use of his right hand. He explains to Andrew that his brother shot him when he broke into his brother’s house to recover a gold watch that was rightfully his. Francis wants to know how much he will receive from his AD&D rider.
Paula is a business owner and likes to make important decisions herself. Her business is very successful and she has lots of disposable income. She has a self-direct investment account where she chooses the investment herself. However, despite doing some researches on investment, her own portfolio ends up with major losses.
She just gave birth to a new born baby and would like to have some life insurance coverage for her children’s expense in the event of her death. She wants a plan that can provide additional coverage over time and allows her to cover the effect of inflation as well, as she has lost confidence on making investment decisions.
What insurance plan can fit Paula's need?
Antonin and Magali are common-law partners in their thirties. They have two children together: a five-year-old daughter and a two-year-old son. Divorced from ex-wife Vanina, Antonin must pay her $1,500 a month in child support until their 10-year-old son reaches 25 years of age. Antonin is covered under a group life insurance policy equal to one year of his $75,000 annual salary. Magali does not currently earn any income, as she takes care of their two children full-time. Antonin is the sole owner of their residence, which will be fully paid off in 25 years.
What life insurance coverage do Antonin and Magali need in their situation?
Axel owns a $150,000 whole life insurance policy with an accumulated cash surrender value (CSV) of $20,000. His monthly premiums are $300, due on the fifth day of each month. Axel misses his November 5 premium payment and then dies a few weeks later, on November 20.
Elizabeth has a universal life policy and has been diligent in funding it over the last several years. As a part of this, the investment account within the policy has done quite well. Elizabeth met with her financial advisor as she would like a refresher on the benefits of the accumulating fund, as it has been a while since they last discussed this; flexibility with and access to cash flow are important to her as she would like to use this as part of her retirement planning in the future.
What benefits of the accumulating account apply to Elizabeth's situation?
Gary owns a $500,000 T-20 life insurance policy with an accidental death rider of $250,000. His estate is named as beneficiary. Gary dies when his car falls into a lake. The autopsy shows that he had a heart attack, which caused his death and led to the accident.
What death benefit amount will the life insurance company pay Gary's estate?
Rene and Christine are 42-year-old twins. They are currently in the middle of a career change and have decided to become entrepreneurs by buying a food franchise.
They are both in excellent health and only Rene is an average smoker.
In setting up the financial structure of their business, they each decided to take out a $400,000 10-year term life insurance policy, designating each other as irrevocable beneficiary.
What can we say about the premiums for the life insurance policies that will be issued?
Bethenny meets with Harrison, an insurance agent, to review her life insurance needs. Bethenny is a single mother of a 3-year-old daughter named Emma. Bethenny's main concern is that Emma istaken care of financially if Bethenny were to die prematurely. Emma’s father Steve suffers from chronic alcoholism and is homeless. He has not been present in Emma's day-to-day life. After careful analysis, Harrison suggests that Bethenny purchase a $250,000 20-year term insurance policy. Given Bethenny's situation, who should she name as a beneficiary on her policy?
On February 5, Ayla started working at Larson Group Inc. as an administrative assistant. Larson Group offers all employees a group health, dental and life insurance plan that commences after a 3-month waiting period. On April 7, Ayla felt ill and drove herself to the hospital. The doctor diagnosed two clogged arteries and performed an emergency surgery. Ayla was unable to work for 2 months, then died of complications on June 9. Will the group insurance plan pay the death benefit?
Coraline owns a $250,000 whole life insurance policy. She purchased the policy last year and does not have any funds accumulated in her cash surrender value (CSV). On December 30, Coraline assigns the policy to the cancer foundation, and she plans on continuing to pay the $200 monthly premium. Coraline calls her accountant James to ask him how much of her donation she will be able to use to obtain a charitable tax credit this year.
Lisa owns a busy and successful healthcare company, Health Inc. She started the business right out of nursing school all on her own, but recently has been working as the Chief Operating Officer in an office environment, with very little direct interaction with clients. Most of their sales and therefore profits come from their senior account manager, Leslie.
Because of her financial importance to the business, Lisa would like to place life insurance coverage on Leslie, owned by Health Inc.
In what scenario could Health Inc., as the applicant, take out a life policy on Leslie's life, even though she is not the owner?
Angela works in a biomedical research lab where she has been assigned to discover possible antidotes to the anthrax virus. While the discovery process of testing possible antidotes would expose her to the deadly virus, she is excited about the assignment.
Knowing that anthrax can be contracted through infected food, air or contact with skin, what risk management strategy would Angela employ by wearing protective gear over her mouth and skin?
(Ulysses, aged 35, is a risk taker who likes to concentrate investments in specific industries expecting higher returns long term.
Which feature of segregated funds will be most appealing to Ulysses?)
(Matthew, 40 years old, is leaving his employer (XYZ Corp) and has $100,000 in a group RRSP.
What should Shawn, the advisor, do?)
(Philip is applying for a segregated fund contract and must choose a sales charge. He does not foresee needing withdrawals and wants minimal management expenses and no initial reductions or penalties.
Which form of sales charge would best suit Philip?)
Naomie meets with her new client, Keisha, to review her investment portfolio. Keisha is a 43-year-old sales representative who has been with Belmont Inc., a large pharmaceutical company, for 15 years. She earns a generous salary, plus bonuses. She also has a group tax-free savings account (TFSA) and a defined contribution pension plan (DCPP), all of which are invested in Belmont common shares.
What main need does Naomie have to address regarding Keisha’s investments?
(Miles receives a $500,000 inheritance. He wants to invest it in a high-risk segregated fund but is nervous about potential losses.
What unique advantage of segregated funds enables Miles to pursue this strategy?)
(Priscilla is worried about losing her job in six months. She invests $1,000 per month in segregated equity funds but has limited cash savings.
What should her insurance agent, Arthur, advise?)
Hana, a 25-year-old personal assistant, recently got a job where the employer offers all employees access to a defined contribution pension plan (DCPP). Hana meets with the groupinsurance agent, Tom, because she must choose her investments and she doesn't know what she should choose. She is not very knowledgeable about investments, but since the money will only be used at retirement, she wants to invest in a fund that combines stocks and bonds and that is easy to understand.
Which fund should Tom suggest?
(Jorge meets with his new financial advisor. He brought a series of documents so that she can determine his investor profile.
Which of the following documents will not be helpful for determining Jorge’s investor profile?)
(Anthony, 26, wants to invest $500 but be able to cash it in anytime without fees and wants capital protection.
What investment should the insurance agent recommend?)
(Arthur's assets include a home worth $744,000, savings of $41,000, and a whole life insurance policy with a death benefit of $300,000 and a cash value of $196,000. His liabilities include a $150,000 reverse mortgage and $2,090 income tax owed.
What is Arthur's net worth?)
Kimeni meets with Orion, an insurance agent, to purchase segregated funds. After assessing Kimeni's needs, Orion suggests an index segregated fund. Kimeni agrees to invest $5,000 in the fund now and $200 every month.
With relation to this transaction, which of the following options is CORRECT about the Fund Facts document?
(Eric, aged 28, currently works for an accounting firm. He still lives with his parents but is saving to buy a place of his own. Seven years ago, his grandparents gave him a significant cash gift following his college graduation. He deposited it into a segregated fund that invests in the natural resources sector. However, real estate prices are rapidly increasing. Eric is concerned that if he does not buy a place in the next three to five years, it might become altogether unaffordable. In addition, the shares of the segregated fund he holds have seen a sharp drop in market value two years ago and they have not recovered yet.Eric questions his current choice of investment and asks his life insurance agent if he should switch to a different type of segregated fund.
What should the agent recommend?)
Kadiha invested $10,000 in a balanced fund 10 years ago, which she put into a non-registered account. At the time, her insurance agent sold her the fund with a 75% maturity and death benefit guarantee. Today, when the fund expires, the market value is $5,000.
How much will Kadiha receive, and how will her funds be treated for tax purposes?
Aadi is retiring from Scotia Grand, his employer of 25 years. While employed, Aadi benefitted from the company's deferred profit sharing plan (DPSP) and over the years, he accumulated $75,000.
Where should Aadi transfer these funds on a tax-deferral basis, now that he is retired?
Arianna, a healthy 61-year-old university professor, is retiring this year and wants to transfer the funds she accumulated in her registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) into an annuity. She is looking at different options and would like to know which of the following annuities will pay the highest monthly benefit.
Joel and Gina, a 65-year-old couple, have just retired and are meeting with their advisor, Mark, to do some tax planning. Joel's annual income is $75,000, and Gina's is $35,000. His marginal tax rate (MTR) is 40% and hers is 26%. Mark discusses the advantages of income splitting with them. After their income split, their respective MTRs are 32% for Joel and 30% for Gina. How much income tax will Joel and Gina save if $15,000 of Joel's income is transferred to Gina?
Marietta receives a summons from the syndic of the CSF regarding an investigation into her associate. The summons was delivered to her office on May 2 and she took notice of it on May 4. The summons requires her to receive the syndic representative at her office on May 19 at 8:30 a.m. Marietta has already planned for and reserved a week off for a vacation abroad from May 15 to 22. She immediately emails the syndic representative to inform him that she will be out of the country and cannot be present on the 19th. She proposes meeting on the 14th or the 23rd ofthe same month. Pursuant to the Code of Ethics of the Chambre de la sécurité financière, which duties or obligations has Marietta breached?
Lily works for Cloud 9 Inc. She earned $120,000 in Year 1 and $125,000 in Year 2. Lily contributes 5% of her income into a defined contribution pension plan (DCPP), and this contribution is matched by the employer. Lily has unused contribution room of $15,000 andwants to know how much she can contribute to her registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) in Year 2.
Seven years ago, Amber invested $150,000 in a non-registered equity segregated fund. Her investment grew, and today, the market value of her fund is $165,000. She places an order to redeem her fund and she wants to know how her investment will be taxed.
Which organization provides protection for holders of segregated fund contracts in Canada if the insurer becomes insolvent?
Concilius has had a whole life (permanent) insurance policy for the past eight years. He decides he no longer wants this policy and stops paying the premiums. The cash value keeps the policy in effect for 28 months, after which it lapses. However, 46 months later, Concilius regrets his decision and applies to reinstate his policy. He is prepared to prove that he still meets the insurability conditions and to pay the overdue premiums plus interest, the cash value used, and the interest. Under what conditions will Concilius’ policy be reinstated?
A few months ago, Urmish filed a complaint to the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) about the services he received from his insurance agent, Jaba. The complaint was heard by the discipline committee, and Jaba was found guilty and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. Jaba is upset and does not agree with the verdict. She would like to appeal the verdict.
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
Danny purchases a $1,000,000 whole life insurance policy. He names his three daughters, Donna-Joe, Stephanie, and Michelle, as revocable beneficiaries with each receiving one-third of the death benefit.
If Michelle predeceases Danny, and Danny did not have a chance to modify his beneficiary designation, how will Danny’s death benefit be paid out?
Alec is sure he sent his insurer his annual life insurance premium payment. The insurer did not receive it, however. The insurer then sent Alec a notice of non-payment of premiums, but Alec had moved in the meantime. Therefore, he never got the notice, even though he had emailed hisfinancial security advisor, Olivier, to inform him of his change of address. Unfortunately, Olivier was on a leave of absence and no one else in the firm took over the file. As a result, the policy lapsed. Alec sent Olivier’s firm several emails to complain, but no one responded. Which organization can Alec turn to?
A group of high school students visits Jacques, a financial security advisor, as part of Career Day. A student wants to know what an insurance contract is. What will Jacques answer?
Ontario residents, Juan and Maria, are a married couple approaching retirement. They have asked their representative, Carlow, to review the details of Maria’s defined benefit plan (DBPP).
Which of the following statements about Maria's pension is CORRECT?
Samya and Gary, who are both insurance representatives, are having lunch together. Gary has been very successful for several years and proposes a scheme to Samya to get insurance proposals signed for a fictional company they would create together. He believes that this system would make them millionaires in about ten years. Gary advises Samya to keep their conversation a secret. If Samya agrees to Gary’s proposal, what sanctions could she face?
Insurance of persons representative Flavie meets with Julius to analyze his needs. At the end of the meeting, Flavie makes another appointment to present the results of the analysis and the proposed strategies. She hands Julius her business card, which says: “One of the company’s 10 best salespersons at your service!” Flavie even adds that she is the office’s top salesperson and earns more than $250,000 a year in commissions and bonuses. What changes should Flavie make for her representation practices to comply with the obligations of an insurance of persons representative?
Benjamin is a financial security advisor working for the Larson Group. He is following a mandatory compliance training session given by Andrew, the compliance manager. Andrew explains the importance of following the Chambre de la sécurité financière code of ethics, and Benjamin would like to know to whom the code of ethics applies.
What is Andrew's CORRECT response?
Zaid married Baheya five years ago in Montreal. A year later, Zaid purchased two individual term-life insurance policies, one on his life and the second on Baheya’s life, each with a death benefit of $250,000. The marriage didn't last long, and the couple divorced shortly thereafter. Baheya went on to marry Omar, and the new couple had a baby together, named Darwish.
Last week, Baheya died in a car accident. While settling her estate, Omar discovered that no beneficiary was designated on Baheya’s life insurance policy.
To whom will Baheya’s death benefit be paid?
Insurance of persons representative Véronique is meeting clients referred by an acquaintance for the first time. Observing some suspicious behaviours on their part, Véronique is thinking about reporting the transaction to the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC). Which behaviours are signs of suspicious transactions?
Vasu, an insurance agent, meets with Francine, his new client. Francine wants to purchase a disability insurance policy. Vasu helps her complete the application form. In the process, he collects all the required medical and lifestyle information on his client and wonders what he must do with the information he collected.
Which of the following options is CORRECT?
Last week, at a dinner party, Dario, an insurance agent, met Andrew, a successful businessperson with a net worth of over $10 million. Dario spent the evening following Andrew around, telling him how he could help him manage his finances. The day after the meeting, Dario sent a fruit basket to Andrew's office. Every day since, Dario has been calling and urging Andrew to meet with him and take advantage of his services and insurance products.
Which duties and obligations did Dario break?
Melissa, a La Tranquillité representative, is meeting with a client who tells her about something that happened to one of her friends. While she was taking part in an outdoor weekend at Mont-Tremblant Park, a forest fire broke out and one of the participants was never found. The client isabout to take out life insurance with Melissa. She asks Melissa what would happen to her insurance capital in such a situation. What can Melissa tell the client?
Denise, aged 52, is a nurse in a facility for seniors who can no longer live independently. She earns $45,000 a year, with a marginal tax rate of 38%. She has very little savings and is aware that, if she became unable to live independently herself, she could not afford the $4,500 a month it costs to live in a facility such as the one she works at. However, Denise recently learned that she could purchase affordable long-term care insurance. Taking the underwriting requirements into account, how much coverage should she take out?
Brian is a machinist. For the past seven years, he’s worked for a company that offers a group benefits plan. Under that plan, the premiums for long-term disability coverage are entirely paid by the employees. Last year, an injury forced Brian to stop working for eight months. After a four-month waiting period, during which he collected Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, Brian received long-term disability (LTD) benefits from the group plan’s insurer. Brian is now preparing his income tax return and wonders about the tax implications of the different benefits he received while on disability. What statement accurately describes the tax treatment of Brian’s EI and LTD benefits?
Surjit and Rajbir got married in 2010, and Surjit named Rajbir as the irrevocable beneficiary of his life insurance contract. In 2017, the couple divorced amicably, and Surjit met with his insurance representative, Ivan, to review his plans. Surjit tells Ivan that he would like to keep Rajbir as his beneficiary.
What should Ivan counsel his client to do?
Gold, a financial security advisor, recently met with a wealthy client who needed tax advice. The client also wanted to draft a will and a mandate in case of incapacity. Eager to meet his client’s needs and make recommendations, he did not think it necessary to propose a meeting with the firm’s tax expert and notary. Towards whom has Gold breached his duties and obligations?
Marc, age 35, is a self-employed electrician. His annual income is approximately $60,000. His spouse Veronique works part-time and earns an annual income of $15,000. Marc and Veronique are parents of two young children. Their monthly financial obligations with regard to rent, car, clothing, and food amount to $3,000. What accident and sickness insurance protection do Marc and Veronique primarily need?
Juniper, 69, suffered a stroke a few weeks ago which left her partially paralyzed and has severely reduced her mobility. Since the stroke, she is unable to leave her home. She benefits from regular visits from nurses, massage therapists, and housekeepers. Juniper wants to claim the services on her long-term care (LTC) insurance policy and would like to know how the claim will be processed and paid.
Which of the following answers is CORRECT?
Emery is a healthy wife and mother of two who spends her days caring for her children and volunteering at the local food bank. Emery would like to purchase disability insurance coverage because she is worried about how she would be able to take care of her family if she becomes disabled.
What type of disability policy, if any, is likely to be issued to her?
The one-year anniversary of Sally’s disability policy is quickly approaching. She recently received a letter in the mail from the insurer outlining the requirements to increase her monthly benefit via the future purchase option she added when she initially got the policy. What is required of Sally to increase her monthly benefit?
Anvi owns individual disability insurance that she purchased 5 years ago. At the time of application,she was a semi-professional boxer. Gamma Insurance Inc. offered her the disability policy with an exclusion stating that if she became disabled while boxing, the benefit would not be paid.
This week, while reviewing her insurance needs with Tyron, her insurance agent, she mentions that she retired from boxing and wants to know how, or if, this will affect her policy.
What should Tyron tell her?
Eric is a group benefits specialist and he is meeting with Lionel to review his company’s benefits plan after it has been in force for one year. The biggest issue to bring up with Lionel is that his premiums are going to increase. What is the reason as to why the premiums would increase after one year?
Renato’s new employer has just informed him that he is now eligible to join the company’s group insurance plan. He could thus benefit from life, disability, and prescription drug coverage. Renato promptly fills out the paperwork to apply for the plan’s basic coverage. Wondering if the process will involve medical underwriting at any point, he asks an agent from the group insurance provider. What should the agent tell him?
Dora meets with the following clients, each of whom fills out a disability insurance application:
• Scott, a ski instructor who skydives every weekend in the summer,
• Lamar, a librarian who drives to work daily and spends his free time collecting stamps and watching nature shows,
• Timothy, an administrative assistant who walks 30 minutes each way to and from work, and
• Yashar, an accountant who participates in 5 online chess competitions a week and studies chess in his spare time.
All else being equal, which of Dora’s clients will qualify for the most favorable insurance premium?
Juliette owns a medium-sized business with approximately 100 employees. Three years ago, she set up a small group benefits plan. Her employees, however, are unhappy with the coverages offered under the plan. Moreover, for tax purposes, the group plan shares the cost of disability premiums with the employees—an expense they do not welcome. What should Juliette’s agent tell her?
Denise, age 45, is a member of her employer’s group insurance plan, which provides disability protection for 60% of her annual salary of $60,000. Louis, her 42-year-old spouse, is self-employed, has an annual income of $45,000, and no disability protection. As parents of three teenagers, Denise and Louis need $6,000 a month to meet their financial obligations with respect to such expenses as housing, food, car, clothing, and entertainment. Which of the following best characterizes Denise and Louis’ current protection?
Joshua took out key person disability insurance for his computer engineer, Younes. Monthly benefits after a 60-day waiting period amount to $5,000 a month for 12 months with a replacement expense benefit rider of $2,500 a month. Following a ski accident, Younes remainedin a coma. It took Joshua six months to find a replacement with the same knowledge and skills as Younes. How much did Joshua receive from the insurer?
Bachir owns a successful video game business and has 10 employees. The time has come to plan business succession and the eventual sale of the business. Bachir’s nephew Kharim, who shows a real interest in the business, is identified as his successor. Bachir would like to protect his sales price until such time as the business is sold to Kharim, who does not have the funds yet and will need a few years to amass the required amount. Bachir and Kharim consult insurance agent Bianca for advice. What should Bianca propose?
Harper owns a disability insurance policy that will pay her a monthly benefit if she becomes unable to work. At the time she applied for the policy, Harper was a new graduate with an annual income of $60,000, and she qualified for a monthly benefit of $3,000. Instead of taking the maximum benefit, she focused on paying off her student loans and keeping her insurance premiums low. She elected to purchase a monthly benefit of $2,500 and add the future purchase option (FPO) rider for up to $500 a month of additional coverage. Now she is further along in her career, Harper earns $100,000 a year, and she meets with her insurance agent Trish to increase her coverage. Harper would like her new monthly benefit to be $5,000.
Which of the following statements about Harper’s coverage is TRUE?
Larry, an insurance agent, meets with Ethan, a freelance photographer, to review his insurance needs. Larry tells Ethan that he wants to collect all pertinent financial information to prepare a net worth statement for Ethan.
Why does Larry want to prepare Ethan’s net worth statement?
Li Jun, 50, applies for a $250,000 critical illness (CI) insurance policy with his insurance agent Ming. On the application, Li Jun states that he must take pills daily to manage his hypertension. Aside from this, his health is good. Given his age and hypertension issue, he is worried that the insurer may refuse his application.
What does Ming CORRECTLY advise him?
David, a respected career life insurance agent in his city, has a lot of older clients because he has been selling insurance for 35 years. One such senior, Craig Wilson, is 79 years old with a $150,000 universal life policy that he purchased in his 40s. Craig has several medical issues and may not live too much longer. Craig wants to create a bucket list in his final days but he has no savings to do the things he wants. So he contacts David to see if there is someone who can give him $50,000 now in exchange for the $150,000 insurance payout at his death. David knows a wealthy businessman who would purchase this policy as Craig wishes. What practice is David engaging in?
Melissa owns a disability insurance policy from Clarity Life. She makes her premium payment on the second day of each month, but this month, she misses the payment deadline. A week passes before she realizes her oversight. She makes a frantic call to Jonathan, a Clarity Life customer service representative. Jonathan explains about notices of termination. Which of the following responses is CORRECT?
Cecilia, a licensed life insurance agent, delivers a life insurance policy to her client Tony, a newly landed immigrant. Tony would like to pay the policy using the pre-authorized monthly payment method. However, he does not have a bank account in Canada yet and doubts he could find the time to open one in the next few days. Cecilia offers to open a savings account for him, but Tony is unsure whether she is licensed to do that. What should Cecilia tell Tony to reassure him that she can open a savings account on his behalf?
Jackson, a new life insurance agent, is planning to promote a group insurance plan to small businesses in the area. After some research, he is able to locate a list of small business contact information online. The list contains office hours, phone numbers, as well as the office addresses. He prints off the list and prepares marketing material pertaining to group insurance and mails it to each of the small businesses. Jackson’s business plan is to call the businesses one by one 14 days after the marketing material has been mailed. What should Jackson be aware of to comply with the usual business solicitation practice?
Laraine wants to purchase an Individual Variable Insurance Contract (IVIC) because of the death benefit guarantee as she has been ill. She has decided on a segregated fund which has, as its underlying asset, units of a mutual fund that invests in North American common shares. Her insurance agent, Jeffrey, wants her to understand key issues before she completes and signs the application. What should Jeffrey do?
Candace, an insurance agent, met with her client Rebecca on March 15th to complete a life insurance application form. Rebecca applied for a T-10 $200,000 life insurance policy, she told Candace that she will wait for her policy to be accepted before making a premium payment. On April 10th, the application was accepted by the insurance company and Candace promptly called Rebecca to give her the good news. Candace delivered the policy to Rebecca on April 15th during the meeting, Rebecca gave Candace a cheque to cover her first premium and a void cheque to cover subsequent premium payments. Candace submitted the cheques to her manager on April 21st. When did Rebecca’s policy come into force?
Last month, Suzanne purchased a life insurance policy from a local agent. The agent told her that the policy would accrue a cash value that she could draw from in her retirement years and that the premium would never increase. After recently meeting with a close friend, who is a retired insurance advisor, she was dismayed to learn that what was sold to her is in fact a term policy with no cash value. If Suzanne wishes to make a formal complaint against the agent, which authority can assist her in doing so?
It’s Friday afternoon and Olivier, an insurance agent, has just received the paper copy of his client’s insurance contract. Olivier is about to leave on a three-day weekend, and he's already late for his camping reservation. He wonders if he should delay his departure to deliver the document, or if it can wait until he gets back on Tuesday. How long does Olivier have to deliver the contract?
Harris is the father of Aden, Charlie, and Edmond. They are turning 29, 26, and 24 this year respectively. Harris purchased a life insurance policy with Aden as the life insured, Charlie as the successor owner, and Edmond as co-owner of the policy. He also named his wife, Becky, as the irrevocable beneficiary. Years have passed and the life insurance accumulated sufficient cash value. Harris is working out of town most of the time and none of the family members can get hold of him. One day, Harris encounters a car accident in another country and becomesunconscious. Becky and the children decide to cancel the policy and remit the cash value to Harris’s hospital. Which party can execute the intended transaction?
Brian gives his lawyer Dave $200,000 that will be used as a down payment to purchase a condo. Brian received these funds from his mother’s life insurance death benefit. The money is deposited into Dave’s trust account. Unbeknownst to Brian, Dave is going through financialhardship. If Dave files for bankruptcy while Brian's funds are still in his trust account, can the bankruptcy trustee seize the funds?
Andre, an insurance agent, meets with his client Jasper to discuss his $150,000 whole life insurance policy. Jasper is deeply indebted and needs at least $40,000 to cover his debt. Andre tells him about a company he knows that will be willing to give him $75,000 if he assigns his policy to them. Did Andre act appropriately?
Frankie is a newly licensed insurance of persons agent who meets with Walter, her father's friend since college. Walter is in his late forties, and he mentions that he would like to purchase a life insurance policy and start planning for his retirement. Frankie has never sold a segregated fund before. Not wanting to disclose her inexperience, she clumsily fills out the application form to invest in segregated funds. Which responsibility did Frankie breach?
TESTED 17 Jun 2025