_________ may deal with more than one life insurance company or general insurance company or both.

An agent
A surveyor
A composite agent
None of the three
✅ The correct answer is C.
A composite insurance agent means an individual who is appointed as an insurance agent by two or more insurers, subject to the condition that he/she shall not act as insurance agent for more than one life insurer, one general insurer, one health insurer and one of each of the mono-line insurers.

What are the two methods of underwriting?

Direct and indirect
Accept and decline
Judgement and numerical
Open-ended and close-ended
✅ The correct answer is C.
Judgement and numerical are the two methods of underwriting. In the judgement method, subjective judgment is used, often relying on the expert opinion of a medical professional known as the medical referee, especially when the deciding case is complex.

Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation for the fact that young people are charged lesser life insurance premium as compared to old people?

Young people are mostly dependent
Old people can afford to pay more
Mortality is related to age
Mortality is inversely related to age
✅ The correct answer is C.
Mortality is related to age and hence, young people who are less likely to die are charged lower premiums as compared to old people.

When an applicant is seeking license for the first time, he / she is supposed to undergo _________of practical training (from an approved institution) in life insurance.

25 hours
50 hours
75 hours
100 hours
✅ The correct answer is B.
When an applicant is seeking license for the first time, he / she is supposed to undergo 50 hours of practical training (from an approved institution) in life insurance.

Which of the below party is not eligible to enter into a life insurance contract?

Business owner
Minor
House wife
Government employee
✅ The correct answer is B.
Minor is not eligible to enter into a life insurance contract. However, although a minor child has insurable interest in the life of his/her earning parents, but children can’t take insurance for parents because, as a minor, a child can’t enter into a contract.