Insurance of persons advisor Somalia is careful to comply with the standards and regulations when she meets with potential clients. Under no circumstances would she want them to feel aggrieved or not respected. She makes sure to know their rights. Which legislation does Somalia not have to worry about?
Lara, owner of Huck’s Oil Change Ltd., meets with a life insurance agent to discuss a renewal package for the group benefits plan offered to employees. Lara employs 20 individuals, all of whom are covered under the group plan. The employee turnover rate is 10%, and the insurer has rated the group’s claims experience credibility at 20%. In establishing the group’s premiums under the new plan, how much weight will the insurer give to the standard manual rate for a comparable group?
Arthur is a 79-year-old long-term care (LTC) policyholder whose daughter, Sheila, visits daily to help him get dressed and prepare meals. Sheila wants him to enter a nursing home because he isunable to dress himself. Though he cannot prepare his own meals, he can still feed himself, and once undressed, he can wash himself, seated in the bathtub.
Is Arthur eligible to receive LTC benefits?
Vladimir is a new insurance agent with Family-Assure Inc. He and his supervisor Petros are reviewing the information collected during Vladimir's first meeting with Vanessa, a restaurant owner looking to add to her existing disability insurance (DI) coverage. Petros notices an overlap among sources, although the existing coverage appears adequate. Petros reminds Vladimir to explain to Vanessa how she would be impacted if she were to claim disability benefits.
What should Vladimir tell Vanessa?
Group insurance and group annuity representative Zaheb recently sold a group insurance contract to Alumo Inc., a company that employs about 50 plant employees. This is the first time the company offers such a plan. The employees are asking the company questions about how the prescription drug plan works. They are especially surprised to see that the plan covers very few of the brand name drugs often prescribed by their physicians. What should Zaheb do?
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?
Dominic suffers a heart attack on October 1 and dies a little over a month later, on November 7. At the time of his death, he owned a $150,000 critical illness (CI) insurance policy, purchased 10 years earlier. Dominic never failed to pay the $100 monthly premium. When he died, the insurer had not yet issued the benefit payment.
How will the CI benefit be treated?
Rene, age 39, is a framing carpenter at a company that builds doors and windows. He has group disability insurance equivalent to 60% of his annual salary, which is $70,000. His monthly living expenses are $3,500. Since he has no pension plan at work, Rene has enrolled in an individual RRSP through payroll deductions ($1,000 per month). His RRSP savings currently amount to $45,000. In addition, Rene has $10,000 in a non-registered savings account. What should Rene’s life insurance agent advise him?
Kirill purchases a $250,000 permanent life insurance policy on the life of his grandson, Dmitry. Kirill asks his wife Katya to pay the policy premiums and names his daughter, Natalya, as the subrogated policyholder. He does not name a beneficiary. Subsequently, Kirill dies without a will.
Who will become the new policyholder?
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?
TESTED 20 Feb 2026
