Free Annuities Practice Questions
California Life-Only Agent exam (series Life-Only) — 99 practice questions.
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Sample questions & answers
1. Before recommending an annuity to a California consumer a producer must:
Act in the consumer's best interest, without putting the producer's interest first
Since January 1, 2025 (SB 263), a producer recommending an annuity must act in the consumer's best interest by meeting care, disclosure, conflict-of-interest, and documentation obligations.
2. An annuity sold to a California buyer age 60 or older must include a right to return the contract for a refund of at least:
30 days
California provides a 30-day free look on annuities issued to buyers age 60 and older for a refund.
3. An individual life policy or annuity with surrender charges sold to a California senior citizen must include:
A bold 12-point cover notice locating the surrender charges
Section 10127.13 requires a bold 12-point notice on the policy jacket or cover page disclosing the location of surrender charges, charge periods, and penalties.
4. When a California buyer age 60 or older returns a fixed annuity during the 30-day free look, the refund must be:
All premiums and any policy fee paid
For nonvariable annuities, the return voids the contract and all premiums and fees are refunded, so the senior bears no surrender charge.
Practice: Annuities
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