Free Annuities Practice Questions
Maine Life, Accident & Health exam (series 12-ME-01) — 70 practice questions.
Subtopics: Immediate annuity, Deferred annuity, Equity-indexed annuity, Surrender charge, Joint and survivor, Exclusion ratio, Annuitant, Installment refund, Annuity best interest, Annuity training, Annuity replacement, Annuity documentation, Annuity records, Annuity supervision, Annuity disclosure, Principles, Immediate vs deferred, Products, Payment options, Uses, Taxation, Parties to an annuity, Flexible premium annuity, Cash refund option, Installment refund option, Period certain option, Annuity units, Separate account, Tax-deferred accumulation, Early withdrawal penalty, Annuitization, Death before annuitization, Qualified vs nonqualified, Structured settlement, Annuity exclusion ratio, Indexed annuities, Market value adjustment, Variable annuities, Payout options, Bonus annuities, Annuity death benefit, Annuity taxation, 1035 exchanges, Surrender charges, Parties, Suitability
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Sample questions & answers
1. An immediate annuity is one that:
Begins income payments within one payment interval
An immediate annuity is bought with a single premium and starts income payments very soon after purchase.
2. A deferred annuity differs from an immediate annuity because it:
Delays the start of income payments to a future date
A deferred annuity accumulates value and postpones income payments until a later selected date.
3. An equity-indexed annuity credits interest based on:
A market index, subject to a guaranteed minimum
An equity-indexed annuity ties interest to a market index while guaranteeing a minimum floor.
4. A surrender charge on a deferred annuity is:
A fee deducted if the contract is cashed in during the early years
A surrender charge is a declining fee the insurer deducts when an annuity is surrendered during the early contract years.
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