Free Annuities Practice Questions
West Virginia Life exam — 100 practice questions.
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Sample questions & answers
1. During the accumulation phase of a deferred annuity, the contract:
Grows tax-deferred until payments begin
In the accumulation phase, contributions and earnings grow tax-deferred until the annuity is annuitized or withdrawn.
2. A straight life (life-only) annuity payout option pays the largest periodic income because it:
Stops at the annuitant's death with nothing further payable
A life-only option pays the highest income because payments cease at the annuitant's death with nothing to beneficiaries.
3. In an annuity contract, the annuitant is the person:
Whose life expectancy is used to set income payments
The annuitant is the individual whose life is used to measure the annuity's income payments.
4. A fixed annuity provides the owner with:
A guaranteed minimum interest rate and fixed payments
A fixed annuity guarantees a minimum interest rate during accumulation and fixed, predictable income payments.
Practice: Annuities
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