Amani owns Amani's Passions, an eco-friendly cosmetics company she started in her garage three years ago. The business is booming—so much so that Amani's Passions recently hired over 20 employees to keep up with demand. Now Amani wants to set up a group insurance plan for her staff.
Whose role is it to solicit quotes from insurers and put the right plan in place?
Larry, an insurance agent, meets with Ethan, a freelance photographer, to review his insurance needs. Larry tells Ethan that he wants to collect all pertinent financial information to prepare a net worth statement for Ethan.
Why does Larry want to prepare Ethan’s net worth statement?
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?
Rowan works for a construction company that employs 40 employees. The company is newly established, and the owners have yet to implement a group insurance policy. Rowan falls off the side of a building and breaks his collar bone. The doctor informs him that he will be unable to work for five months.
Who will pay him disability benefits while he is recuperating?
Samira, a 42-year-old single mother of four, owns an individual disability insurance (DI) policy. Last week, she was hospitalized because of complications from diabetes. She hired an emergency nanny to care for her children until she was healthy enough to resume her normal activities. To her relief, Samira's DI policy contains a special rider that would cover up to $250 per day for these types of expenses.
What is the name of the rider contained in Samira's policy?
Arthur is a 79-year-old long-term care (LTC) policyholder whose daughter, Sheila, visits daily tohelp him get dressed and prepare meals. Sheila wants him to enter a nursing home because he is unable 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?
Tyler, a group insurance agent, is meeting with Yolanda, the director of his new group insurance client, Compact Funds Inc., to set up the company’s plan. Compact Funds employs over 30 employees, and Tyler recommends that they implement a contributory plan. Yolanda would like to understand what this means. Which of the following statements about contributory plans is CORRECT?
Chloe is a newly licensed financial security adviser. She is diligently learning about the profession and wants to do her job properly. She wonders when she is required to renew her certificate.
Which of the following answers is CORRECT?
It’s Friday afternoon and Olivier, an insurance agent, has just received the paper copy of his client’s insurance contract. Olivier is about to leave on a three-day weekend, and he's already late for his camping reservation. He wonders if he should delay his departure to deliver the document, or if it can wait until he gets back on Tuesday. How long does Olivier have to deliver the contract?
Dale meets with his last appointment of a busy workday. He is helping his client Larry fill out a disability insurance claim form. Larry suffered a heart attack a week ago and is at home recuperating. Larry will be unable to work for the next 6 months and needs the benefits as soon as possible to cover his expenses. The at-home appointment takes a little longer than scheduled and Dale finds himself rushing to his son’s big hockey tournament. In his haste, he puts Larry’s form in his briefcase and subsequently forgets to submit the form. Which responsibility did Dale breach?