Free IFSE Institute Life License Qualification Program (LLQP) LLQP Exam Questions

Jasper is the sole breadwinner in his family. His wife Stephanie has chosen to dedicate all of her time to raising their 3 young children. Luckily, Jasper earns a monthly after-tax income of $25,000 working as a family doctor in the local clinic. Jasper meets with his insurance agent Odda to purchase a life insurance policy that will ensure his family will be able to continue toenjoy their current lifestyle in the event of his death. If his average tax rate is 40% and the investment return is 4%, how much life insurance should Jasper purchase based on the income replacement approach?

Georges is a widower and sole shareholder of the firm Distribution Belug

a. Upon his death, he will bequeath the firm to his son, Kevin. During a recent discussion with his accountant, the accountant told Georges that when he dies, Kevin will face a significant tax burden because the fair market value of the firm (a Canadian-controlled private corporation), once the ACB is deducted, is $4,600,000. Furthermore, Georges has never taken advantage of the lifetime capital gains exemption, which will be estimated to be $1,250,000. George's tax rate is 48%.

What will Kevin's tax debt be upon George's death?

Lily works for Cloud 9 Inc. She earned $120,000 in Year 1 and $125,000 in Year 2. Lily contributes 5% of her income into a defined contribution pension plan (DCPP), and this contribution is matched by the employer. Lily has unused contribution room of $15,000 andwants to know how much she can contribute to her registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) in Year 2.

Lacy is reviewing her life insurance policy with Paul, her financial advisor, because she wants to better understand its cash value and to take advantage of tax sheltering. She purchased a $200,000 Universal Life policy 3 years ago and has minimum funded the policy on an annualbasis. Lacy is used to investing and is familiar with the investment world. In addition, her universal life policy has the level protection death benefit, and she has no intention of withdrawing the deposit amount, as she wishes to benefit from the tax exemption. Lacy is prepared to deposit a large lump sum of cash into her policy that she received from an uncle that passed away.

Before completing the deposit, what should Paul inform Lacy about?

Patricia is a laboratory technician who normally earns $4,000 a month. A few months ago, she injured her leg rollerblading and was unable to work for four months. Since she owns a disability insurance policy with a residual benefit option, she received $2,400 a month from the insurer. Now that she is recovered, her doctor has cleared her to slowly return to work. Since she cannot work her regular full-time hours, her pay has decreased to $3,000 a month.

How much will she receive from her residual benefit when she returns to work?

Samya and Gary, who are both insurance representatives, are having lunch together. Gary has been very successful for several years and proposes a scheme to Samya to get insurance proposals signed for a fictional company they would create together. He believes that this system would make them millionaires in about ten years. Gary advises Samya to keep their conversation a secret. If Samya agrees to Gary's proposal, what sanctions could she face?

Today, Sabrina suffered a severe stroke. She owns a 20-year term critical illness policy that specifically covers this medical condition. Her contract provides for a $100,000 critical illnessbenefit after a 30-day waiting period. It also includes a return of premium rider on death and maturity. Sadly, Sabrina dies 28 days after her stroke. What will the insurer do in this situation?

Hana, a 25-year-old personal assistant, recently got a job where the employer offers all employees access to a defined contribution pension plan (DCPP). Hana meets with the groupinsurance agent, Tom, because she must choose her investments and she doesn't know what she should choose. She is not very knowledgeable about investments, but since the money will only be used at retirement, she wants to invest in a fund that combines stocks and bonds and that is easy to understand.

Which fund should Tom suggest?

(Justin purchased a single life annuity contract with no guaranteed period and no survivor benefit. He is now hospitalized.

If Justin passes away, who could make a claim on behalf of his estate regarding the annuity?)

Marsha and Alexis are equal partners in an advertising firm. They meet with Jose, an insurance agent, and Horacio, their lawyer, because they would like to protect themselves if one of them becomes disabled and unable to work for an extended period of time. At the end of their meeting, they agree to purchase $500,000 disability insurance policies on each other by each of them paying premiums.

What type of agreement do Marsha and Alexis have?

(Jack is starting a new job with group medical, dental, and retirement benefits. He submits his application but is told he is not immediately eligible.

When might Jack become eligible?)

Sasha is an employee at PranaTech. The company offers all employees a pension plan. PranaTech must contribute into the plan, but employee contributions are not mandatory. Sasha chooses where his funds will be invested.

Kadiha invested $10,000 in a balanced fund 10 years ago, which she put into a non-registered account. At the time, her insurance agent sold her the fund with a 75% maturity and death benefit guarantee. Today, when the fund expires, the market value is $5,000.

How much will Kadiha receive, and how will her funds be treated for tax purposes?

Melissa owns a disability insurance policy from Clarity Life. She makes her premium payment on the second day of each month, but this month, she misses the payment deadline. A week passes before she realizes her oversight. She makes a frantic call to Jonathan, a Clarity Life customer service representative. Jonathan explains about notices of termination. Which of the following responses is CORRECT?

Ashley meets with her life insurance agent for a needs analysis. She wants her two kids, currently nine and seven, to be well provided for in the event of her untimely death. Ashley is also concerned about the tax liability that her RRSPs will create for her children. Her need for life insurance is determined to be $800,000 to support the children and $50,000 for the tax liability.

Ashley decides to purchase a term life insurance policy to provide for her young children if need be, and a permanent policy for the tax liability.

How should Ashley set up the beneficiary designations?