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Question 1

An annuity contract provides:

Correct Answer: B. Either immediately or at some future date, periodic income payments to one or more persons, perhaps with a certain guaranteed number of payments or with a minimum guaranteed amount for those annuities involving life contingencies

Question 2

What funnels premium dollars into separate accounts which means segregated pools of bonds or stocks?

Correct Answer: A. Variable life insurance

Question 3

What technique uses a risk-adjusted discount rate and contractual, promised, or most likely cash flows?

Correct Answer: D. Discount rate adjustment

Question 4

What of a life insurer's is determined by applying factors for risk components to specific on and off-balance sheet assets or liabilities and by adding the results?

Correct Answer: D. Capital requirement

Question 5

Reinsurance is defines as:

Correct Answer: A. to pay another party to assume a stream of contingent expenses, for a premium over the expected cost

Question 6

Cash does include funds in transit, unless the deposit was prepared and sent to the bank. If the deposit was sent to the bank, it is considered cash and entered into the company's books and is no longer in transit. Funds in transit not yet sent to the bank are entered:

Correct Answer: A. On a write-in line on the Assets page

Question 7

What seeks to identify and exploit existing or potential synergies in a company's diverse business activities?

Correct Answer: B. Holistic techniques

Question 8

What give the issuer the right to retire the bond at certain times, typically if prevailing market interest rates fall below the rate on the bond?

Correct Answer: A. Call options

Question 9

Valuation technique should be used to measure fair value and is consistent with:

Correct Answer: D. market, income and cost approach

Question 10

What confirms the hypothesized interest rate sensitivities and shows that the two lines of business are fairly complementary?

Correct Answer: C. Price behavior curve

Question 11

In many states, a claims-made insurance policy is required to:

Correct Answer: D. All of the above

Question 12

Tax Act states that:

Correct Answer: A. A life insurer is subject to an investment income tax of 15 percent on its 'net Canadian life investment income

Question 13

What represent legal agreements between buyers or sellers and represent commitments to buy or sell financial instruments at specified dates and prices?

Correct Answer: A. Future contracts

Question 14

These are securities whose underlying assets consist of commercial mortgage loans. The commercial loans are pooled, which brings diversification and liquidity to the asset class.

What are these?

Correct Answer: B. CMBS

Question 15

Which of the following is the significant requirement for ongoing regulatory reporting to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (''OSFI'')?

Correct Answer: B. Capital Adequacy Return