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Free SOFE Certified Financial Examiner SOFA-CFE Exam Questions

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Question 1

There are two periods of time over which claims are analyzed:

Correct Answer: B. accident year and policy year

Question 2

What is based on the principle that for a service rendered (i.e., the payment of the indemnity claim), the insured assigns to the insurer any rights that may inure to the insured from third parties.

Correct Answer: C. Subrogation

Question 3

A technique for analyzing the percentage change in individual financial statement items from one year to the next in known as:

Correct Answer: B. Horizontal analysis

Question 4

A process in which whereby an issuer floats a second bond issue and uses those proceeds to escrow a sufficient amount of U.S. Treasuries to ensure that a call date and price can be met is called:

Correct Answer: C. pre-refunding

Question 5

The premium which is earned over the contract period in relation to the expiration of risk is known as:

Correct Answer: C. single premium

Question 6

For bonds, which of the following is NOT the key component of market risk?

Correct Answer: D. Investment risk

Question 7

A swap is an agreement between two or more parties to exchange payments based on the performance of underlying interests.

Correct Answer: A. True

Question 8

A technique for analyzing the relationships between the items on an income statement, balance sheet, or statement of cash flows by expressing components as percentages is called:

Correct Answer: A. Vertical analysis

Question 9

_____________ can increase by dividing the data into homogeneous blocks or by increasing the amount of relevant data in each block.

Correct Answer: A. Credibility

Question 10

Under _________________, assets are defined as probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

Correct Answer: C. generally accepted accounting principles

Question 11

Which of the following two factors cannot be repaid unless the surplus of the company is in excess of its required minimum?

Correct Answer: A. guaranty capital and the interest thereon

Question 12

A company normally will generate maximum after-tax return on investments by investing in tax exempt instruments.

Correct Answer: A. True

Question 13

What is defined as the difference between the tax basis of an asset or liability and its reported amount in the financial statements that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years?

Correct Answer: B. temporary difference

Question 14

Responsibilities for safeguarding the company's assets, safeguarding critical transaction processing areas and procedures, internal control guidelines and policies are all most significant tasks performed as part of

Correct Answer: C. Financial control function

Question 15

The primary victim of what is not the employer but the insurance carrier for the employee?

Correct Answer: B. Worker's compensation scheme