IFSE Institute LLQP Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Following the death of her sister Sarah last year, Yesha, the liquidator of Sarah's estate, had been in contact with Sarah's insurance agent Monique on several occasions to claim the death benefit on Sarah's life insurance policy.
Yesterday, Yesha noticed that Sarah also had a disability insurance policy with a return of premium option which stated that a portion of the premiums can be reimbursed upon her death. Yesha contacted Monique again and asked her for more details about the disability policy and return of premium option but Monique replied that she could not help her as her firm had destroyed Sarah's files shortly after paying out the death benefit.
Did Sarah's firm act appropriately?

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?

Kalei owns a $250,000 life insurance policy with an accumulated cash surrender value of $75,000. She meets with her insurance agent Pamela to inform her that she quit her job last week. She wants to start an online business and needs $40,000 to fund the inventory and cover her living expenses for a few months. She heard that it was possible to obtain a loan using her policy at a 5% interest rate. Which of the following statements about collateral assignment is CORRECT?

Kiril is the sole proprietor of a small gym with five employees. His sales manager, Antoine, is a former Olympic athlete, responsible for generating close to 50% of all revenues for the gym. Thanks to Antoine's popular social media presence, the gym is profitable and growing rapidly. However, Kiril has concerns about the future profitability of his gym should Antoine become ill or injured since the other employees are not local celebrities and would not be able to replace Antoine's contribution to the business.
Which of the following types of insurance policy would protect the gym if Antoine were unable to work?

Konrad is the owner of CrossBoy, a manufacturing company employing over 50 employees. Konrad recently took out a $500,000 loan to expand his business. Terrence works as a sales manager and is responsible for roughly 40% of the company's revenue. Konrad recognizes the importance of Terrence's contributions to the success of the company. Therefore, in addition to a sizeable basesalary, CrossBoy also pays Terrence regular performance-based bonuses. Konrad understands that if Terrence dies prematurely, CrossBoy would suffer financially. What should he do to protect his company?

Julie is a stay-at-home single parent with an eight-year-old son, Justin, who has severe intellectual disabilities.
Julie's mother, Lucille, who died recently, used to help Julie financially, especially for Justin's special needs.
She wanted this assistance to continue after her death. To this end, she designated Justin as beneficiary of her RRSP, now worth about $100,000. Julie would like this amount to be transferred to a plan that would eventually provide Justin with an annual income, which she would administer. She would like a plan that is eligible for government grants.
To which plan should Julie transfer the funds?

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?

Andrea, owner of Andrea's Fashions Inc., employs her designer daughter Judy, who will carry on the business after Andrea is gone. Wishing to ensure that the business would not suffer financially when Andrea passes away, Andrea decides at age 50 to have her business own, pay for, and be the beneficiary of life insurance on Andrea's life. The type of insurance that best suits is non-convertible Term 10 life insurance renewable until age 80.
What should her life insurance agent advise regarding this policy?

Rhonda is a sixty-year-old biologist at the local university. She has two adult children Connor and Daniel. She meets her life insurance agent Todd to make sure that if something were to happen to her that everything would be taken care of. She has taken the initiative to have a will done that has all of her assets divided between her two children after any debts or taxes are settled. She knows her boys are not great with money so she names her friend Sandra as the executor.
One of the things that Rhonda is concerned about is the taxes that will be owed on her final tax return and thinks a life insurance policy would be a good idea to solve her issue.
What should Todd recommend while completing a life insurance policy to make sure that Rhonda's concerns are met?

Edna is a 62-year-old widow living in Quebec. She meets with Yolanda, her insurance agent. Ednaworked part-time her whole life as a seamstress and has no savings. Her husband Donald had been working as a greeter at the local box store until his death 2 months ago at the age of 67. Since his passing, Edna has been struggling financially. She would like to know which of the following organizations will immediately pay her a benefit?

Anvi owns individual disability insurance that she purchased 5 years ago. At the time of application,she was a semi-professional boxer. Gamma Insurance Inc. offered her the disability policy with an exclusion stating that if she became disabled while boxing, the benefit would not be paid.
This week, while reviewing her insurance needs with Tyron, her insurance agent, she mentions that she retired from boxing and wants to know how, or if, this will affect her policy.
What should Tyron tell her?

Bethenny meets with Harrison, an insurance agent, to review her life insurance needs. Bethenny is a single mother of a 3-year-old daughter named Emma. Bethenny's main concern is that Emma istaken care of financially if Bethenny were to die prematurely. Emma's father Steve suffers from chronic alcoholism and is homeless. He has not been present in Emma's day-to-day life. After careful analysis, Harrison suggests that Bethenny purchase a $250,000 20-year term insurance policy. Given Bethenny's situation, who should she name as a beneficiary on her policy?

Gino, an insurance of persons representative, is cleaning his office and going through old files. He comes across a file from a former client, Nathan, who owned a 20-year term insurance policy that was cancelled 3 years ago. Nathan now has a different representative and Gino no longer has any contact with him. Gino would like to know if he can destroy Nathan's file.
Which of the following options is CORRECT?

Joel and Gina, a 65-year-old couple, have just retired and are meeting with their advisor, Mark, to do some tax planning. Joel's annual income is $75,000, and Gina's is $35,000. His marginal tax rate (MTR) is 40% and hers is 26%. Mark discusses the advantages of income splitting with them. After their income split, their respective MTRs are 32% for Joel and 30% for Gina. How much income tax will Joel and Gina save if
$15,000 of Joel's income is transferred to Gina?

Wesley is a self-employed plumber. He meets with a licensed life insurance agent to explore his options regarding disability insurance. Wesley's earnings have been stable over the past few years.His business generates gross income of $120,000 annually and write-off expenses of $30,000. Wesley's average income tax rate is 30%. What income amount should be used to calculate the maximum disability benefits Wesley is entitled to?