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Questions 1

The process of analyzing and projecting the trends of a company’s capital position given its current circumstances, its recent past, and its intended business plan under a variety of future scenarios is called:

Options:

A.  

Permanence and Reliability Testing

B.  

Dynamic Capital Adequacy Testing

C.  

Capital Market Testing

D.  

None of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 2

Tax Act states that:

Options:

A.  

A life insurer is subject to an investment income tax of 15 percent on its ‘net Canadian life investment income

B.  

A life insurer is subject to an investment income tax of 25 percent on its ‘net Canadian life investment income

C.  

A life insurer is subject to an investment income tax of 35 percent on its ‘net Canadian life investment income

D.  

A life insurer is subject to an investment income tax of 45 percent on its ‘net Canadian life investment income

Discussion 0
Questions 3

The arrangements by which pools manage separate accounts for each pool member from which the losses of that member are paid is called:

Options:

A.  

employee pools

B.  

claim-serving pools

C.  

singular entity pools

D.  

None of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 4

In which of the following, Internal entity experience or information from published sources concerning recent trends in socioeconomic factors affecting claim payments:

Options:

A.  

general inflation rates

B.  

judicial decisions assessing liability

C.  

judicial decisions regarding noneconomic damages

D.  

All of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 5

is provided by original documents is more reliable than audit evidence provided by photocopies or facsimiles.

Options:

A.  

Enterprise evidence

B.  

Property evidence

C.  

Audit evidence

D.  

Regulatory evidence

Discussion 0
Questions 6

In what, securities involve in repos are not delivered on the settlement date of the agreement and the contract may be extended upon mutual agreement of the buyer-lender and seller-borrower.

Options:

A.  

Financial servicing

B.  

Price-cap

C.  

Rollover

D.  

Purchasing agreements

Discussion 0
Questions 7

Life insurance companies frequently make mortgage loans to affiliated companies (such as subsidiaries or companies owned by a common parent company) and to joint ventures in which the life insurance company is a joint venturer. The company must carefully examine:

Options:

A.  

An affiliated company or joint venture and the transactions related to it

B.  

The propriety of the accounting treatment for each loan to an affiliated company or joint venture and the transactions related to it

C.  

The propriety of the accounting treatment for each loan

D.  

None of these

Discussion 0
Questions 8

A logical first step toward understanding of a life and health insurance company and the related financial reporting considerations is to review the manner in which different interested parties view the end result of the accounting process for capital and surplus transactions, for example, the adequacy of the resulting balances.

Key interested parties include:

• Policyholders

• Agents

• Stockholders

• Insurance regulators

• Rating agencies

• Management

Options:

A.  

The capital and surplus accounts

B.  

Supplementary loan agreements

C.  

Mortgage loans

D.  

Risk-based capital investments

Discussion 0
Questions 9

The sum of values assigned by claims adjusters to specific known claims that were recorded by the insurance entity but not yet paid at the financial statement date is called:

Options:

A.  

case-basis reserves

B.  

computing reserves

C.  

aggregate reserves

D.  

None of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 10

National Association of Insurance Commissioners stated that, has no effect on the valuation of securities for statutory accounting purposes, provided the amount of the collateral at least equals the required collateral.

Options:

A.  

Safety act

B.  

Investment security

C.  

Insurance track

D.  

Securities lending

Discussion 0
Questions 11

A holistic analysis in a multi-scenario framework of all significant factors that can affect an insurer’s future financial condition is called:

Options:

A.  

Insurance resting (IT)

B.  

Dynamic solvency testing (DST)

C.  

Financial testing (AT)

D.  

Adequacy testing (AT)

Discussion 0
Questions 12

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

Options:

A.  

Future contracts

B.  

Present contracts

C.  

Accounting contracts

D.  

Financial contracts

Discussion 0
Questions 13

Which of the following is NOT the date that is the key to classify the chronology of the data?

Options:

A.  

policy date

B.  

accident date

C.  

reinsurance date

D.  

report date

Discussion 0
Questions 14

What method assumes that an entity’s historical experience relating to the timeliness of settlement will be predictive of future results?

Options:

A.  

Paid loss projection

B.  

Unpaid loss projection

C.  

Incurred loss projection

D.  

Loss ratio projection

Discussion 0
Questions 15

Asset/Liability Management recognizes that the financial impact of an asset or liability is mainly realized through its:

Options:

A.  

Revenues

B.  

Cash flows

C.  

Expenses

D.  

Investments

Discussion 0
Questions 16

As defined in Accounting Standards Codification, dollar purchase agreements are the agreements to sell and repurchase similar and identical securities.

Options:

A.  

True

B.  

False

Discussion 0
Questions 17

A company that has its loans serviced, for whatever reason, is usually charged a servicer’s fee. This fee is usually expressed:

Options:

A.  

As an annual fraction of a percentage of each interest payment

B.  

As an annual fraction of a percent of the principal balance of the loans or based on a percentage of each interest payment

C.  

As a monthly fraction of a percent of the principal balance of the loans or based on a percentage of each interest payment

D.  

As a monthly fraction of a percentage of each interest payment

Discussion 0
Questions 18

When dividends are left to accumulate at interest, the insurer typically sends a notice to each policyholder showing the amount accumulated at the end of the policy year. The notice also shows the dividend credited and interest earned for that policy year. The dividend left at interest may later be received by or credited to the policyholder in several ways. Which of the following is/are out of those ways?

Options:

A.  

As a cash withdrawal.

B.  

As premium applied to the purchase by the policyholder of paid-up insurance.

C.  

As marketable securities

D.  

As premium to pay up or mature the policy.

Discussion 0
Questions 19

The SEC rules clarify that management’s assessment and report is limited to internal control over financial reporting.

Options:

A.  

True

B.  

False

Discussion 0
Questions 20

Generally, Participation income is an income stream due the company and is based upon the financial results of the borrower and/or borrowing business entity. Although it can take several forms, the more prominent ones are:

Options:

A.  

Participation in revenue generated by the mortgaged property above a specified sum, such as a percentage of gross sales in excess of a specified dollar volume

B.  

Participation in profits from the mortgaged property, such as a percentage of gross income less defined expenses

C.  

Percentage of gross sales in excess of a specified dollar volume

D.  

percentage of net sales in excess of a specified dollar volume

Discussion 0
Questions 21

Direct serving loans method requires a system of good internal control and requires that the functions be split between the Accounting Department and the Investment Department. The Investment Department is responsible for promptly supplying the Accounting Department with:

Options:

A.  

Accounting data on new loans

B.  

Resolving few exceptions reported to it by the Accounting Department, i.e., when a borrower defaults on a loan payment

C.  

Data related to changes in existing loans, which affects the accounting function

D.  

Alerting the Investment Department promptly whenever an exception to the normal processing routine occurs

Discussion 0
Questions 22

Accounting for escrow funds is difficult because of the large number of transactions related to such funds. A separate bank account or a trust bank account may be opened, with all escrow receipts deposited into it to prevent:

Options:

A.  

Commingling of escrow funds with a company’s operating funds

B.  

Commingling of escrow funds with a company’s liabilities

C.  

Commingling of escrow funds with a company’s mortgage funds

D.  

Commingling of escrow funds with a company’s fixed funds

Discussion 0
Questions 23

Asset and liability management is:

Options:

A.  

An approach of matching assets and liabilities that requires a correct mix of long and short term investments.

B.  

An approach of mix assets and liabilities in a financial statement that requires specific long and short term revenues.

C.  

An approach of mix assets and liabilities in a financial statement that requires specific long and short term revenues.

D.  

An approach of specific assets and liabilities in a financial statement that requires correct mix of long and short term revenues.

Discussion 0
Questions 24

It usually is acceptable to use the subsidiary’s statements if the difference in fiscal periods is:

Options:

A.  

not more than 2 months

B.  

not more than 3 months

C.  

not more than 4 months

D.  

not more than 5months

Discussion 0
Questions 25

Changes in payment procedures or changes in the definition of payment date for coding purposes may or may not affect loss reserve developments.

Options:

A.  

True

B.  

False

Discussion 0
Questions 26

The ten largest companies account for what percent of life insurance sales in Canada?

Options:

A.  

less than 50 percent

B.  

more than 65 percent

C.  

more than 75 percent

D.  

less than 80 percent

Discussion 0
Questions 27

The methods used for the premium rates establishment are:

Options:

A.  

Manual, judgmental and premium rating

B.  

Commercial, judgmental and merit rating

C.  

Manual, experimental and merit rating

D.  

Manual, judgmental and merit rating

Discussion 0
Questions 28

What is made on an instrument-by-instrument basis, generally when an instrument is initially recognized in the financial statements?

Options:

A.  

Election

B.  

Disclosure

C.  

Eligibility

D.  

Discount

Discussion 0
Questions 29

The combined ratio is the sum of it:

Options:

A.  

loss ratio

B.  

expense ratio

C.  

dividend ratio

D.  

All of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 30

______ is used when the rates for large or usual risks are established almost entirely by the skill and experience of the rate maker.

Options:

A.  

Expertise rating

B.  

Premium rating

C.  

Class rating

D.  

Individual rating

Discussion 0
Questions 31

The highest and best use of the asset is ______________, if the asset would provide maximum value to market participants principally on the standalone basis.

Options:

A.  

in-exchange

B.  

in-use

C.  

in-market

D.  

in-sale

Discussion 0
Questions 32

In which premium income less return premiums arising from policies issued by the entity collecting the premiums and acting as the primary insurance carrier?

Options:

A.  

Indirect premium

B.  

Direct premium

C.  

Reinsurance premium

D.  

Entity premium

Discussion 0
Questions 33

Policy loan:

Options:

A.  

On policies are valuable to the policyholders, and insurers encourage them to protect this feature by saving it for emergency use

B.  

Interest rate is raised to eight percent

C.  

Interest rate was raised to eight percent, and later variable rates were approved

D.  

Do not have variable principal payments or a maturity

Discussion 0
Questions 34

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

Options:

A.  

market, income and risk approach

B.  

market, performance and cost approach

C.  

security, income and risk approach

D.  

market, income and cost approach

Discussion 0
Questions 35

A metric is a measurement standard or yardstick for quantifying Asset/Liabilities Management (ALM) risk.

Options:

A.  

True

B.  

False

Discussion 0
Questions 36

Home office record-maintenance methods may include:

Options:

A.  

duplication of branch records

B.  

maintenance of detailed entries for analytical purposes

C.  

use of planning procedures from main office for both premiums and cash

D.  

All of the above

Discussion 0
Questions 37

Which of the following may NOT involve a high degree of management judgment and subjectivity and may present risks of material misstatement due to fraud?

Options:

A.  

Investments

B.  

Deferred acquisition costs

C.  

Reinsurance

D.  

key estimates

Discussion 0
Questions 38

Average severities projection method uses various claim count and average cost per claim date on either a paid or insured basis.

Options:

A.  

True

B.  

False

Discussion 0
Questions 39

SAP stresses measurement of emerging earnings of a business from period to period while GAAP stresses measurement of the ability to pay claims in the future.

Options:

A.  

True

B.  

False

Discussion 0
Questions 40

Immunization theory says that:

Options:

A.  

duration matching requires rebalancing the asset portfolio, but the theoretically correct answer is to rebalance continuously.

B.  

Investment matching requires rebalancing the liabilities portfolio, but the theoretically correct answer is to rebalance annually.

C.  

Performance matching requires rebalancing the expense portfolio, but the theoretically correct answer is to rebalance continuously as and when needed only.

D.  

Balance matching requires rebalancing the revenues portfolio, but the theoretically correct answer is to rebalance continuously.

Discussion 0
Questions 41

Which are the types of misstatements relevant to the auditor’s consideration of fraud in a financial statement audit?

Options:

A.  

misstatements arising from fraudulent financial reporting

B.  

misstatements arising from misappropriations of assets

C.  

Both A & B

D.  

Neither A nor B

Discussion 0
Questions 42

Sales of securities are recorded as of the trade date. A receivable due from the broker is established in instances when a security has been sold, but the proceeds from the sale have not been received. Receivable for securities not received within settlement date are non-admitted, and are classified as other than invested assets.

Options:

A.  

15 days

B.  

30 days

C.  

35 days

D.  

90 days

Discussion 0