NYLAHI New York Life, Accident & Health Insurance exam - Set 1 - Part 1

Test your knowledge of technical writing concepts with these practice questions. Each question includes detailed explanations to help you understand the correct answers.

Question 1: In New York, which government body licenses insurance producers and supervises the conduct of insurers doing business in the state?

Question 2: Which official is responsible for enforcing the New York Insurance Law and overseeing the licensing and conduct of insurers and producers in the state?

Question 3: An insurer formed under the laws of another state but transacting insurance in New York is classified, from New York's point of view, as which type of insurer?

Question 4: An insurer organized under the laws of a country other than the United States is referred to, when it operates in New York, as which kind of insurer?

Question 5: An insurer that has received a certificate of authority from the Superintendent to transact insurance in New York is best described as which of the following?

Question 6: Which type of insurer is owned by its shareholders and typically issues nonparticipating policies that pay no policy dividends to the people it insures?

Question 7: An insurer owned by its policyholders, who may receive policy dividends when the company performs well, is which type of insurer?

Question 8: Which type of organization provides life insurance to its members through a lodge or social structure and operates on a not-for-profit basis?

Question 9: In New York, a licensee who represents the insurance company and is appointed to solicit and sell its policies is acting in which capacity?

Question 10: A licensee who represents the applicant rather than the insurer, shopping coverage among companies on the client's behalf, is acting as which of the following?

Question 11: The authority an insurer grants a producer in writing through the agency contract, spelling out exactly what the producer may do, is known as which kind of authority?

Question 12: A client reasonably believes a producer can act for the insurer because the company supplied its letterhead and forms, though no such power was actually granted. Which authority is involved?

Question 13: A producer who collects client premiums must hold those funds in trust for the insurer and keep them separate from personal money. This obligation reflects which producer role?

Question 14: A producer uses a misleading or incomplete comparison to convince a client to drop an existing policy and buy a new one. Which prohibited practice is this?

Question 15: When a producer uses misrepresentation to replace one of an insurer's policies with another policy from that same insurer, the practice is known as which of the following?

Question 16: A producer offers a prospective client a share of the commission or a gift not stated in the policy as an inducement to buy. Which unfair practice has occurred?

Question 17: Making a false or maliciously critical statement about the financial condition of a competing insurer in order to harm its business is which prohibited trade practice?

Question 18: Which New York entity pays covered claims to policyholders when a licensed life insurer becomes insolvent and cannot meet its obligations?

Question 19: Which kind of risk involves only the chance of loss or no loss, with no possibility of gain, and is the only kind insurers are willing to cover?

Question 20: A risk that carries the chance of loss, no loss, or gain, such as a wager or a new business venture, is described as which of the following?


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