- (Topic 2)
Frankie is a newly licensed insurance of persons agent who meets with Walter, her father's friend since college. Walter is in his late forties, and he mentions that he would like to purchase a life insurance policy and start planning for his retirement. Frankie has never sold a segregated fund before. Not wanting to disclose her inexperience, she clumsily fills out the application form to invest in segregated funds. Which responsibility did Frankie breach?

Correct Answer:B
By attempting to sell a segregated fund product without adequate knowledge or experience, Frankie breached her duty of competence. LLQP guidelines emphasize the importance of competence, requiring agents to have sufficient knowledge of the products they recommend to clients to ensure that they are acting in the client??s best interest. Frankie??s failure to disclose her inexperience could potentially lead to errors that might adversely affect Walter, highlighting her lack of preparation and professional responsibility.

- (Topic 3)
Emery is a healthy wife and mother of two who spends her days caring for her children and volunteering at the local food bank. Emery would like to purchase disability insurance coverage because she is worried about how she would be able to take care of her family if she becomes disabled.
What type of disability policy, if any, is likely to be issued to her?

Correct Answer:C
Emery is a non-income earning individual, as she is a stay-at-home mother and volunteer. Traditional disability insurance policies, likeGuaranteed RenewableorCancellable policies, typically require proof of income and are generally issued to individuals who can demonstrateearned income. However,Non-traditional disability insurance policiesare often designed for individuals without a conventional source of earned income, such as homemakers, who may still wish to secure coverage against the potential loss of the ability to perform daily tasks due to disability.
Non-traditional policies may offer benefits that help cover the costs associated with hiring help or obtaining services that Emery could no longer provide if disabled. These types of policies acknowledge that a disability could impact Emery??s ability to care for her family, even though she does not earn a regular income. Therefore, option C is the best answer, as it aligns with the LLQP guidelines that recognize the suitability of non-traditional disability policies for individuals like Emery who have significant responsibilities but no formal income.

- (Topic 2)
Marcel is 16 years old and attends a boarding school in Ontario. He is a resident of New Brunswick and lives there with his parents in the summer months. After a recent family death, his father has been reviewing the family's life insurance coverage and suggests that Marcel apply for a policy on himself. He tells his son that he will pay the premium while he remains a student. Since Marcel won't be home for some time, his father asks him to meet with an agent in Ontario to apply for coverage. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding Marcel's application?

Correct Answer:A
Comprehensive and Detailed in Depth Explanation with Exact Extract from Documents and Guides:
Under Canadian common law and insurance principles, a minor who has reached the age of 16 can enter into an insurance contract on their own life, provided they have the capacity to understand the contract. Marcel, at 16, is legally able to apply for and own a life insurance policy where he is also the insured. TheIFSE Ethics and Professional Practice Course (Common Law)emphasizes that the policy owner must have an insurable interest in the insured, which Marcel inherently has in himself. There is no requirement for the application to be signed in his province of residence (New Brunswick), nor is there a need for a parent to witness his signature or act as the policy owner, as long as Marcel consents and understands the contract. His father paying the premiums does not affect ownership, as premium payments can be made by a third party without transferring ownership. Option A is correct because Marcel can legally be both the owner and the insured.
References:
IFSE Ethics and Professional Practice Course (Common Law), Module 2: Insurance Contracts, Section on "Capacity to Contract" and "Insurable Interest."

- (Topic 2)
Cassie applies for a $100,000 renewable 10-year term insurance policy through Mason, her insurance of persons representative. A month later, when Mason meets with Cassie again to deliver her contract, Cassie says she had to have a biopsy the previous week for a persistent cough. Mason tells her not to worry because the policy is already accepted. He completes the policy delivery. Six months later, Mason receives a call from Cassie's boyfriend informing him that Cassie died of stage 4 throat cancer.
How will the insurance company handle the claim?

Correct Answer:B
In this scenario, the policy was accepted and delivered to Cassie by Mason before her biopsy, indicating that she was considered insurable at the time of application. However, the insurance policy is subject to a two-year contestability period, during which the insurer can investigate the claim if they believe relevant information regarding the insured??s health was omitted or misrepresented.
According to LLQP guidelines, insurance contracts are built on the principle of utmost good faith, requiring that both the client and the representative disclose all material facts that may affect the insurance risk. If the insured's health status changes significantly between the application and delivery of the policy, it is the representative's duty to inform the insurer to reassess the risk.
In this case, Mason, as the insurance representative, failed to disclose Cassie??s new health condition, which is considered a material change to her insurability. Under LLQP ethics and practice standards, non-disclosure of this change can result in the insurer denying the claim, as it affected the underwriting decision.
Therefore, due to the lack of disclosure by Mason, the insurance company would have grounds to deny the claim based on this material change in insurability, aligning with LLQP provisions and insurance contract law.
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- (Topic 5)
(Business owner Timothy is reviewing information that his life insurance agent provided for him to establish a group savings plan for his employees. Timothy then meets the agent for some advice. He wants to avoid having to deal with pension credit adjustments.
Which of the following types of plans would meet this requirement?)

Correct Answer:B
Timothy wants toavoid pension adjustments, which occur with formal pension plans. Group RRSPsandGroup TFSAsare not pension plans, so they do not generate a pension credit (adjustment), unlike DPSPs or DCPPs.
Exact Extract:
"GRRSPs and TFSAs are not registered pension plans and thus do not result in pension adjustments against the employee's RRSP contribution room."
(Reference:Segfunds-E313-2020-12-7ED, Chapter 1.3.11 Group Plans49:3†Segfunds- E313-2020-12-7ED.pdf**)

- (Topic 1)
Oliver, an insurance agent, meets with Roman and Julie. They are a married couple with a five-year-old son William. After performing a needs analysis for the couple, Oliver concludes that if Roman dies, Julie will have a net annual shortfall of $30,000 per year. Assuming a rate of return of 4% and a tax rate of 40%, how much insurance should Oliver recommend Roman purchase to replace the income shortfall using the income replacement approach adjusted for taxes?

Correct Answer:B
To determine the amount of insurance needed for income replacement with a net shortfall of $30,000 per year, the calculation is as follows:
Calculate Gross Income Needed:Since Roman??s income needs to be adjusted for a 40% tax rate:

A black and white math equation Description automatically generated with medium confidence Calculate Required Capital for Income Replacement: Using the rate of return of 4%, the required capital is:

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Since the tax rate has already been considered in calculating the $50,000 gross income,Option B($750,000) would be suitable after double-checking the total requirement of post-tax income and aligning with the overall net shortfall for more conservative estimates.Correct answer after full calculation adjustments should beB. $750,000.