SunLEARN Variable Life Insurance
SunLEARN Variable Life Insurance
SunLEARN Variable Life Insurance
1. Variable life insurance policy owners may make withdrawals in terms of ________________
2. Which one of the following statements about the flexibility features of variable life policies is FALSE?
a. Policyholders may request for a partial withdrawal of the policy and the withdrawal amount will be
met by cashing the units at bid price.
b. Policyholders can take loans against their variable life policies up to the entire withdrawal value of
their policies.
c. Policyholders have the flexibility of switching from one fund to another provided it satisfies the
company switching criteria.
d. Policyholders have the flexibility of increasing or decreasing their premiums for regular premiums
variable life policies.
7. What is the most suitable investment instrument for an investor who is interested in protecting his
principal and receiving a steady stream of income?
a. Equities c. Variable life policies
b. Warrants d. Fixed income securities
9. Which of the following statement about the differences between variable life policies and endowment
policies are FALSE?
I. The policy values of variable life and endowment policies directly reflect the performance of the fund
of the life company
II. The premiums and benefits of the endowment policies are described at inception of the policy
whereas variable life policies are flexible as they are account driven
III. The benefits and risks variable life and endowment policies directly accrue to the policyholders
a. I and II c. I and III
b. I, II and III d. II and III
11. Mr. Juan Dela Cruz is currently earning Ps. 30,000/month. He is 35 years old and has a reasonable amount
of savings. He has a moderate level for risks tolerance. What kind of policy would you recommend for him
to buy?
a. Participating endowment c. Participating whole life
b. Variable life policies d. Annuities
12. What are the benefits available when investing in variable life funds?
I. The variable life funds offer policyholders an access to pooled or diversified portfolios
II. The variable life policyholder can vary his premium payments, take premium holidays, add single
premium top-ups and change the level of sum assured easily.
III. The variable life policyholder can have access to apool of qualified and trained professional fund
managers.
13. Rank the following in term of their liquidity, from their least liquid to the most liquid:
I. Short Term Securities III. Cash
II. Property IV. Equities
a. IV, II, III, I c. II, I, IV, III
b. III, I, IV, II d. II, IV, I, III
a. Established by a trust deed which enables a trustees to hold the pool of money and assets in trust on
behalf of the investor
b. A close-end fund and does not have to dispose off its assets if large number of investors sell their
shares
c. One whereby investor buys units in the trust itself and not shares in the company
d. An organization registered under the SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISION (SEC) which usually
invests in a wide range of equities and other investment.
I. There is no guaranteed minimum sum assured for the purpose of declaring dividends
II. There is not guaranteed minimum sum assured as a level of life insurance protection
III. Each of the policy owner’s premium will be used to purchase units the number of which is dependent
on the selling price of each unit.
IV. Purchase of units can only be made from the variable life fund itself, which will then create new units
and add the investment monies to the value of the fund.
18. Why is it important that the customer must understand the sales proposal in full?
a. Variable life Insurance policies offer investors policies with values and indirectly linked to the
investment performance of the life company
b. Life company will carry out a valuation of its fund yearly and any surplus may be allocated to
participating policyholders as cash dividends
c. Both Whole Life and Endowment policies can be used as an investment media with benefits that
become payable at the future date
d. The investment element of variable life policies varies according to underlying assets of portfolio
21. Which of the following statements about option to top-up under variable life insurance products is FALSE?
a. Policy owners may buy additional units of the variable life fund and these units will be allocated to
new variable life insurance policies
b. Further premiums at time of top-up will be used in full, after deducting charges for top-ups, to
purchase additional units of the variable life funds
c. To top-up a policy, the policy owner pays further single premium at the time of top-up
d. Policy owners are normally allowed to top-up their policies at anytime, subject to a minimum amount
22. The characteristics of a variable life insurance policy include ____________________
I. Its withdrawal value and protection benefits are determined by the investment performance of the
underlying assets
II. Its protection cost are generally met by implicit charges
III. Its commission and company expenses are met by a variety of implicit charges with normally 6
months notice given by the life companies prior to any change
IV. Its withdrawal value is normally the value of units allocated to the policy owner calculated at the bid
price
a. I, II and III c. I, II and IV
b. II, III and IV d. I, III and IV
23. Which of the following statements about single premium variable life policies are TRUE?
I. There is no fixed term in a single premium variable life policy and therefore, they are technically
whole life insurance
II. Top-ups single premium injections are allowed in these plans
III. Policyholders have the flexibility of varying the level cover
a. I,II and III c. I and II
b. II and III d. I and III
25. Which of the following statements about variable life policies are TRUE?
27. Which of the following statements about characteristics of variable life policies are TRUE?
I. Variable life policies generally have a larger exposure to equity investment then with participating and
other traditional policies
II. The protection costs are generally met by implicit charges, which may vary with age and level of cover
III. Commissions and company expenses are met by a variety of explicit charges; some of which are
variable
a. I, II and III c. II and III
b. I and II d. I and III
28. Which of the following statements about benefits in variable life fund is FALSE?
a. The fund provides a highly diversified portfolio, thus, lowering the risk of investment
b. The fund ensures definite high yield an investor since it is managed by professional who are well-
versed in the management of risks of investment portfolios
c. The fund relieves investor from the hassle of administering his/her investment
d. The fund enables small investor to participate in a pool of diversified portfolio in which he/she with
low investment capital, is likely to have acceded to
29. The flexibility benefits of investing in variable life funds include ____________________:
I. Policy owner can easily change the level of sum assured and switched their investment between funds
II. Policy owners can easily take premium holidays and add single premium to top-ups
III. Variable life insurance products have a simple product design with a clear structure which cater
separately for investment and insurance protection
IV. Policy owners can easily change the level of their premium payment
a. All of the above c. I, II and IV
b. I, II and III d. I, III and IV
30. The fundamental differences between traditional participating life insurance policies and variable life
insurance policies include ________________
I. Variable life insurance policies are less likely to offer more choices in terms of the type of investment
funds
II. The investment elements of variable life insurance policies is made known to the policy owner at the
outset and is invested in a separately identifiable fund which is made up units of investment
III. Variable life insurance policies offer the potential for higher returns
IV. Traditional participating policies aim to produce a steady return by smoothing out market fluctuation
a. I, III and IV c. I, II and III
b. II, III and IV d. I, II and IV
31. The switching facility under variable life insurance policies is very useful ______________
a. For the purpose of profit planning by the life policies
b. For the purpose of assets planning by the trustees
c. For the purpose of sales planning by the fund managers
d. For the purpose of financial planning by the policy owners
32. The following statement about surrender value under traditional participating life insurance product is
TRUE?
a. Cash value is paid when a yearly renewable term insurance policy is surrendered
b. When a participating insurance policy is surrendered, the surrender value is calculated by multiplying
the bid price with number of units
c. The amount of surrender value is usually higher than the amount under non-participating policies and
it varies with the age of the assured, being lower at older ages.
d. In the case of participating policies, the net cash surrender value includes the surrender value of the
paid-up addition up to the date of surrender
33. Which of the following statements about risk of investing in variable life funds is TRUE?
a. Policy owners who are risk averse should buy variable life insurance policies with high equity
investment
b. Investment in variable life funds which are fully invested in units of equity bonds are not suitable for
policy owners who can tolerate the risks of short term fluctuation in their cash value
c. Policy owners who invest in variable life funds with high equity investment face greater risk but can
expect to achieve higher return than the traditional life insurance product over the long term
d. Policy owners who are risk averse should not purchase life insurance policies with high protection and
guaranteed cash and maturity values.
Sum assured is 190% of single premium of the value of units, whichever is higher.
ASSUMPTIONS:
1. Charges and fees are deducted after the single premium has been invested into the account
2. The growth rate of the unit price and the bid-offer spread is maintained at 8% and 4.5% respectively.
a. Ps. 432,000.00 c. Ps. 401,107.58
b. Ps. 420, 069.02 d. Ps. 412,500.00
35. The protection cost under a variable life insurance policy ______________________:
I. Are met by a flat initial charges for regular premiums plans
II. Are generally covered by cancellation of units in the fund
III. Are generally met by explicit charges stipulated openly in the policy terms
IV. Vary with age of policy owner and level of cover
a. I, II and III c. I, III and IV
b. I, II and IV d. II, III and IV
36. Which of the following statement about diversification in portfolio management is FALSE?
a. A diversified portfolio provides greater security to an investor having to sacrifice the return for the
portfolio
b. Diversified can completely eliminate the risk of investing in stocks in a portfolio
c. Diversified can involved purchasing different types of stocks and investing in stocks of different
countries
d. Diversified helps to spread the portfolio risk by investing in different categories of investment in a
portfolio
38. With traditional participating life insurance products, the allocations to policy owners in the form of
dividends ________________:
I. Are not directly linked to the life company’s investment performance
II. Have already been smoothened by the life company
III. Do not have the highs and lows of investment returns as in good investment years of life company
IV. Are not fixed at the inception of the policy, but are greatly dependent on the investment performance
of the life company
a. I, II and III c. I, III and IV
b. I, II and IV d. II, III and IV
39. The objective of satisfying customers need profitably can be achieved by an agent through
I. The giving of freebies to the customers
II. Extensive investment training by the company
III. The use of sales plan, where sales goals, strategic and objectives are coordinated with market analysis,
segmentation and targeting
IV. The giving of monetary assistance and discount to the customers
a. I and III c. I, II and IV
b. II and III d. II, III and IV
43. Which of the following is/are the main characteristics(S) of variable life policies?
I. The policies can be used for investment, as a source of regular savings and protection
II. The withdrawal values and protection benefits are determined by the investment performance of
the underlying assets
III. The net cash values of the policies are the gross cash values shown in the policy that includes
dividends up to the date of surrender, less any indebtedness including interest
a. II c. I, II and III
b. I d. I and II
44. Risk can be classified into two particulars categories in relation to investment. They include
___________________:
I. The risk of not losing some or all of a person’s initial investment
II. The risk of rate of return on the investment not matching up to the individual’s expectation
III. The risk of rate of return on the investment matching up to the individual’s expectation
IV. The risk of losing some or all of a person’s initial investment
a. I and III c. III and IV
b. I and II d. II and IV
46. Policy fee payable by variable life insurance policy owner is to cover _____________________.
a. The handling charges by professional investment managers
b. The price for each unit bought under the variable life insurance policy
c. The mortality cost of the variable life insurance policy
d. The administrative expenses of setting up the variable life insurance policy
47. The selling price under a variable life insurance policy is.:
a. The price at which units the policy are bought back by the life company
b. The price at which units under the policy are offered for the sale by the life company
c. Also known as the bid price
d. A fixed amount throughout
48. In risk-return profile of cash funds, bonds funds balanced funds, manage funds and equity funds, a risk-
return graph will show that ___________________________.
I. Higher return normally comes with lower risk
II. Higher return normally comes with higher risk
III. The relatively risk-less cash funds sit at the bottom end of the graph
a. I, II and III c. I, II and IV
b. II, III and IV d. I, III and IV
50. Variable life funds can be invested in any financial instruments including cash funds, bond funds, equity
funds, property funds specialized funds and diversified funds. Equity funds __________________:
a. Invest in shares of stocks and the magnitude of the change in unit prices will only depend on the
quantity of the equities held
b. Invest in shares of stocks and during market recession, such assets are usually the last to
depreciate
c. Invest in share of stocks which are inherently of lower risk in nature and the prices of stocks are
stable
d. Invest in shares of stocks and investor who buy such assets usually aims for capital appreciation.