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SOFE AFE - Accredited Financial Examiner

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Total 286 questions

The pro rata portion of premiums written allocable to unexpired policy periods represents unearned premiums, which are reflected as in the balance sheet.

A.

Liabilities

B.

Expenses

C.

Revenues

D.

None of the above

Dollar rolls differ from regular repurchase agreements due to which of the following characteristics in the securities sold and repurchased.

A.

they are represented by different certificates

B.

they are collateralized by different but similar mortgage pools

C.

they generally have different principal amounts

D.

All of the above

GAAP have two important functions. First, they provide a set of standards that endeavor to measure with reasonable accuracy the assets held, liabilities owed, revenue earned, and expenses incurred by the company. For life insurance companies these measurement rules have been prescribed specifically for their specialized products. The second important function of GAAP is:

A.

To ensure the comparability of financial data from year to year within each company and with similar data prepared by other companies

B.

To ensure the comparability of financial data

C.

To ensure the comparability of financial data from month to month within each company and with similar data prepared by other companies

D.

To ensure the comparability of financial data from quarter to quarter within each company and with similar data prepared by other companies

In the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual there is limitation on the amount of EDP equipment and operating systems software, that can be shown as admitted assets. Companies are generally limited to of the reporting entity’s capital and surplus, as reported in the financial statement most recently filed with the domiciliary commissioner adjusted to exclude any EDP and operating system software, net deferred tax assets and positive goodwill.

A.

Four percent

B.

Three percent

C.

Five percent

D.

Seven percent

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?

A.

Investments

B.

Deferred acquisition costs

C.

Reinsurance

D.

key estimates

On both old and new business, companies can also avoid premium notes by entering into agreements involving deposits of a portion of the premium with an extension on the balance. These deposits are treated as:

A.

A liability

B.

Unearned revenue and not credited to income until the deposit is used to pay the premium

C.

A liability and not credited to income until the deposit is used to pay the premium

D.

Asset and not credited to income until the deposit is used to pay the premium

For immediate annuities, this is the ______________, defined by the sequence of periodic annuity benefit payments the policyholder is promised.

A.

maximum credited rate

B.

minimum credited rate

C.

implicit interest rate

D.

explicit interest rate

Policy loan:

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

Liabilities are recognized for known claims when sufficient information has been developed to indicate the involvement of a specific insurance policy.

A.

True

B.

False

Which of the following is NOT included when initial acquisition of Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated Entities (SCA) is recorded as the sum of?

A.

any cash payment

B.

the fair value of other assets distributed

C.

the fair value of any expenses

D.

any direct costs of the acquisition