Pass the Insurance Licensing Nevada Insurance InsNV_Health02 Questions and answers with Dumpstech

A representation is a statement made by an applicant on an insurance application that is believed to be true to the best of the applicant’s knowledge and is required to be substantially true. Choice C correctly states that principle. A representation differs from a warranty. A warranty is a statement or promise that must be literally and absolutely true; choice D describes that stricter standard rather than a representation. Application answers help the insurer evaluate risk during underwriting, so material misrepresentations can affect coverage or the insurer’s decision to issue the policy. However, not every immaterial or innocent inaccuracy has the same legal effect. The significance of a misstatement depends on its materiality and the applicable policy and insurance-law rules. Choices A and B describe potential policy promises or contract features, not statements made by a prospect in the application. For licensing purposes, remember that insurance applications are generally treated as containing representations, not warranties, unless the policy or law provides otherwise. Study Guide References/Topics: Completing the Application, Underwriting, and Delivering the Policy; Representations and Warranties; Underwriting.

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A producer soliciting an individual disability-income policy must hold Nevada accident and health insurance authority. Nevada defines this line as insurance for sickness, bodily injury, or accidental death and permits it to include disability-income benefits. Disability-income insurance replaces a portion of earned income when an insured becomes disabled under the policy definition; it is therefore within the accident-and-health line rather than the property, casualty, or personal-lines authorities.

Nevada requires a person to be licensed for the relevant class of insurance before selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in the state. The licensing distinction matters because a life authority and an accident-and-health authority are separately identified lines of authority. Although life insurance may include additional disability-income benefits when permitted as part of its statutory definition, a producer selling an individual health or disability-income policy should not assume that life authority alone authorizes the transaction.

The producer must also comply with appointment requirements when acting as an insurer’s agent, continuing education and renewal requirements, and all applicable trade-practice rules. Selling without the proper authority can result in administrative discipline and a monetary penalty. On examination questions, identify the coverage being sold first; then match it to the appropriate Nevada line of authority.

References/topics from the Study Guide: Producer Licensing; Lines of Authority; Accident and Health Insurance; Disability Income; NRS 683A.201; NRS 683A.261.

Nevada requires qualifying group health policies that cover family members to provide coverage for a newborn child from the moment of birth. Required newborn coverage includes injury or sickness and specifically includes the necessary care and treatment of medically diagnosed congenital defects and birth abnormalities. Therefore, congenital health defects are the required coverage identified in this question.

The rule is important because congenital defects may be present at birth and can require immediate diagnostic, surgical, medical, or hospital treatment. Nevada law prevents a policy from excluding this necessary care simply because the condition existed at birth. The statute also prohibits exclusion of premature births under the applicable coverage requirement.

The transportation option is incorrect because the law addresses necessary transportation from the place of birth to the nearest specialized treatment center, within policy limits; it does not mandate transportation from the hospital to the child’s residence. Routine eye examinations and genetic testing may be covered under a particular policy or health plan, but they are not the specific newborn mandate tested here. Continued coverage beyond the initial period may depend on timely notice and payment of required premium within 31 days.

Study Guide references/topics: group health insurance; newborn coverage; mandated benefits; NRS 689B.033 .

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When an insurer terminates the appointment, employment, or other relationship of a producer, it must notify the Nevada Insurance Commissioner. The notice must be made in the form prescribed by the Commissioner within 30 days after the effective date of termination.

An appointment is the insurer’s authorization for a licensed producer to act as its agent. Ending an appointment does not automatically cancel the producer’s underlying license. A producer may remain properly licensed and may be appointed by another insurer or operate as a broker when permitted by law. Therefore, option B is incorrect.

The insurer must provide the required notice to the Commissioner; it is not required to obtain a hearing before ending the appointment. The producer is sent a copy of the insurer’s notification after the Commissioner is notified, but the statute does not require the insurer to provide 30 days’ advance notice to the producer. The producer has an opportunity to file written comments concerning the report with the Commissioner.

The reporting rule supports regulatory oversight and helps the Division identify whether a termination involved conduct that may warrant disciplinary action.

Study Guide references/topics: producer appointments; appointment termination; insurer reporting duties; NRS 683A.331 .

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The correct answer is B. An AD & D policy may give the insurer the right to conduct an autopsy when death occurs, provided the autopsy is not prohibited by law. The autopsy provision helps the insurer determine whether the cause of death falls within the policy’s accidental-death coverage and whether an exclusion applies. A beneficiary’s refusal does not necessarily defeat the insurer’s contractual right if applicable law permits the examination. The fact that death resulted from illness rather than an accident may affect whether an AD & D benefit is payable, but it does not itself state the legal restriction on performing an autopsy. Likewise, an accidental cause of death is precisely the type of circumstance in which the insurer may need medical evidence to verify coverage. The insurer’s right is not unlimited: it must comply with legal requirements, including restrictions imposed by statute, court order, or other controlling authority. The exam rule is straightforward: the insurer may conduct an autopsy at its own expense unless doing so is prohibited by law. Study Guide References/Topics: Policy Provisions, Clauses, and Riders; Accidental Death and Dismemberment; Autopsy Provision.

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Major medical insurance is designed to provide broad protection against substantial medical expenses. It commonly covers hospital, surgical, physician, diagnostic, and other medically necessary services, subject to deductibles, coinsurance, exclusions, and stated policy limits. Therefore, choice D is correct. A major medical policy is not limited to in-hospital expenses; that description is more characteristic of basic hospital coverage. It also is generally broader—not more limited—than a basic hospital, medical, or surgical policy. A 30-day elimination period is associated more closely with disability income insurance and does not define major medical coverage. The phrase “reasonable and necessary” is important because it allows the insurer to evaluate whether a service was medically appropriate and whether the charge falls within the policy’s payment standard. Major medical policies are comprehensive, but they are not unlimited: coverage remains subject to deductibles, coinsurance, exclusions, maximum benefits, network terms, and utilization requirements. Study Guide References/Topics: Types of Health Insurance Policies; Major Medical Expense Insurance; Medical Expense Coverage.

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A domestic insurer in Nevada is an insurer formed under the laws of Nevada, unless it has converted to foreign-insurer status. Therefore, “the state of Nevada only” is the correct answer.

The terms domestic, foreign, and alien describe the jurisdiction in which an insurer is formed or domiciled; they do not describe the insurer’s size, financial condition, or whether it is authorized to do business in Nevada. A foreign insurer is formed under the laws of another jurisdiction, generally another U.S. state, but may be authorized to transact insurance in Nevada. An alien insurer is formed under the laws of a country other than the United States.

An insurer may be domestic in one state and foreign in every other state. For example, an insurer incorporated under Nevada law is domestic in Nevada but foreign in California, Arizona, or any other state. Conversely, a company formed in another state is foreign in Nevada even if it holds a Nevada certificate of authority.

Study Guide references/topics: domestic insurers; foreign insurers; alien insurers; insurer domicile; NRS 679A.090 .

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Rebating occurs when a producer or insurer offers, gives, or allows an inducement not specified in the policy to persuade a person to purchase insurance. A gift card offered solely because the applicant buys a life or health policy is a classic example of a potentially prohibited rebate. Nevada trade-practice law restricts rebates and other improper inducements because they can create unfair competition, mislead consumers, and distort insurance pricing.

The prohibition does not mean that every item of nominal value, educational material, or lawful consumer program is automatically illegal. The legality of a benefit depends on the statute, regulations, insurer programs, value, purpose, and whether it is tied improperly to the sale. Producers should follow current Nevada rules and insurer compliance guidance before offering anything of value in connection with a sale.

Coinsurance is a health-policy cost-sharing method. Subrogation is an insurer’s right to recover from a responsible third party after paying a loss. Assignment transfers some or all policy rights from one party to another. None of those terms describes an improper sales inducement.

A producer should avoid promising gifts, refunds, premium reductions, or extra benefits unless specifically authorized and properly disclosed under applicable law and policy provisions.

References/topics from the Study Guide: Unfair Trade Practices; Rebating; Inducements; Producer Ethics; NRS 686A.110.

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The incontestability provision limits the insurer’s ability to contest the validity of a life insurance policy after it has been in force during the insured’s lifetime for the stated period, which Nevada law permits to be no longer than two years from issue. Once that period has passed, an insurer ordinarily cannot avoid the policy because of misstatements in the application, except as provided by the policy and law. The rule promotes certainty for beneficiaries and prevents an insurer from indefinitely reopening underwriting issues after accepting premiums for years.

Nonpayment of premiums remains an exception. Incontestability does not require an insurer to pay a claim on a policy that lapsed because required premiums were not paid. A policy can also contain provisions concerning total and permanent disability benefits or additional accidental-death benefits that are treated separately under the applicable statutory rule. In addition, an incontestability clause concerns contesting the policy’s validity; it does not automatically override every policy exclusion or restriction on coverage.

The producer should distinguish contestability from the grace period, reinstatement, and exclusions. Each provision serves a different function. For test purposes, the durable rule is that incontestability does not eliminate the insurer’s defense of nonpayment of premium.

References/topics from the Study Guide: Incontestability Clause; Premium Payment; Policy Lapse; NRS 688A.080.

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