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The NELH exam has 150 questions and runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free NELH questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Nebraska Life & Health Insurance Producer Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Insurance Regulation 15% of exam
Question 1
After passing Nebraska Series 13-03, an applicant's producer-license application is still pending. A prospective client asks the applicant to recommend a policy and take the first premium. What is the applicant's proper response?
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Correct answer: B - Wait until the license is issued and any required insurer appointment is effective
Domain 2: General Insurance 10% of exam
Question 2
An insurer gives a producer company business cards, an insurer-branded email address, and a desk in its local office. Although the private agency agreement restricts the producer from binding a certain policy, a customer reasonably believes the producer has that power because of the insurer's conduct. Which authority is implicated?
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Correct answer: D - Apparent authority
Domain 3: Life Insurance Basics 8% of exam
Question 3
A family's life-insurance analysis identifies $110,000 of immediate cash needs, an $80,000 education goal, and a $30,000 annual survivor-income shortfall. Using a 5% net return to preserve capital, the family also has $140,000 of usable liquid assets and $250,000 of existing life insurance. Approximately how much additional death benefit is needed?
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Correct answer: A - $400,000
Domain 4: Life Insurance Policies 9% of exam
Question 4
An indexed universal life policy has a 75% participation rate, an 8% cap, and a 0% floor. The referenced index rises 12% for the crediting period. Which statement most accurately describes the interest credit and the policy's net cash-value result?
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Correct answer: C - The credit is limited to 8%, and policy charges can still reduce net cash-value growth
Domain 5: Life Insurance Policy Provisions, Options and Riders 9% of exam
Question 5
A life-policy owner named an irrevocable beneficiary and later requests a policy loan. No special consent provision changes the usual rule. How should the insurer treat the request?
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Correct answer: B - Require the irrevocable beneficiary's consent before making the loan
Domain 6: Annuities 6% of exam
Question 6
Two spouses want annuity income to continue for as long as either spouse remains alive. They accept that the periodic payment will generally be lower than a comparable single-life payment. Which payout option matches that objective?
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Correct answer: A - Joint-and-survivor life income
Domain 7: Federal Taxation of Life Insurance and Annuities 4% of exam
Question 7
A non-MEC life policy is surrendered with a gross cash surrender value of $120,000, an outstanding policy loan of $30,000, and a tax basis of $95,000. The owner receives $90,000 after the loan is satisfied. What taxable gain is recognized under the stated facts?
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Correct answer: D - $25,000
Domain 8: Customer Relations and Privacy 1% of exam
Question 8
A producer accidentally emails an underwriting file containing a client's nonpublic health information to the wrong recipient. What is the most appropriate immediate response?
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Correct answer: C - Stop further disclosure, notify the privacy or security channel, attempt mitigation, and document the incident
Domain 9: Sickness and Accident Risk and Underwriting 8% of exam
Question 9
During health underwriting, an MIB coded alert appears inconsistent with an applicant's answers. The alert is not itself proof of a diagnosis or misrepresentation. What should the insurer do next?
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Correct answer: A - Obtain appropriate verification before making the underwriting decision
Domain 10: Individual Accident and Sickness Insurance Policy General Provisions and Clauses 6% of exam
Question 10
A required reinstatement application and premium are conditionally receipted, and the insurer neither approves nor disapproves the application. The policy is reinstated on the 45th day. Two days later, the insured sustains an otherwise covered accidental injury. Which conclusion follows from the standard reinstatement provision?
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Correct answer: B - The accident falls within the immediate accident coverage that follows reinstatement