LLQP IFSE Institute Life License Qualification Program (LLQP) Free Practice Exam Questions (2026 Updated)

Manitoba resident Patrice works for ABC Inc. where he is covered by group life insurance. He consults Louise, his insurance agent, because he wants to maintain some life insurance coverage when he retires at age 65.

How much of Patrice’s group life insurance can he convert to individual life insurance coverage when he retires?

Sidney is a professional hockey player that recently purchased a large house and wants to have life insurance coverage to cover the cost. He meets with his life insurance agent, Dave, to determine his need and complete an application. After completing a needs analysis, it is determined he should have $25,000,000 worth of life insurance. Dave makes an application to A-Z Life Insurance Co. for $25,000,000 of permanent life insurance. The insurance company tells Dave that they have a maximum retention amount of $20,000,000 per policy.

What will happen in Sidney's case?

Lacy is reviewing her life insurance policy with Paul, her financial advisor, because she wants to better understand its cash value and to take advantage of tax sheltering. She purchased a $200,000 Universal Life policy 3 years ago and has minimum funded the policy on an annual basis. Lacy is used to investing and is familiar with the investment world. In addition, her universal life policy has the level protection death benefit, and she has no intention of withdrawing the deposit amount, as she wishes to benefit from the tax exemption. Lacy is prepared to deposit a large lump sum of cash into her policy that she received from an uncle that passed away.

Before completing the deposit, what should Paul inform Lacy about?

Rene and Christine are 42-year-old twins. They are currently in the middle of a career change and have decided to become entrepreneurs by buying a food franchise.

They are both in excellent health and only Rene is an average smoker.

In setting up the financial structure of their business, they each decided to take out a $400,000 10-year term life insurance policy, designating each other as irrevocable beneficiary.

What can we say about the premiums for the life insurance policies that will be issued?

Natalie and Ted, who are both 40, meet with an insurance agent to discuss their life insurance needs. They have four major concerns. Their first concern is that Natalie is the primary income earner: if something happened to her, Ted would not be able to provide their two young children with the life they are accustomed to. Their second concern is that if something were to happen to Ted, Natalie would have to pay for childcare. The third issue is that they want to make sure the mortgage on their primary residence is paid off in the event something happened to either of them. Lastly, Natalie is concerned about the tax liability on the family cottage when it gets passed on to the kids. The family cottage is fully paid. The agent notes that most of the couple's concerns could be addressed with term life insurance products.

Which of their concerns can only be addressed with a permanent life insurance product?

Gary owns a $500,000 T-20 life insurance policy with an accidental death rider of $250,000. His estate is named as beneficiary. Gary dies when his car falls into a lake. The autopsy shows that he had a heart attack, which caused his death and led to the accident.

What death benefit amount will the life insurance company pay Gary's estate?

Konrad is the owner of CrossBoy, a manufacturing company employing over 50 employees. Konrad recently took out a $500,000 loan to expand his business. Terrence works as a sales manager and is responsible for roughly 40% of the company’s revenue. Konrad recognizes the importance of Terrence's contributions to the success of the company. Therefore, in addition to a sizeable basesalary, CrossBoy also pays Terrence regular performance-based bonuses. Konrad understands that if Terrence dies prematurely, CrossBoy would suffer financially. What should he do to protect his company?

Ten years ago, Anastasia purchased a $125,000 10-year term renewable life insurance policy. Her insurance need has not changed, and she is still in good health. She asks her insurance agent Raphael what she should do.

Julie and her spouse, Vincent, have two children, the youngest of whom is 5. Their salaries are roughly equivalent, at around $65,000 each. If Julie loses her spouse, she would receive, each month, $700 from the government plan and an orphan’s pension of $230 for each of her two children. She would also receive a monthly pension of $790 from her spouse's pension plan. The monthly expenses after her spouse's death are estimated at $4,000. Julie's disposable income will be about $1,500 a month. She is worried about the impact on her children's standard of living, especially over the next 10 years.

What is the annual shortfall if Vincent dies?

Ben and Pam, both aged 37, are married with three young triplets, Lucas, Jack, and William. Ben works as a pharmaceutical rep, and Pam is a stay-at-home mom. Ben’s monthly salary is $6,000. An unforeseen accident happening, where Ben were to die, would leave Pam and the kids in serious financial trouble. Ben and Pam want to address this, so they meet with a licensed life insurance agent to discuss purchasing a life insurance policy. The agent, assuming an interest rate of 4%, shows Ben and Pam the capitalized value of his lost income.

Based on the above information, using the income replacement approach, how much life insurance does Ben need?

Jean recently retired at age 60. A passionate art collector for some 30 years, Jean now has an impressive collection of Canadian paintings. His collection, which he acquired at a cost of $150,000, is currently valued at $600,000.

Jean has over $450,000 in his RRSP. He has been living alone in a rental condo since his divorce five years ago.

When he dies, Jean will leave his property to his only child, Claudia, who is 33, married and has two children.

If he does not make any provisions to cover the tax liability, how will Jean's tax return be affected for the year of his death?

Life insurance agent Alexandra completes a life insurance application with her client, Joshua. After three months in underwriting, the application is accepted and the policy is issued on a standard rate. Alexandra goes to deliver the policy. When she gets to Joshua's, he tells her how he just got out of the hospital with a serious blood clot.

What should Alexandra do?

Paula is a business owner and likes to make important decisions herself. Her business is very successful and she has lots of disposable income. She has a self-direct investment account where she chooses the investment herself. However, despite doing some researches on investment, her own portfolio ends up with major losses.

She just gave birth to a new born baby and would like to have some life insurance coverage for her children’s expense in the event of her death. She wants a plan that can provide additional coverage over time and allows her to cover the effect of inflation as well, as she has lost confidence on making investment decisions.

What insurance plan can fit Paula's need?

Harold is a 66-year-old retired school bus mechanic. He receives $900 a month from his defined benefit pension plan (DBPP). His husband Karl is also retired and receives his own pension benefit. Harold would like to know the minimum monthly pension benefit from his DBPP that Karl will receive upon Harold's death.

Edna is a 62-year-old widow living in Quebec. She meets with Yolanda, her insurance agent. Ednaworked part-time her whole life as a seamstress and has no savings. Her husband Donald had been working as a greeter at the local box store until his death 2 months ago at the age of 67. Since his passing, Edna has been struggling financially. She would like to know which of the following organizations will immediately pay her a benefit?

Jeremy, aged 35 and Emily, aged 40, are common law spouses and have 3 children, Jack, Maddie, and Grace. They are reviewing their life insurance coverage with Mark, a local life insurance agent, to ensure they have adequate coverage. Currently, Jeremy and Emily both have term life insurance in the amount of $200,000. Jeremy recently inherited a family cottage valued at $400,000 (ACB of $200,000), which him and Emily hope to pass on to their children one day. Mark informs Jeremy & Emily of the potential tax liability of passing the cottage to their children and advises them that they should consider purchasing additional life insurance.

How much life insurance should they purchase to cover the future tax liability of the children taking into account a tax rate of 50%?

Coraline owns a $250,000 whole life insurance policy. She purchased the policy last year and does not have any funds accumulated in her cash surrender value (CSV). On December 30, Coraline assigns the policy to the cancer foundation, and she plans on continuing to pay the $200 monthly premium. Coraline calls her accountant James to ask him how much of her donation she will be able to use to obtain a charitable tax credit this year.

Axel owns a $150,000 whole life insurance policy with an accumulated cash surrender value (CSV) of $20,000. His monthly premiums are $300, due on the fifth day of each month. Axel misses his November 5 premium payment and then dies a few weeks later, on November 20.

Alana, Meaghan, and Beatrice are equal shareholders of Advanced Tech Inc. They each own 100 shares of the company. Each share is currently worth $5,000. They recently signed a cross-purchase buy-sell agreement that is funded by life insurance. What will happen under this agreement if Alanadies today?