Free CII Healthcare Insurance Products (IF7) Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1Bupa's stated ownership structure allows it to reinvest profits in healthcare. Which feature explains this approach?

   1. A.It is owned by external equity investors who receive dividends.
   2. B.It operates without shareholders to whom dividends are payable.Correct answer: B
   3. C.It is a listed insurer returning profits through share buybacks.
   4. D.It is a subsidiary distributing profits to a shareholder parent.

   Explanation: Bupa — Why Bupa reinvests its profits back into healthcare states: "we have no shareholders and that means we are able to reinvest our profits back into our purpose" The absence of shareholders explains why profits can support its healthcare purpose rather than shareholder distributions. The other descriptions each introduce a shareholder owner or a shareholder return.

   Reference: Bupa — Why Bupa reinvests its profits back into healthcare — A different kind of healthcare company

2. 2Which principle governs access to NHS services in England?

   1. A.The patient's ability to pay an additional premium
   2. B.The patient's length of private-insurance membership
   3. C.The patient's clinical need for the serviceCorrect answer: C
   4. D.The patient's employer-funded benefit allowance

   Explanation: The NHS Constitution for England states: "Access to NHS services is based on clinical need, not an individual’s ability to pay" Clinical need, rather than insurance status, employer allowance or purchasing power, is the stated access principle.

   Reference: The NHS Constitution for England — Principle 2

3. 3What financial need is private medical insurance primarily designed to address?

   1. A.Replacing all earnings throughout retirement
   2. B.Meeting costs of eligible private medical treatmentCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Paying a fixed capital sum whenever employment ends
   4. D.Accumulating savings for any future household expense

   Explanation: Aviva Healthier Solutions — Insurance Product Information Document states: "This insurance is designed to provide cover for residents of the UK, to obtain treatment for an acute condition such as a disease, illness or injury that is likely to respond quickly to treatment." PMI provides eligible medical treatment cover. Retirement income, termination payments and general savings serve different financial needs.

   Reference: Aviva Healthier Solutions — Insurance Product Information Document — p. 1, What is this type of insurance?

4. 4Before concluding a PMI contract, what should an intermediary use to establish the customer's insurance demands and needs?

   1. A.Only the insurer's highest-commission product list
   2. B.Information obtained from the customerCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Only the customer's postcode and renewal month
   4. D.The standard benefits chosen by an unrelated client

   Explanation: FCA Handbook — ICOBS 5.2 states: "Prior to the conclusion of a contract of insurance a firm must specify, on the basis of information obtained from the customer, the demands and the needs of that customer." The assessment must be based on information from this customer, rather than remuneration, a minimal demographic assumption or another client's choices.

   Reference: FCA Handbook — ICOBS 5.2 — ICOBS 5.2, Demands and needs, customer-information requirement

5. 5A medical-insurance applicant had symptoms before joining but received the diagnosis afterwards. Under Aviva's definition, which fact can make the condition pre-existing?

   1. A.The date on which the first hospital invoice was paid
   2. B.The presence of symptoms before the policy startedCorrect answer: B
   3. C.The next renewal date shown on the policy schedule
   4. D.The date on which the insurer first reviewed the claim

   Explanation: Aviva Healthier Solutions — Terms and conditions states: "you have experienced symptoms whether the condition has been diagnosed or not before you joined the policy." The definition includes symptoms before joining whether diagnosed or not. The date of diagnosis or claim administration is therefore not the sole test.

   Reference: Aviva Healthier Solutions — Terms and conditions — p. 37, Pre-existing condition definition

6. 6A policy applies a £150 annual excess and a £650 benefit limit that excludes the excess from that limit. A member has £900 of eligible costs and has paid no excess this year. What is the insurer's payment?

   1. A.£500
   2. B.£600
   3. C.£650Correct answer: C
   4. D.£750

   Explanation: Aviva Healthier Solutions — Terms and conditions states: "If you claim for a benefit that has a monetary limit, the excess amount will not contribute to the monetary limit." After the £150 excess, £750 remains; the insurer then pays min(£750, £650) = £650. The member pays £150 excess plus £100 above the limit. £500 wrongly deducts the excess from the limit; £600 deducts the £150 excess twice from £900 before applying the limit; £750 ignores the limit.

   Reference: Aviva Healthier Solutions — Terms and conditions — p. 10, Excess and monetary benefit limits

7. 7What is a practical reason to contact a PMI claims team before arranging a planned diagnostic test?

   1. A.To make the test eligible regardless of policy exclusions
   2. B.To replace the clinician's responsibility for diagnosis
   3. C.To confirm cover, applicable limits and claim requirementsCorrect answer: C
   4. D.To obtain a guarantee that no future claim checks can occur

   Explanation: Aviva Healthier Solutions — Terms and conditions states: "We strongly recommend that you call us before any treatment or diagnostic tests take place so that we can tell you if the treatment’s covered, if there are any limits that apply, and if you need to complete a claim form." Advance contact helps establish the insurance position. The source recommends it; this is not presented as a universal statutory requirement or a guarantee overriding all terms.

   Reference: Aviva Healthier Solutions — Terms and conditions — p. 27, How to make a claim, Hospital lists

8. 8A Bupa trust pre-authorises treatment on 20 June. The member's benefits end on 30 June, and treatment takes place on 5 July with no continuation cover. How should the stated end-of-benefit rule be applied?

   1. A.Pay because authorisation was issued while benefits remained active.
   2. B.Do not pay because treatment took place after benefits ended.Correct answer: B
   3. C.Pay because the invoice refers to an illness diagnosed during cover.
   4. D.Pay because the treatment was booked before the benefits end date.

   Explanation: Bupa Select Trust Guide states: "Any treatment that takes place after the date your benefits end isn’t payable, even if it’s been pre‑authorised." Treatment on 5 July follows the 30 June benefit end date, so it is not payable. Earlier authorisation, diagnosis or booking does not extend benefits beyond that date.

   Reference: Bupa Select Trust Guide — p. 7, Important information about benefits and claims

9. 9Under the Consumer Duty's price-and-value outcome, what is the relevant comparison for a retail PMI product?

   1. A.The premium compared with the overall benefits the customer receivesCorrect answer: A
   2. B.The premium compared only with the cheapest medical policy on sale
   3. C.The benefits compared without considering the price the customer pays
   4. D.The insurer's return compared only with its internal profit target

   Explanation: FCA — About the Consumer Duty states: "the price a customer pays for a product or service is reasonable compared to the overall benefits they receive." Fair value relates the price paid to overall benefits received. The cheapest policy alone, benefits without price and the insurer's profit target alone do not establish customer value.

   Reference: FCA — About the Consumer Duty — Outcome 2, Price and value

10. 10A consumer deliberately gives a false answer in a PMI application. It is established as a qualifying deliberate misrepresentation under the 2012 Act. Which remedy may the insurer use?

    1. A.It must keep the contract in force and apply only a premium adjustment.
    2. B.It must refund every premium and pay claims arising before discovery.
    3. C.It may alter only future terms while preserving all existing claim payments.
    4. D.It may avoid the contract and refuse all claims under the policy.Correct answer: D

    Explanation: Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 states: "may avoid the contract and refuse all claims" The Act permits avoidance and refusal of all claims for a qualifying deliberate or reckless misrepresentation. A premium-only adjustment, mandatory refund plus payment of prior claims or future-only alteration is not the stated remedy.

    Reference: Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 — Schedule 1, paragraph 2(a)