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Special surplus funds are portions of surplus allocated or appropriated for a specific purpose. Special surplus funds usually are allocated voluntarily but also may be required by an insurance regulator. Which one the following is NOT an example of special funds:
Suggested Answer: B
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33 comments · newest first
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Sarah
11 months ago
Group annuity contingency reserve is also a special fund, no doubt.
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Beckie
11 months ago
Wait, guarantee loan isn't a special fund? That’s surprising!
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Gregoria
12 months ago
Participation in separate accounts seems like a gray area.
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Yun
12 months ago
I agree, but what about guarantee loan?
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Wai
12 months ago
Group contingency reserve is definitely a special fund.
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Oliva
1 year ago
I think the Group contingency reserve is a special fund, but I’m not confident about the Guarantee Loan. It seems like it might be the odd one out here.
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Clorinda
1 year ago
This is tricky! I recall that participation in separate accounts is often treated differently, but I can't quite remember if it's considered a special fund or not.
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Dorthy
1 year ago
I feel like I've seen a similar question before, and I think the Group annuity contingency reserve is definitely a special fund. Maybe it's the Guarantee Loan that's not?
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Arleen
1 year ago
I remember studying about special surplus funds, but I'm not entirely sure which one doesn't fit. I think it might be the Guarantee Loan, but I could be wrong.
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Herman
1 year ago
Okay, I think I've got a handle on this. Let me walk through the code step-by-step and see if I can identify the expected output.
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Maurine
1 year ago
This seems straightforward enough. I'll just need to carefully match the app type and deployment method to the correct Application Insights configuration options.
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Chuck
1 year ago
This is a tricky one. I feel like I know the general concepts, but applying them to this specific scenario is challenging. I'll have to review my notes and try to break down the question step-by-step.
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Nettie
1 year ago
Guarantee Loan? Really? That's about as special as a plain old bank loan. I'd go with C, 'participation in separate accounts' - that one just screams 'not a special fund' to me.
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Annelle
1 year ago
Yeah, participation in separate accounts seems more unique and specific.
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Paris
1 year ago
I agree, it's too common to be considered special.
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Pearly
1 year ago
I think Guarantee Loan is definitely not a special fund.
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Denny
1 year ago
Group contingency reserve? Sounds like a secret handshake club for insurance nerds. I'll take the 'Guarantee Loan' option and call it a day.
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Shayne
1 year ago
Ah, the old 'group annuity contingency reserve' trick. Nice try, but I'm not falling for that one. D all the way!
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Bev
1 year ago
I think you're right, C) Participation is separate accounts is also not an example of special funds.
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Elliott
1 year ago
C) Participation is separate accounts
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Elke
1 year ago
I agree, D) Guarantee Loan is not an example of special funds.
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Winfred
1 year ago
D) Guarantee Loan
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Ilda
1 year ago
C) Participation is separate accounts
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Barbra
1 year ago
B) Group annuity contingency reserve
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Viva
1 year ago
A) Group contingency reserve
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Leonida
1 year ago
Hmm, participation in separate accounts? That's got to be the odd one out here. I'm going with C on this one.
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Kent
1 year ago
User 3: Yeah, C seems like the right choice here.
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Rene
1 year ago
User 2: I agree, I'm going with C as well.
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Wilda
1 year ago
User 1: I think participation in separate accounts is the odd one out.
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Ciara
1 year ago
Group contingency reserve? Sounds like a slush fund to me. I'll go with D, Guarantee Loan. That's the only one that doesn't scream 'special funds' to me.
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Armando
1 year ago
I'm not sure about C) Participation in separate accounts. Can someone explain why it is or isn't an example of special funds?
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Adell
2 years ago
I agree with Tricia. Guarantee Loan doesn't seem to fit the definition of special surplus funds.
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Tricia
2 years ago
I think D) Guarantee Loan is not an example of special funds.