Exams / Illinois Life Insurance Producer License / 215 ILCS 5/239

215 ILCS 5/239 — what it says, and how the exam tests it

This section is cited by 3 of our practice questions and is tested on 5 exams including the Illinois Life Insurance Producer License.

The text

215 ILCS 5/239. (from Ch. 73, par. 851) Sec. 239. Misrepresentations-Penalty. No agent, examining physician, or other person shall knowingly or wilfully make any false or fraudulent statement or representation in, or with reference, to any application for life insurance, or shall make any such statement or representation for the purpose of obtaining any fees, commission, money or benefit from or in any life company. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 77-2699.)

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How it comes up on the exam

Practice questions written from this section — answers and explanations are in the drill.

  1. Under Section 239, a producer who makes a false statement in an application for life insurance for the purpose of obtaining fees, commission, or money is subject to what consequence?
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  2. Under Section 239, which of the following persons is specifically prohibited from knowingly making false statements in or with reference to a life insurance application?
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  3. Under Section 239, a person who knowingly makes a false statement in an application for life insurance to obtain fees or commissions is guilty of what class of offense?
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Exams that test this section