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Licensure Insurance (Quizzes) Quiz sobre Basics of Insurance, criado por Heather Donaldson em 20-07-2016.

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Basics of Insurance

Questão 1 de 80

1

A monoline policy:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Is a property that is written to cover property only

  • Is any insurance written as a single line policy

  • Is a policy that covers only lines of insurance which cannot be part of package policies

  • There is no such thing

Explicação

Questão 2 de 80

1

A risk is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • A peril

  • Certainty of loss

  • Proximate cause

  • Uncertainty of loss

Explicação

Questão 3 de 80

1

A pure risk involves a chance of:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Gain

  • Loss

  • Both A&B

  • Neither A&B

Explicação

Questão 4 de 80

1

A risk management technique that eliminates a loss exposure and reduces the chance of loss to zero is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Loss prevention

  • Retention

  • Loss reduction

  • Avoidance

Explicação

Questão 5 de 80

1

When suffering is a covered loss, an insured individual should do which of the following?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Send a list of items damaged stating the quantity and receipts of purchase

  • Submit to an interview with the insurers representative without any other person present

  • Notify the police if there is a theft loss

  • All of the above

Explicação

Questão 6 de 80

1

How many days does an insurer hve to return unearned premiums to an insured?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 10 days

  • 15 days

  • 25 days

  • 30 days

Explicação

Questão 7 de 80

1

The amount to replace property with like property of the same quality and construction is the:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Replacement cost

  • Actual cash value (ACV)

  • Market value

  • Stated value

Explicação

Questão 8 de 80

1

What is actual cash value (ACV)?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • ACV = replacement cost + depreciation

  • ACV = market value - depreciation

  • ACV = replacement cost - depreciation

  • ACV = stated cost - depreciation

Explicação

Questão 9 de 80

1

If an individual or a family suffers a loss due to death or disability of a member, what type of loss is it?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Personal loss

  • Personnel loss

  • Human loss

  • Needs loss

Explicação

Questão 10 de 80

1

Insurance has a number of characteristics. Which of the following is not one of them?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • If there is ambiguous language i an insurance contract, it will be resolved in the favor of the insured

  • Parties to a contract should be able to rely upon the honest representations of the other party

  • It involves a catastrophic exposure

  • The insurer is bound to perform under the contract

Explicação

Questão 11 de 80

1

Which of the following is an example of loss retention?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Buying health insurance

  • Not purchasing collision insurance on your auto

  • Placing a watercraft endorsement on your homeowner's policy

  • Removing dried brush from your house's premises

Explicação

Questão 12 de 80

1

If it is proven that another person's negligence contributed to an injury, what gives the injured party the right to seek compensation?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Case law

  • Contract law

  • Criminal law

  • Tort law

Explicação

Questão 13 de 80

1

Which of the following statements is true regarding compensatory damages?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • General damages have specific economic value

  • Punitive damages are awarded to a person for actual pain and suffering

  • Special damages do not have a specific economic value

  • There is usually no direct correlation between the amount of general and special damages awarded to the victim

Explicação

Questão 14 de 80

1

Liability losses are referred to as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • First party losses

  • Second party losses

  • Third party losses

  • None of the above

Explicação

Questão 15 de 80

1

In an insurance contract, D. I. C. E. refers to:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Declarations, insurable interest, conditions, and exclusions

  • Declarations, insurable interest, conditions, and endorsements

  • Declarations, insuring clause, conditions and endorsements

  • Declarations, insuring clause, conditions, and exclusions

Explicação

Questão 16 de 80

1

An insured purchased new furniture for $6,000. At the time of a fire loss, it had depreciated $2,000. At current rates, the same furniture will cost $7,000 to replace. The actual cash value of the destroyed furniture is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • $7,000

  • $8,000

  • $6,000

  • $5,000

Explicação

Questão 17 de 80

1

When an insurer cancels a policy and only retains earned premium, this is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Flat cancellation

  • Short rate cancellation

  • Pro-rata cancellation

  • Continuous cancellation

Explicação

Questão 18 de 80

1

An insurers loss reserve for a claim is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Equal to claims paid divided by earned premium reserve, not including loss adjustment expense

  • The maximum amount the insurer wil have to pay to close the claim

  • The exact amount the insurer will have to pay to close the claim

  • An estimate of the amount that the insurer will pay

Explicação

Questão 19 de 80

1

What is the process called whereby insurers decide which customers to insure and what coverage to offer?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Adverse selection

  • Rate making

  • Marketing

  • Underwriting

Explicação

Questão 20 de 80

1

A reduction in the value of property that results immediately from damage to the property is known as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Additional living expense

  • Consequential loss

  • Extra expense

  • Direct loss

Explicação

Questão 21 de 80

1

The process whereby an insured suffers a loss and is paid to return him to his prior financial condition is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Insurable interest

  • Pure risk

  • Indemnity

  • Ceding

Explicação

Questão 22 de 80

1

What is a hazard?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Anything that increases the chance of loss

  • A broken promise

  • Any possibility of financial loss

  • A peril or loss of property

Explicação

Questão 23 de 80

1

A policy may not be transferred to another without:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Oral consent of the insured

  • Oral consent of the insurer

  • Written consent of the insured

  • Written consent of the insurer

Explicação

Questão 24 de 80

1

Which of the following is a true statement about insurance?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • It is a method of transferring risk

  • It is for the low income/high risk persons

  • It is sold by government officials

  • It is a method of retention

Explicação

Questão 25 de 80

1

Grouping people by similar characteristics is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Unfair discrimination

  • Prejudice

  • Fair discrimination

  • A basic principle of insurance

Explicação

Questão 26 de 80

1

A peril is defined as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • A cause of loss

  • Increases the chance of loss

  • A hazard

  • An accident

Explicação

Questão 27 de 80

1

The main purpose of insurance is to:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Transfer the risk

  • Reduce perils

  • Avoid hazards

  • Reduce the risk

Explicação

Questão 28 de 80

1

The insured should be compensated for his loss, returning him to the condition that existed prior to the loss. The is the principle of indemnity. Which of the following is correct?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • It is based on the law of small numbers

  • It is a basic principle of insurance

  • It is based on the law of supply and demand

  • It involves the principle of adhesion

Explicação

Questão 29 de 80

1

Which of the following is an example of loss retention?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Buying life insurance

  • Not purchasing collision insurance on your auto

  • Placing a motorcycle endorsement on your homeowners policy

  • Removing dried brush from your house's premises

Explicação

Questão 30 de 80

1

Which of the following is an example of reducing risk probability?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Buying OTC

  • Reducing premium payments

  • Increasing deductibles

  • Putting a fence around a pool

Explicação

Questão 31 de 80

1

Which of the following is not a benefit of insurances?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • It can be a source of investment funds

  • It transfers loss

  • It reduces risk exposure

  • It reduces out of pocket expenses

Explicação

Questão 32 de 80

1

A house located next to a dynamite plant is considered what kind of hazard?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Moral

  • Legal

  • Physical

  • Liability

Explicação

Questão 33 de 80

1

Where is a policy personalized to say who is covered, what is covered, limit of insurance, and policy period?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Insuring clause

  • Declarations

  • Conditions

  • Endorsements

Explicação

Questão 34 de 80

1

An insured suffers a loss caused by a third party. How will the insured's insurance company handle the claim?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • The company will not cover the loss

  • The company will have to seek reimbursement himself from the third party

  • The insurer will cover a portion of the loss

  • The insurer will pay the insured for a covered loss and seek reimbursement from the party at fault with the cooperation of the insured

Explicação

Questão 35 de 80

1

The insurer's right to recover its claim payment to an insured from a negligent third party is known as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Arbitration

  • Liberalization

  • Subrogation

  • Assignment

Explicação

Questão 36 de 80

1

If an insured voluntarily relinquishes his rights, this is an example of:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Estoppel

  • Coercion

  • Waiver

  • Warranty

Explicação

Questão 37 de 80

1

The amount to replace property with like property of the same quality and construction is the:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Replacement cost

  • Actual cash value

  • Market value

  • Stated value

Explicação

Questão 38 de 80

1

When an insurance policy is cancelled by the insured, and the company retains premium for the protection provided plus expenses, cancellation is said to be on a:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Flat basis

  • Short rate basis

  • Pro rata basis

  • Fixed basis

Explicação

Questão 39 de 80

1

An insurer cancels a policy and returns the entire premium. This is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Short rate

  • Pro rata

  • Flat cancellation

  • No fault

Explicação

Questão 40 de 80

1

How many days does an agent have to return unearned premium to an insured?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 25 days

  • 10 days

  • 30 days

  • 15 days

Explicação

Questão 41 de 80

1

How many days does an insurance company have to give unearned premium back to an agent?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 10 days

  • 15 days

  • 25 days

  • 30 days

Explicação

Questão 42 de 80

1

Insurers may purchase reinsurance for a variety of reasons. Which of the following is not a good example of the use of reinsurance? Insurer purchases reinsurance:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Only on the below average business submitted to them, keeping the good business for themselves.

  • To avoid capacity problems by reducing the amount of unearned premium

  • To more safely insure an exceptionally large account

Explicação

Questão 43 de 80

1

Which insurance company is owned and formed for the benefit of its members?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Llloyds of London

  • A mutual insurer

  • Demutualization

  • Captive companies

Explicação

Questão 44 de 80

1

What effect does increasing a deductible have on a policy?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Increases the premium payment

  • Reduces the premium payment

  • Increases likelihood of getting insurance

  • Increases insurance policy benefits

Explicação

Questão 45 de 80

1

The method in which insurance companies receive approval from the DOI before using certain rates:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Prior approval

  • Underwriting

  • Reinsurance

  • Coinsurance

Explicação

Questão 46 de 80

1

Which of the following is not a method for risk management?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Transfer

  • Avoidance

  • Retention

  • Variance

Explicação

Questão 47 de 80

1

The system in which insurers determine who to insure and that rates to charge is known as

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Insurance

  • Underwriting

  • Indemnity

  • Reinsurance

Explicação

Questão 48 de 80

1

Insurance companies transfer part of a particularly large risk through what process:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Reinsurance

  • Indemnity

  • Underwriting

  • Transfer

Explicação

Questão 49 de 80

1

Insurance contracts are between how many parties?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 4

  • 3

  • 1

  • 2

Explicação

Questão 50 de 80

1

The total amount an insurance company is liable to pay out is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Policy total

  • Limit of insurance

  • Aggregate limit

  • Indemnity

Explicação

Questão 51 de 80

1

A speculative risk, like a pure risk, is insurable:

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 52 de 80

1

To qualify as an insurable risk:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Losses must be definable

  • Losses must be accidental

  • Losses must be enough to cause hardship to the insured

  • All of the above

Explicação

Questão 53 de 80

1

Aleatory in nature refers to:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Ambiguous language

  • Enforeable

  • Unequal exchange by two parties

  • Waiver of a promise

Explicação

Questão 54 de 80

1

Because insurance is a contract of adhesion, ambiguous language in a contract will show which party at fault:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Insurance company

  • MGA

  • Insured

  • Agent

Explicação

Questão 55 de 80

1

Failure to disclose material fact is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Concealment

  • Fraud

  • Waiver

  • Estoppels

Explicação

Questão 56 de 80

1

Misrepresentation, deceit, or trickery can be defined as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Materiality

  • False warrant

  • Conditional concealment

  • Fraud

Explicação

Questão 57 de 80

1

Provisions that deny coverage for certain perils:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Exclusions

  • Declarations

  • Endorsements

  • Conditions

Explicação

Questão 58 de 80

1

The insuring agreement contains all of the following except:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Perils insured against

  • Persons/property covered

  • Location

  • Exclusions

Explicação

Questão 59 de 80

1

Assignment/transfer cannot be made without written consent from:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Additional insured

  • Agent

  • First named insured

  • Insurer

Explicação

Questão 60 de 80

1

A deductible is the portion of a loss retained by the insured before the insurer will cover a claim.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 61 de 80

1

To what does lapse refer?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • The insurer decides not to continue insuring a customer

  • The insured voluntarily cancels their coverage

  • Termination due to non-payment

  • A policy that is cancelled upon its effective date

Explicação

Questão 62 de 80

1

Insureds must comply with certain provisions when submitting a claim. These include:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Prompt notice of loss or damage

  • Submitting claims

  • Notifying the police if theft is involved

  • All answers are correct

Explicação

Questão 63 de 80

1

Coinsurance refers to the amount of insurance an insured must carry in order to be fully insured

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 64 de 80

1

What is unoccupied?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • There are people living in the building but no furniture

  • There may be furniture but no people in a building

  • No people and no furniture

  • The same as vacant

Explicação

Questão 65 de 80

1

Which of the following must be on ALL insurance policies?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Parties of the contract

  • Insurable interest

  • Term of the policy

  • All answers are correct

Explicação

Questão 66 de 80

1

To what does insurable interest mean?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • A loss to the property would have some financial loss for the person

  • A loss that the insured would like to cover through insurance

  • Property taken over by an insurer to reduce loss

  • All of the above

Explicação

Questão 67 de 80

1

A term that refers to a situation in which two or more perils cause a loss

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Peril

  • Open peril

  • Consequential loss

  • Concurrent causation

Explicação

Questão 68 de 80

1

A consequential loss is not directly caused by a peril but assumed as a result of a direct loss

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 69 de 80

1

In order for negligence to exist, which of the following must be present?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Breach of the duty to act

  • Occurrence of injury or damage

  • Duty to act

  • All of the above

Explicação

Questão 70 de 80

1

Compensatory damages in a hearing will generally determine the amount of punitive damages

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 71 de 80

1

An event that results in a loss to an insured at a definite time and place or due to repeated exposure can be defined as

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Negligence

  • Occurrence

  • Accident

  • None of the above

Explicação

Questão 72 de 80

1

Through what kind of liability can a person be held responsible for the actions of others. IE: negligent acts of a child or employee

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Strict

  • Absolute

  • Vicarious

  • Intentional

Explicação

Questão 73 de 80

1

An insurer organized in a state outside the state of California can be referred to as what kind of insurer?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Domestic

  • Foreign

  • Alien

  • Admitted

Explicação

Questão 74 de 80

1

What department is set up in order to regulate insurance rates?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • DOI

  • The FAIR plan

  • CAARP

  • ISO

Explicação

Questão 75 de 80

1

A person that solicits, negotiates and effects contracts on behalf of an insurer is a:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Agent (Producer)

  • Captive agent

  • Solicitor

  • Independent agent

Explicação

Questão 76 de 80

1

A person that sells insurance for only one company is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Agent

  • Broker

  • Captive agent

  • Independent agent

Explicação

Questão 77 de 80

1

A fiduciary must hold funds and property in a position of trust. They must also:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Act in a prudent fashion

  • Act as an agent

  • Commingle money

  • Misappropriate funds

Explicação

Questão 78 de 80

1

An illegal practice which occurs when an agent mixes personal funds with the insured's or insurer's funds:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Theft

  • Stealing

  • Commingling

  • Robbery

Explicação

Questão 79 de 80

1

An incorporated insurer owned by its policy holders and formed for their benefit is called

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Stock insurer

  • Mutual insurer

  • Independent Insurer

  • Broker insurer

Explicação

Questão 80 de 80

1

A way for insurers to avoid having to pay for large or catastrophic losses

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Claims handling

  • Avoidance

  • Reinsurance

  • Underwriting

Explicação