RMIN 4000 BROWN EXAM 2
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS
●● Better definition of RISK
Answer: A calculated possibility of a negative outcome
●● Calculated Possibility
Answer: 0 = Impossible event (NO RISK)
0.5 = Highest Risk (Most Uncertainty)
1 = 100% Certain Event (NO RISK
●● Negative Outcome
Answer: Loss
●● Losses must be __________?
Answer: Quantifiable
●● Pure Risk States
,Answer: Loss
or
No Loss
●● Examples of Pure Risks
Answer: Fire, Cancer, Dog bites a visitor
●● Speculative Risk States
Answer: Loss
No Loss/No Gain
Gain
●● Examples of speculative risks
Answer: Investment, Gambling, Drinking
●● Frequency answers what question?
Answer: How often does a loss occur
, The number of losses that occur in a specified time period
●● Probability of a loss
Answer: Frequency
●● Severity answers what question?
Answer: How much does it cost when a loss does occur?
The dollar amount for a loss of a specific peril
●● Peril
Answer: Cause of a loss
●● Hazard
Answer: Condition that creates or increases the frequency and/or
severity of a loss
DOES NOT CAUSE A LOSS
●● Examples of Peril
Answer: Fire, Tornado, Collision, Burglary
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS
●● Better definition of RISK
Answer: A calculated possibility of a negative outcome
●● Calculated Possibility
Answer: 0 = Impossible event (NO RISK)
0.5 = Highest Risk (Most Uncertainty)
1 = 100% Certain Event (NO RISK
●● Negative Outcome
Answer: Loss
●● Losses must be __________?
Answer: Quantifiable
●● Pure Risk States
,Answer: Loss
or
No Loss
●● Examples of Pure Risks
Answer: Fire, Cancer, Dog bites a visitor
●● Speculative Risk States
Answer: Loss
No Loss/No Gain
Gain
●● Examples of speculative risks
Answer: Investment, Gambling, Drinking
●● Frequency answers what question?
Answer: How often does a loss occur
, The number of losses that occur in a specified time period
●● Probability of a loss
Answer: Frequency
●● Severity answers what question?
Answer: How much does it cost when a loss does occur?
The dollar amount for a loss of a specific peril
●● Peril
Answer: Cause of a loss
●● Hazard
Answer: Condition that creates or increases the frequency and/or
severity of a loss
DOES NOT CAUSE A LOSS
●● Examples of Peril
Answer: Fire, Tornado, Collision, Burglary