Fundamentals of Insurance - Practice Exam

The major function of insurance is: a. To reduce the cost of the losses b. To share the losses of the few among the many c. The safeguard the interest of mortgages d. To serve as a basis of existing credit system - b. To share the losses of the few among the many A peril if best defined as: a. The chance of a loss b. The occurrence of a loss c. The cause of a loss d. The result of a loss - c. The cause of a loss Indemnify means: a. Returning the premium of the insured b. Restoring the insured's to the same financial position as they were in immediately prior to the loss c. Paying the insured's the face amount of the policy d. Restoring the insured's to the same financial position as they were - b. Restoring the insured's to the same financial position as they were immediately prior to the loss