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Margaret was severely injured and scarred due to a recent accident. Which one of the
following is an example of general damages Margaret received? - ANSWER -
Compensation for disfigurement
Donna is an insurance producer. She makes an appointment with potential policyholder
Sandie to review her loss exposures. She asks Sandie to complete a questionnaire to
assist her in this effort. Donna is conducting a - ANSWER -Risk management review
Rachel is a new employee of Westley Insurance, and has been asked to review some
existing policies to become familiar with the types of policies she will be working with.
Which one of the following will Rachel find is true as she conducts her review? -
ANSWER -Rachel finds the policy begins with a coverage overview and then goes into
more coverage details.
Sports, Inc. is looking to obtain a commercial property policy on its building for
$400,000. If their insurer decides to charge them a rate of $0.50 per $100 of building
insurance, what premium must Sports, Inc. pay? - ANSWER -$2,000
Destructive competition in the insurance industry could result in - ANSWER -Insurance
shortages
The financial report for Hometown Insurer contains the following information:
Earned premiums$4,000,000Written premiums$5,000,000Net investment
income$1,000,000Incurred losses$3,000,000Incurred underwriting expenses$2,000,000
What is Hometown Insurer's loss ratio? - ANSWER -75%
Loss Ratio - ANSWER -incurred losses divided by its earned premiums
Jessie is a new customer service representative (CSR) at the Winfield Agency. Jessie
usually engages in all the following activities, EXCEPT: - ANSWER -Determining
coverage quotes
Riley Turner is performing a comprehensive evaluation of Hardwick Enterprises to
make sure its insurance and risk management efforts are serving the organization
appropriately. Which one of the following will be true in regard to this effort? - ANSWER
-Besides risk management goals being attainable, they should also pose a challenge.
, Rachel is considering investing in the stock of an insurance company. Which one of the
following is likely to provide the best indication of the insurer's financial position at this
point in time? - ANSWER -Balance sheet
Balance Sheet - ANSWER -provides the best indication of its financial position because
it shows admitted assets, liabilities, and policyholders' surplus at a particular point in
time.
Which one of the following is the amount of business an insurer can write based on
regulatory guidelines, usually a comparsion of the insurer's written premiums to the
policyholders' surplus? - ANSWER -Capacity
The two main sectors of the insurance industry are - ANSWER -Property-casualty
insurance and life-health insurance
The difference between an independent agency and an exclusive agency is that an -
ANSWER -Exclusive agency is contracted to sell insurance for one insurer or group of
insurers
A liability loss has the following damages:
Medical expenses:$10,000Damages for disfigurement:$50,000Damages for pain and
suffering:$100,000
What is the amount of special damages? - ANSWER -$ 10,000
Special damages - ANSWER -specific, identifiable expenses
Sean was driving and caused an injury to a pedestrian named Wilbur. In the context of
the resulting claim made to Sean's insurance company and assigned to Andrea in the
claims department, Sean and Wilbur and Andrea are, respectively, - ANSWER -Insured
and claimant and claims representative
Earned premiums are the portion of written premiums that - ANSWER -Apply to the
part of the policy period that has already occurred.
Bill is an insurance producer for and employed by ABC Insurance Company (ABC). He
represents only ABC when marketing insurance products, and uses an administrative
staff also employed by ABC. Bill is a producer in the - ANSWER -Direct writer marketing
system
Because the insurance company usually determines policy wording and the insured
has little choice but to "take it or leave it," an insurance contract is a - ANSWER -