Casualty Insurance Basics exam with
solved questions
What determines an insurer's responsibility for payment, as stated in an insurance
policy? - answersLimits of liability
How are direct and indirect losses related? - answersDirect losses can cause indirect
losses.
What is the process that insurers use to determine whether a policy should be issued
and on what terms and conditions? - answersUnderwriting
A policy that covers all causes of loss except for those specifically excluded is known as
what type of policy? - answersOpen peril (or special) form
An insured's business is damaged by a fire, and temporarily shut down for repairs. As a
result, the insured suffers loss of income, What type of loss is the loss of income? -
answersIndirect of consequential
What type of limits of liability has the limits separately stated for different coverages? -
answersSplit limits
In property insurance, when must insurable interest exist? - answersAt the time of loss
If an insured peril was the proximate cause of loss, what type of loss is it? -
answersDirect
What sublimit in a liability policy puts a ceiling on the payment for all claims that arise
from a single accident? - answersPer occurrence
What is the difference between cancellation and nonrenewal? - answersCancellation is
the termination of an insurance policy by either party prior to the policy's expiration date
by not offering a continuation of existing policy.
The Part of the policy that sets forth the rules of conduct, duties, and obligations for the
parties is called the - answersConditions
Which rating method provides an insurer with that portion of a rate that does not include
provisions of expenses or profit and is based on historical aggregate loss and loss