FLORIDA CLAIMS ADJUSTER EXAM
PREPARATION TEST QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Frank owned a home that was destroyed by a hurricane. Both ABC and XYZ Banks
were listed as additional interests on his homeowner policy. The insurance company will
make a payment to:
A. The first mortgagee, ABC
B. The Insured
C. Jointly to ABC and XYZ
D. All listed interests ANSWER D. All listed interests
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Remember that the insurer is not responsible to know the degrees of interest. In the
event of a loss, one payment is made by the insurer and it is up to the additional
interests on working out their share.
Insurance applies separately to each insured as if other insureds did not exist. This is
defined as:
A. Severability
B. Conditional
C. Warranty
D. None of the above ANSWER A. Severability
Property insurance policies usually contain a(n) __________ clause, stating the insured
cannot dump damaged property on the insurer and demand its full value:
A. Pro Rata
B. Abandonment
C. Liberalization
D. All of the above ANSWER B. Abandonment
A(n) __________ is one wherein economic loss would be suffered from an adverse
happening to the subject:
A. Conditional Contract
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B. Personal Contract
C. Economic Contract
D. Insurable Interest ANSWER D. Insurable Interest
States that if the insurer adopts a revision which would broaden coverage without
additional premium within some period of time prior to the policy period or during the
policy period, the insured receives the benefit of such broadened coverage.
A. Cancellation Clause
B. Policy Period
C. Pro Rata
D. Liberalization ANSWER D. Liberalization
The time frame is typically 60 days.
The __________ states that when there is an unbroken connection between an
occurrence and damage that grows out of the occurrence, then the resultant damage is
all a part of the occurrence.
A. Doctrine of Proximate Cause
B. Doctrine of Perils & Hazards
C. Insurance Policy Handbook
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D. Doctrine of Property Insurance ANSWER A. Doctrine of Proximate Cause
For example, if a property insurance policy covers the peril of fire but further damage is
caused by smoke, water used to extinguish, and the process of moving property away -
fire is considered to be the *proximate cause* of all of the damage.
The Loss Settlement Valuation that subtracts an allowance for depreciation is defined
as?
A. Actual Cash Value
B. Replacement Cost
C. "Old for New"
D. None of the Above ANSWER A. Actual Cash Value
A policy condition, either based on information in the insured's application or inserted by
the insurer, is defined as:
A. Warranty
B. Misrepresentation
C. Concealment
D. None of the Above ANSWER A. Warranty
The following are basic characteristics of a property or liability insurance contract,
except: