6-20 Claims Adjuster with correct answers

The following are basic characteristics of a property or liability insurance contract, EXCEPT: A. Personal Contract B. Conditional Contract C. Loss Settlement Contract D. Contract of Adhesion C. Loss Settlement Contract The Insurers responsibility to pay for a property loss may be conditioned on the insured having used reasonable means to avoid the loss, to protect the property against further loss, and to give the insurer proof of the loss is defined as? A. Conditional Contract B. Adhesion Contract C. Indemnity Contract D. All of the Above A. Conditional Contract 00:02 01:34 A(n) __________ is one wherein economic loss would be suffered from an adverse happening to the subject: A. Conditional Contract B. Personal Contract C. Economic Contract D. Insurable Interest D. Insurable Interest 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 D. Doctrine of Property Insurance A. Doctrine of Proximate Cause 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 D. All listed interests 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 A. Actual Cash Value 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 A. Severability 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. (Usually 60 days) A. Cancellation Clause B. Policy Period C. Pro Rata D. Liberalization D. Liberalization 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 B. Abandonment 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 A. Warranty If financial responsibility doesn't exist at the time of an accident, which of the following things must happen to avoid penalties? A. The legally valid claims of others must be satisfied (up to 10/20/10) B. The owner and operator must provide certification of future responsibility for future accidents C. Both A&B D. None of the Above C. Both A&B