FLORIDA 2-15 INSURANCE 100
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
In the insurance business, risk can best be defined as:
A. sharing the possibility of a loss
B. uncertainty regarding the future
C. uncertainty regarding financial loss
D. uncertainty regarding when death will occur - ANSWER- C. The
concept of insurance developed from the need to minimize the
adverse effects of risk associated with the probability of financial
loss.
Which of the following risks is insurable?
,A. pure risks
B. gambling
C. speculative risks
D. investing - ANSWER- A. Only pure risks are insurable because
they involve only the chance of loss. They are pure in the sense that
they do not mix both profits and losses. Insurance is concerned with
the economic problems created by pure risks.
Buying insurance is one of the most effective ways of
A. avoiding risk
B. transferring risk
C. reducing risk
D. retaining risk - ANSWER- B. Buying insurance is one of the most
effective ways of transferring risk. Through the insurance contract,
the burden of carrying the risk and indemnifying the financial loss
is transferred from the individual to the insurance company.
Which of the following best describes the function of insurance?
A. it is a form of legalized gambling.
B. it spreads financial risk over a large group to minimize the loss to any
one individual
C. it protects against living too long
,D. it creates and protects risks - ANSWER- B. The function of
insurance is to safeguard against financial loss by having the losses
of few paid by the contributions of many who are exposed to the
same risk.
All of the following are elements of an insurable risk EXCEPT
A. the loss must be due to chance
B. the loss must be predictable
C. the loss must be catastrophic
D. the loss must have a determinable value - ANSWER- C. One of the
criteria for an insurable risk is that it NOT be catastrophic. A
principle of insurance holds that only a small portion of a given
group will experience loss at any one time. Risks that would
adversely affect large numbers of people or large amounts of
property - wars or floods, for example - are typically not insurable.
The amount of money an insurer sets aside to pay future claims is called
A. a premium
B. a reserve
C. a dividend
D. an accumulated interest - ANSWER- B. Reserves can be defined as
the amounts that are set aside to fulfill the insurance company's
obligation to pay future claims. The reserve is compiled from past
premium payments and interest.
, Which of the following constitutes an insurable interest?
A. the policyowner must expect to benefit from the insured's death
B. the policyowner must expect to suffer a loss when the insured dies or
becomes disabled
C. the beneficiary, by definition, has an insurable interest in the insured
D. the insured must have a personal or business relationship with the
beneficiary - ANSWER- B. Insurable interest requires the policyowner
to benefit from the insured's continuing to live or enjoy good health or to
suffer a loss when the insured dies or is disabled.
Which of the following statements describes the parol evidence rule?
A. a written contract cannot be changed once it is signed
B. an oral contract cannot be modified by written evidence
C. a written contract cannot be changed by oral evidence
D. an oral contract takes precedence over any earlier written contract -
ANSWER- C. The parol evidence rule states that when parties put their
agreement in writing, all previous verbal statements come together in
that writing, and a written contract cannot be changed or modified by
parol (oral) evidence.
Which of the following factors determines whether policy dividends will
be paid on a participating policy?
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
In the insurance business, risk can best be defined as:
A. sharing the possibility of a loss
B. uncertainty regarding the future
C. uncertainty regarding financial loss
D. uncertainty regarding when death will occur - ANSWER- C. The
concept of insurance developed from the need to minimize the
adverse effects of risk associated with the probability of financial
loss.
Which of the following risks is insurable?
,A. pure risks
B. gambling
C. speculative risks
D. investing - ANSWER- A. Only pure risks are insurable because
they involve only the chance of loss. They are pure in the sense that
they do not mix both profits and losses. Insurance is concerned with
the economic problems created by pure risks.
Buying insurance is one of the most effective ways of
A. avoiding risk
B. transferring risk
C. reducing risk
D. retaining risk - ANSWER- B. Buying insurance is one of the most
effective ways of transferring risk. Through the insurance contract,
the burden of carrying the risk and indemnifying the financial loss
is transferred from the individual to the insurance company.
Which of the following best describes the function of insurance?
A. it is a form of legalized gambling.
B. it spreads financial risk over a large group to minimize the loss to any
one individual
C. it protects against living too long
,D. it creates and protects risks - ANSWER- B. The function of
insurance is to safeguard against financial loss by having the losses
of few paid by the contributions of many who are exposed to the
same risk.
All of the following are elements of an insurable risk EXCEPT
A. the loss must be due to chance
B. the loss must be predictable
C. the loss must be catastrophic
D. the loss must have a determinable value - ANSWER- C. One of the
criteria for an insurable risk is that it NOT be catastrophic. A
principle of insurance holds that only a small portion of a given
group will experience loss at any one time. Risks that would
adversely affect large numbers of people or large amounts of
property - wars or floods, for example - are typically not insurable.
The amount of money an insurer sets aside to pay future claims is called
A. a premium
B. a reserve
C. a dividend
D. an accumulated interest - ANSWER- B. Reserves can be defined as
the amounts that are set aside to fulfill the insurance company's
obligation to pay future claims. The reserve is compiled from past
premium payments and interest.
, Which of the following constitutes an insurable interest?
A. the policyowner must expect to benefit from the insured's death
B. the policyowner must expect to suffer a loss when the insured dies or
becomes disabled
C. the beneficiary, by definition, has an insurable interest in the insured
D. the insured must have a personal or business relationship with the
beneficiary - ANSWER- B. Insurable interest requires the policyowner
to benefit from the insured's continuing to live or enjoy good health or to
suffer a loss when the insured dies or is disabled.
Which of the following statements describes the parol evidence rule?
A. a written contract cannot be changed once it is signed
B. an oral contract cannot be modified by written evidence
C. a written contract cannot be changed by oral evidence
D. an oral contract takes precedence over any earlier written contract -
ANSWER- C. The parol evidence rule states that when parties put their
agreement in writing, all previous verbal statements come together in
that writing, and a written contract cannot be changed or modified by
parol (oral) evidence.
Which of the following factors determines whether policy dividends will
be paid on a participating policy?
