TEXAS ALL LINES ADJUSTER CH 1
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PunitiveA2DamageA2-A2Ans--
AmountA2awardedA2byA2theA2courtA2toA2theA2defendantA2inA2orderA2toA2deterA2themA2fromA
2engagingA2inA2similarA2conductA2inA2theA2future.
ComparitiveA2NegligenceA2-A2Ans--
PartialA2legalA2defenseA2thatA2reducesA2theA2amountA2ofA2damagesA2thatA2aA2personA2can
A2recoverA2becauseA2theirA2ownA2negligenceA2contributedA2toA2theA2loss.
ContributoryA2NegligenceA2-A2Ans--
AA2lawA2defenseA2whereA2aA2person'sA2ownA2negligenceA2contributedA2toA2theA2harmA2tha
tA2heA2orA2sheA2had.
AssumptionA2ofA2RiskA2-A2Ans--
VoluntarilyA2andA2knowinglyA2subjectingA2oneselfA2toA2danger.
ActA2ofA2GodA2-A2Ans--
AA2naturalA2andA2unavoidableA2catastrophe.A2Floods,A2windstorms,A2hurricanes,A2etc.
AdditionalA2LivingA2ExpensesA2-A2Ans--
AA2coverageA2designedA2toA2reimburseA2theA2insuredA2forA2anA2increaseA2inA2livingA2expe
nsesA2necessitatedA2byA2lossA2toA2theA2dwelling.A2ThisA2IndirectA2LossA2mustA2beA2theA2re
sultA2ofA2DirectA2LossA2byA2aA2coveredA2Peril.
ALEA2onlyA2paysA2forA2expensesA2thatA2areA2overA2andA2aboveA2theA2normalA2expensesA2
ofA2theA2policyholder.
AdverseA2SelectionA2-A2Ans--AA2high-
riskA2personA2benefitsA2moreA2fromA2insurance,A2soA2isA2moreA2likelyA2toA2purchaseA2it.
AllA2RiskA2InsuranceA2-A2Ans--
AA2typeA2ofA2coverageA2thatA2providesA2protectionA2againstA2lossA2orA2damageA2toA2prope
rtyA2arisingA2fromA2*any*A2causes,A2exceptA2thoseA2listedA2inA2theA2ExclusionsA2section.
AppraisalA2-A2Ans--
FormA2ofA2disputeA2resolutionA2ifA2theA2insuredA2andA2insuranceA2companyA2cannotA2com
eA2toA2anA2agreementA2onA2theA2amountA2ofA2theA2claimA2--
A2bothA2partiesA2willA2hireA2anA2appraiserA2toA2representA2themA2andA2attemptA2toA2settleA2
theA2dispute.
AttractiveA2NuisanceA2-A2Ans--
AA2dangerousA2place,A2condition,A2orA2objectA2thatA2isA2particularlyA2attractiveA2toA2childre
n.A2TheyA2mustA2postA2aA2warningA2toA2protectA2childrenA2fromA2theA2dangers.
, BettermentA2-A2Ans--
AnA2improvementA2toA2propertyA2thatA2isA2inA2aA2betterA2conditionA2thanA2itA2wasA2beforeA2
theA2loss.
BreachA2ofA2ContractA2-A2Ans--
FailureA2toA2complyA2withA2T&CA2thatA2mayA2resultA2inA2restrictedA2coverageA2orA2voidA2th
eA2policy.
ClaimantA2-A2Ans--AA2partyA2thatA2makesA2theA2claim.A2(TypicallyA2theA2policyholder)
CoinsuranceA2ClauseA2-A2Ans--
TheA2amountA2ofA2insuranceA2boughtA2mustA2equalA2orA2exceedA2aA2specifiedA2percentag
eA2ofA2theA2valueA2ofA2theA2insuredA2property.
CollisionA2-A2Ans--
ThisA2coverageA2paysA2forA2damageA2toA2theA2carA2withoutA2regardA2toA2whoA2causedA2th
eA2accident.A2TwoA2carsA2collidingA2orA2aA2carA2hittingA2aA2tree.
CommercialA2GeneralA2LiabilityA2-A2Ans--
CoverageA2typeA2typicallyA2includingA2premisesA2andA2operations,A2productsA2andA2comp
letedA2operations,A2andA2otherA2liabilityA2options.
ComprehensiveA2CoverageA2-A2Ans--
ThisA2coverageA2paysA2forA2damageA2toA2orA2lossA2ofA2automobileA2fromA2causesA2otherA2
thanA2accidents.A2Ex:A2Flood,A2hail,A2vandalism,A2fire,A2theft.
ConcealmentA2-A2Ans--
KnowinglyA2hidingA2informationA2thatA2wouldA2affectA2theA2rateA2ofA2insuranceA2contract.A2
CanA2giveA2insurerA2groundsA2toA2nullifyA2contractA2orA2notA2payA2outA2onA2aA2claimA2relat
edA2toA2thatA2material.
ConcurrentA2CausationA2-A2Ans--TheA2theoryA2thatA2ifA2loss/
damagesA2occurA2asA2aA2resultA2ofA2moreA2thanA2oneA2cause,A2whileA2oneA2isA2coveredA2
andA2theA2otherA2isA2not,A2theA2damagesA2areA2likelyA2toA2beA2compensatedA2forA2byA2theA
2insurer.
ConditionsA2-A2Ans--
TheA2partA2ofA2theA2policyA2thatA2detailsA2theA2rightsA2andA2dutiesA2ofA2theA2insuredA2andA2
insuranceA2company.
DamagesA2-A2Ans--AA2sumA2ofA2moneyA2paidA2inA2compensationA2forA2lossA2orA2injury.
DeclarationsA2PageA2-A2Ans--OneA2ofA2theA2FourA2PartsA2ofA2anA2InsuranceA2Contract
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
PunitiveA2DamageA2-A2Ans--
AmountA2awardedA2byA2theA2courtA2toA2theA2defendantA2inA2orderA2toA2deterA2themA2fromA
2engagingA2inA2similarA2conductA2inA2theA2future.
ComparitiveA2NegligenceA2-A2Ans--
PartialA2legalA2defenseA2thatA2reducesA2theA2amountA2ofA2damagesA2thatA2aA2personA2can
A2recoverA2becauseA2theirA2ownA2negligenceA2contributedA2toA2theA2loss.
ContributoryA2NegligenceA2-A2Ans--
AA2lawA2defenseA2whereA2aA2person'sA2ownA2negligenceA2contributedA2toA2theA2harmA2tha
tA2heA2orA2sheA2had.
AssumptionA2ofA2RiskA2-A2Ans--
VoluntarilyA2andA2knowinglyA2subjectingA2oneselfA2toA2danger.
ActA2ofA2GodA2-A2Ans--
AA2naturalA2andA2unavoidableA2catastrophe.A2Floods,A2windstorms,A2hurricanes,A2etc.
AdditionalA2LivingA2ExpensesA2-A2Ans--
AA2coverageA2designedA2toA2reimburseA2theA2insuredA2forA2anA2increaseA2inA2livingA2expe
nsesA2necessitatedA2byA2lossA2toA2theA2dwelling.A2ThisA2IndirectA2LossA2mustA2beA2theA2re
sultA2ofA2DirectA2LossA2byA2aA2coveredA2Peril.
ALEA2onlyA2paysA2forA2expensesA2thatA2areA2overA2andA2aboveA2theA2normalA2expensesA2
ofA2theA2policyholder.
AdverseA2SelectionA2-A2Ans--AA2high-
riskA2personA2benefitsA2moreA2fromA2insurance,A2soA2isA2moreA2likelyA2toA2purchaseA2it.
AllA2RiskA2InsuranceA2-A2Ans--
AA2typeA2ofA2coverageA2thatA2providesA2protectionA2againstA2lossA2orA2damageA2toA2prope
rtyA2arisingA2fromA2*any*A2causes,A2exceptA2thoseA2listedA2inA2theA2ExclusionsA2section.
AppraisalA2-A2Ans--
FormA2ofA2disputeA2resolutionA2ifA2theA2insuredA2andA2insuranceA2companyA2cannotA2com
eA2toA2anA2agreementA2onA2theA2amountA2ofA2theA2claimA2--
A2bothA2partiesA2willA2hireA2anA2appraiserA2toA2representA2themA2andA2attemptA2toA2settleA2
theA2dispute.
AttractiveA2NuisanceA2-A2Ans--
AA2dangerousA2place,A2condition,A2orA2objectA2thatA2isA2particularlyA2attractiveA2toA2childre
n.A2TheyA2mustA2postA2aA2warningA2toA2protectA2childrenA2fromA2theA2dangers.
, BettermentA2-A2Ans--
AnA2improvementA2toA2propertyA2thatA2isA2inA2aA2betterA2conditionA2thanA2itA2wasA2beforeA2
theA2loss.
BreachA2ofA2ContractA2-A2Ans--
FailureA2toA2complyA2withA2T&CA2thatA2mayA2resultA2inA2restrictedA2coverageA2orA2voidA2th
eA2policy.
ClaimantA2-A2Ans--AA2partyA2thatA2makesA2theA2claim.A2(TypicallyA2theA2policyholder)
CoinsuranceA2ClauseA2-A2Ans--
TheA2amountA2ofA2insuranceA2boughtA2mustA2equalA2orA2exceedA2aA2specifiedA2percentag
eA2ofA2theA2valueA2ofA2theA2insuredA2property.
CollisionA2-A2Ans--
ThisA2coverageA2paysA2forA2damageA2toA2theA2carA2withoutA2regardA2toA2whoA2causedA2th
eA2accident.A2TwoA2carsA2collidingA2orA2aA2carA2hittingA2aA2tree.
CommercialA2GeneralA2LiabilityA2-A2Ans--
CoverageA2typeA2typicallyA2includingA2premisesA2andA2operations,A2productsA2andA2comp
letedA2operations,A2andA2otherA2liabilityA2options.
ComprehensiveA2CoverageA2-A2Ans--
ThisA2coverageA2paysA2forA2damageA2toA2orA2lossA2ofA2automobileA2fromA2causesA2otherA2
thanA2accidents.A2Ex:A2Flood,A2hail,A2vandalism,A2fire,A2theft.
ConcealmentA2-A2Ans--
KnowinglyA2hidingA2informationA2thatA2wouldA2affectA2theA2rateA2ofA2insuranceA2contract.A2
CanA2giveA2insurerA2groundsA2toA2nullifyA2contractA2orA2notA2payA2outA2onA2aA2claimA2relat
edA2toA2thatA2material.
ConcurrentA2CausationA2-A2Ans--TheA2theoryA2thatA2ifA2loss/
damagesA2occurA2asA2aA2resultA2ofA2moreA2thanA2oneA2cause,A2whileA2oneA2isA2coveredA2
andA2theA2otherA2isA2not,A2theA2damagesA2areA2likelyA2toA2beA2compensatedA2forA2byA2theA
2insurer.
ConditionsA2-A2Ans--
TheA2partA2ofA2theA2policyA2thatA2detailsA2theA2rightsA2andA2dutiesA2ofA2theA2insuredA2andA2
insuranceA2company.
DamagesA2-A2Ans--AA2sumA2ofA2moneyA2paidA2inA2compensationA2forA2lossA2orA2injury.
DeclarationsA2PageA2-A2Ans--OneA2ofA2theA2FourA2PartsA2ofA2anA2InsuranceA2Contract