Texas all lines adjuster exam 2022/2023

All of the following are criteria for an accident to have occurred "in the course of" the employment under a workers' compensation policy, EXCEPT: - ANSWER-While performing a task that a fellow worker requested, that was unusual to the employee's job description, but occurred on the employer's premises during working hours. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE regarding the implied warranties of an Ocean Marine policy? - ANSWER-The implied warranties are attached to the policy as an endorsement.. Parmelia is covered under two separate standardized Personal Automobile policies, with Part C limits under both policies set at $200,000. Parmelia is involved in an accident with an uninsured motorist and she sustains bodily injury damages for $262,320. How much will Parmelia receive when she submits a claim for these damages - ANSWER-$200,000 Which of the following endorsements must be attached to a standard Businessowners policy for coverage to apply to a businesses freezer that was damaged by the interruption of a power source - ANSWER-Utility Services - Direct Damage endorsement. After completing an inspection of an insured's pressure equipment and fire suppression systems, the inspector determines that the pressure equipment needs to be repaired and the suppression systems have not been cleaned and inspected in the time frame required by the policy. The insurer will: - ANSWER-Suspend coverage immediately by red tagging the items until they are repaired, cleaned and pass reinspection To be eligible for coverage under a standardized Dwelling policy, the insured must not allow more than _______ boarders to live on the premises. - ANSWER-5 All of the following are "Perils of the Sea" under an Ocean Marine policy, EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Pirates The amount of insurance countersigned, issued, or sold by an agent or producer to cover immediate family members, an employer, or employees is known as: - ANSWER-Controlled business Which of the following standardized Dwelling insurance forms provides coverage for loss of rental income - ANSWER-The DP-1, DP-2, and DP-3 forms The "Part B - Medical Payments" coverage of a personal automobile policy covers injuries for all of the following, EXCEPT: - ANSWER-A passenger who is injured in another vehicle that is struck by the insured's vehicle in an accident Which of the following are the Texas Workers' Compensation benefits that are increased by a cost-of-living adjustment (COLAs) - ANSWER-Lifetime Income Benefits (LIBs) only Hannah must take time away from work to help assist in the investigation of a claim that was made against her BOP policy. The policy will pay for Hannah's actual loss of earnings up to: - ANSWER-$250 per day. Surplus Lines companies in Texas have _____ to acknowledge the receipt of a claim. - ANSWER-30 days. All of the following are characteristics of a principal that a surety will scrutinize during the underwriting process, EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Consideration. Under Section II of a Homeowners policy, a cemetery plot owned by the insured is considered to be: - ANSWER-An insured location. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major coverages of an Ocean Marine policy? - ANSWER-Seaworthiness. A ship has suffered damage and sunk. Which of the following would respond to cover the loss of the ship? - ANSWER-Hull Insurance. As a fiduciary agent, an adjuster has the power to bind the insurer. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding this power? - ANSWER-Only an adjuster's written statements can legally bind an insurer. The standardized Dwelling forms consider all eruptions of a volcano within a __________ period to be a single "occurrence". - ANSWER-72-hour Whose responsibility is it to complete a "proof of loss"? - ANSWER-The claimant. Which of the following would NOT be determined by a court when an insurer has filed a declaratory judgment action? - ANSWER-The type and amount of damages that will be paid to a plaintiff for the claim that is being disputed. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the Homeowners "additional coverage" known as Landlord's Furnishings? - ANSWER-The coverage is not additional insurance and does not increase the limits of the policy. Which of the following would be covered under the Jones Act? - ANSWER-Crew members of a ship. All of the following statements are true regarding a Personal Liability Supplement, EXCEPT: - ANSWER-The policy will cover watercraft liability. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Commercial Property coverage? - ANSWER-Commercial property coverage can be written as both a monoline policy and as part of a package policy. What type of insurance is usually provided or subsidized by the state or federal government because it is not ordinarily available from private insurers? - ANSWER-Residual market insurance. The optional coverage for "Employee Dishonesty" under a standard Businessowners policy provides a "discovery period" for the insured to discover the dishonest act and have coverage still apply. Which of the following statements best describes the "discovery period" for this optional coverage? - ANSWER-The "discovery period" is one year from the end of the policy period. Which of the following would be considered an Unfair Claim Settlement Practice? - ANSWER-Failing to deny coverage of a claim within a reasonable amount of time after concluding the investigation Which of the following is TRUE regarding the DP-2 Broad Form coverage for "artificially generated electrical current"? - ANSWER-A fire must be the result of the artificially generated electrical current for coverage to apply.. The Commercial Building and Personal Property coverage form provides five extensions of coverage, but only if: - ANSWER-An 80% or higher coinsurance percentage is shown on the Declarations page, and the property amount of coverage, based on that percentage, is purchased. All of the following would be considered "uninsured motorists", EXCEPT: - ANSWER-A motorist driving with coverage up to the required state financial responsibility limits for liability, but not high enough to pay the claims for an at-fault accident. Regulation of the insurance industry in the United States is primarily left to: - ANSWER-State governments. Which of the following coverages does NOT need to be added to a Garage Coverage form by endorsement for coverage to apply? - ANSWER-Collision. Chaz takes his girlfriend to an expensive restaurant for Valentine's Day. It is raining, so he decides to have the valet park his car, saving his girlfriend from getting wet. The valet is driving the car into the restaurant's parking garage, when he clips the side of the garage entrance with the front fender of Chaz's car. The garage wall needs to be repaired as well as the fender and headlight of Chaz's car. How would Part D of Chaz's Personal Automobile respond to this loss? - ANSWER-It would cover the loss to Chaz's car because it is the insured automobile, but would not cover the damage to the garage..