FLORIDA 3-20 PUBLIC ADJUSTERS
STATE EXAM WITH ANSWERS
The insurer and insured agree to a specific value of insured
item - CORRECT ANSWER-Agreed Value Policies
Someone who has care, custody or control of another's
property - CORRECT ANSWER-Bailee
Claim filed by policy holder against his _ - CORRECT
ANSWER-First Party Claim
When a person who entrusts another with an object and it
results in injury to someone can be held liable for the injury to
someone. Can be held liable for the injury i.e. Firearm or DWI -
CORRECT ANSWER-Negligent Entrustment
Hazard that results from a conscious decision made by an
insured to participate in a manner or behavior more likely to
result in a loss because they have insurance - CORRECT
ANSWER-Moral Hazard
Used to provide temporary insurance coverage until an
insurance policy can be written - CORRECT ANSWER-Binder
Required by lenders to guarantee that outstanding loans
against a job are paid upon completion - CORRECT ANSWER-
Completion Bonds
The section of an insurance policy identifying the insured,
endorsements, coverages, limits, and premiums - CORRECT
ANSWER-Declarations
,Policyholder cannot transfer the policy to someone else without
written permission from their insurance company - CORRECT
ANSWER-Assignment
An instance, behavior or environment that increases the
likelihood of a loss on an insured item - CORRECT ANSWER-
Hazard
Actual cause or source of an incidence of destruction, injury, or
loss - CORRECT ANSWER-Peril
An insurance company organized and domiciled outside the US
- CORRECT ANSWER-Alien
When there is an unbroken chain of events between an
occurrence and a loss, then the loss is part of the original
occurrence - CORRECT ANSWER-Proximate Cause
Is proximate cause of all subsequent damages - CORRECT
ANSWER-Original Occurance
An individual who contracts with an adjusting firm as an
independent contractor and handles claims for the insurance
companies - CORRECT ANSWER-Independent Adjuster
Action or practice of the insured party is permitted to continue
because any defense against a continuation of said action or
practice has been waived by the insurer - CORRECT
ANSWER-Estoppel
Operate for profit, collect premiums, reserve a portion of
premiums to pay claims - CORRECT ANSWER-Commercial
Insurers
Any person who investigates or adjusts losses on behalf of
either an insurer or a self-insured - CORRECT ANSWER-
Independent Adjuster
, The result of an insured's tort or wrongdoing. Consequences of
a loss or amount or type of losses suffered - CORRECT
ANSWER-Damages
Requires the insured to insure the named property for a specific
amount of insurance as required by the insurance company -
CORRECT ANSWER-Agreed Value
Physical harm to tangible property caused by peril (loss to
property or person in which a covered peril is the proximate
cause of damage or destruction) - CORRECT ANSWER-Direct
loss
The entity that is the "recipient" to the Principal - CORRECT
ANSWER-Obligee
Insurance contracts are written on a take it or leave it basis to
the policy owner. - CORRECT ANSWER-Adhesion
Event or circumstance that causes damage - CORRECT
ANSWER-Occurance
Coverage provides for payment of losses if civil authority
denies access to the insured premises due to a covered peril -
CORRECT ANSWER-Civil Authority
Voluntary relinquishment of a known legal right - CORRECT
ANSWER-Waiver
An insurer domiciled outside the state where it writes insurance
- CORRECT ANSWER-Foreign
A state officer who administers the state's insurance laws and
regulations - CORRECT ANSWER-Commissioner
STATE EXAM WITH ANSWERS
The insurer and insured agree to a specific value of insured
item - CORRECT ANSWER-Agreed Value Policies
Someone who has care, custody or control of another's
property - CORRECT ANSWER-Bailee
Claim filed by policy holder against his _ - CORRECT
ANSWER-First Party Claim
When a person who entrusts another with an object and it
results in injury to someone can be held liable for the injury to
someone. Can be held liable for the injury i.e. Firearm or DWI -
CORRECT ANSWER-Negligent Entrustment
Hazard that results from a conscious decision made by an
insured to participate in a manner or behavior more likely to
result in a loss because they have insurance - CORRECT
ANSWER-Moral Hazard
Used to provide temporary insurance coverage until an
insurance policy can be written - CORRECT ANSWER-Binder
Required by lenders to guarantee that outstanding loans
against a job are paid upon completion - CORRECT ANSWER-
Completion Bonds
The section of an insurance policy identifying the insured,
endorsements, coverages, limits, and premiums - CORRECT
ANSWER-Declarations
,Policyholder cannot transfer the policy to someone else without
written permission from their insurance company - CORRECT
ANSWER-Assignment
An instance, behavior or environment that increases the
likelihood of a loss on an insured item - CORRECT ANSWER-
Hazard
Actual cause or source of an incidence of destruction, injury, or
loss - CORRECT ANSWER-Peril
An insurance company organized and domiciled outside the US
- CORRECT ANSWER-Alien
When there is an unbroken chain of events between an
occurrence and a loss, then the loss is part of the original
occurrence - CORRECT ANSWER-Proximate Cause
Is proximate cause of all subsequent damages - CORRECT
ANSWER-Original Occurance
An individual who contracts with an adjusting firm as an
independent contractor and handles claims for the insurance
companies - CORRECT ANSWER-Independent Adjuster
Action or practice of the insured party is permitted to continue
because any defense against a continuation of said action or
practice has been waived by the insurer - CORRECT
ANSWER-Estoppel
Operate for profit, collect premiums, reserve a portion of
premiums to pay claims - CORRECT ANSWER-Commercial
Insurers
Any person who investigates or adjusts losses on behalf of
either an insurer or a self-insured - CORRECT ANSWER-
Independent Adjuster
, The result of an insured's tort or wrongdoing. Consequences of
a loss or amount or type of losses suffered - CORRECT
ANSWER-Damages
Requires the insured to insure the named property for a specific
amount of insurance as required by the insurance company -
CORRECT ANSWER-Agreed Value
Physical harm to tangible property caused by peril (loss to
property or person in which a covered peril is the proximate
cause of damage or destruction) - CORRECT ANSWER-Direct
loss
The entity that is the "recipient" to the Principal - CORRECT
ANSWER-Obligee
Insurance contracts are written on a take it or leave it basis to
the policy owner. - CORRECT ANSWER-Adhesion
Event or circumstance that causes damage - CORRECT
ANSWER-Occurance
Coverage provides for payment of losses if civil authority
denies access to the insured premises due to a covered peril -
CORRECT ANSWER-Civil Authority
Voluntary relinquishment of a known legal right - CORRECT
ANSWER-Waiver
An insurer domiciled outside the state where it writes insurance
- CORRECT ANSWER-Foreign
A state officer who administers the state's insurance laws and
regulations - CORRECT ANSWER-Commissioner
