answers and practice
Business income losses can be Business income losses can be measured in terms of net
income. Toy Company recently experienced $70,000 in expenses and $100,000 in
revenue. What is Toy Company's net income?
a. $30,000
b. $70,000
c. $100,000
d. $170,000 - ANSWERS a. $30,000
During a business interruption, some of the organization's expenses, called
continuing expenses, will continue, and other expenses, called non-continuing
expenses, will not continue. Which one of the following is an example of a continuing
expense?
a. Overtime wages to employees
b. Cost to rent temporary office space
c. Payroll of key employees
d. Cost of overnight air shipment of needed repair parts - ANSWERS c. Payroll of
key employees
Which one of the following most fully describes what must occur in order for BI
insurance to apply?
a. An interruption of operations causes by property damage from a covered peril to
property at locations or situations described in the policy resulting in a loss of
business income and/or extra expense.
b. An interruption of operations caused by property damage from a covered peril to
property at locations or situations described in the policy.
c. Property damage from a covered peril to property at locations or situations
described in the policy resulting in a loss of business income and/or extra expense.
d. An interruption of operations caused by property damage resulting in a loss of
business income and/or extra expense. - ANSWERS a. An interruption of operations
causes by property damage from a covered peril to property at locations or situations
described in the policy resulting in a loss of business income and/or extra expense.
Business income coverage is considered a time element coverage for which one of
the following reasons?
a. Loss frequency is dependent on the length of time needed to restore damaged
property.
b. The average duration of losses is only a few weeks.
c. Loss severity is dependent on the length of time needed to restore damaged
property.
, d. Maximum length of coverage only lasts for a specific amount of time. - ANSWERS
c. Loss severity is dependent on the length of time needed to restore damaged
property.
BI insurance covers which one of the following types of losses that could result from
a fire?
a. The cost to replace destroyed inventory
b. The cost of fighting the fire
c. The extra expenses for renting a temporary office
d. The cost of repairing a building - ANSWERS c. The extra expenses for renting a
temporary office
For BI coverage, the period of restoration is the period of time that begins 72 hours
after the:
a. Claims representative has completed a claim report.
b. Extent of loss has been estimated by the insured.
c. Claim for damage has been submitted to the insurer.
d. Time the physical loss occurs. - ANSWERS d. Time the physical loss occurs.
Which one of the following terms has a specific definition in the BI coverage form?
a. Products
b. Liability
c. Operations
d. Negligence - ANSWERS c. Operations
In the ISO Business Income Coverage forms (BIC), which one of the following is
defined as the slowdown or cessation of business activities or, in the case of rental
value coverage, means that a part of the premises is rendered un-tenantable?
a. Operations
b. Period of restoration
c. Premises
d. Suspension - ANSWERS d. Suspension
Which one of the following would be covered under the Extra Expense insuring
agreement of the BI (and EE) Coverage Form?
a. Interest expense
b. Normal operating expenses
c. Property taxes
d. Costs to move to a temporary location - ANSWERS d. Costs to move to a
temporary location
In the BI coverage form, the period of restoration:
a. Includes additional time to assess the effects of pollutants.
b. Begins immediately after the physical loss occurs with no waiting period.
c. Ends when the property is or should have been restored.
d. Includes additional time to repair the building to comply with building code or law. -
ANSWERS c. Ends when the property is or should have been restored.
Which one of the following additional coverages would best cover the insured's loss
of business income that results when fire damage to another building makes it