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CISR RISK MANAGEMENT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIOS AND CORECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
1. Reinterpretation of a law causes your company to modify manufacturing
procedures. Which one of the general classes of risk does the example
illustrate?
Juridical
Legal
Political
Economic - (answer)Legal
2. The losses incurred from a tree falling and blocking the entrance to a major
retail store owned by your company would fall under which logical
classification of risk?
Net income
Liability
Property
Human resources - (answer)Net income
3. Martha is building her risk management team. She is looking for a team
member who can help her calculate development factors. This duty would be
performed by which of the following team members?
Accountant
Agent or broker
Actuary
RMIS provider - (answer)Actuary
4. The four logical classifications of exposures are used during the __________
step of the risk management process.
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Identification
Analysis
Administration
Control - (answer)Identification
5. Nicholas believes that the risk control program he has implemented will
greatly reduce the frequency and severity of losses at his company. He now
wants to choose an insurance plan that will be the most cost-effective, taking
into consideration the lower frequency and severity of losses, while
maintaining some carrier services. Which plan would he choose?
Deductible Plan
Dividend Plan
Guaranteed Cost Plan
Self-Insurance - (answer)Deductible Plan
6. Which one of the following does not demonstrate a purpose of quantitative
analysis?
Using loss data to determine what caused the "back strain" losses.
Using loss data to assist in forecasting next year's slip-and-fall losses.
You use loss data to decide which risks should be transferred to the insurance
company.
Using loss data to determine which improvement projects to fund. -
(answer)Using loss data to determine what caused the "back strain" losses.
7. The definition of ___________ is any conscious action or inaction to
minimize, at the optimal cost, the probability, frequency, severity, or
unpredictability of loss.
Risk Administration
Risk Control
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Risk Analysis
Risk Financing - (answer)Risk Control
8. You want to use a risk identification method that helps you examine values
subject to loss and fiscal impacts after a loss. Which method would you use?
Physical inspections
Loss data analysis
Experts
Financial statement analysis - (answer)Financial statement analysis
9. The benefits of this risk identification method include standardization, easy
data classification and tabulation, and because little training is required,
utilization by non-risk management personnel. Which risk identification
method does this describe?
Flowchart review
Expert review
Insurance Policy Review
Checklists and surveys - (answer)Checklists and surveys
10. By reviewing loss reports to uncover why losses happened, you are:
determining the loss pick
determining the cost of risk
conducting a qualitative analysis
conducting a quantitative analysis - (answer)conducting a qualitative analysis
11. A company outsources the shipping of its product so that it no longer has a
transportation exposure. This illustrates which risk control technique?
Prevention
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Transfer
Reduction
Avoidance - (answer)Transfer
12. A company stores its finished inventory in regional locations. This illustrates
which risk control technique?
Separation
Segregation
Duplication
Transfer - (answer)Separation
13. Lindsay's company has an insurance plan in which they may see some
returned premium based on their actual losses. Lindsay's company has a
___________.
Guaranteed Cost Plan
Deductible Plan
Self-Insurance Plan
Dividend Plan - (answer)Dividend Plan
14. From the perspective of a __________, an insurable risk is one which
generates enough premium paid by the many to pay for the losses of a few.
actuary
risk manager
underwriter
insurance agent - (answer)underwriter
15. From the perspective of a __________, an insurable risk is one which is not
reasonably calculable.
CISR RISK MANAGEMENT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIOS AND CORECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
1. Reinterpretation of a law causes your company to modify manufacturing
procedures. Which one of the general classes of risk does the example
illustrate?
Juridical
Legal
Political
Economic - (answer)Legal
2. The losses incurred from a tree falling and blocking the entrance to a major
retail store owned by your company would fall under which logical
classification of risk?
Net income
Liability
Property
Human resources - (answer)Net income
3. Martha is building her risk management team. She is looking for a team
member who can help her calculate development factors. This duty would be
performed by which of the following team members?
Accountant
Agent or broker
Actuary
RMIS provider - (answer)Actuary
4. The four logical classifications of exposures are used during the __________
step of the risk management process.
, 2
Identification
Analysis
Administration
Control - (answer)Identification
5. Nicholas believes that the risk control program he has implemented will
greatly reduce the frequency and severity of losses at his company. He now
wants to choose an insurance plan that will be the most cost-effective, taking
into consideration the lower frequency and severity of losses, while
maintaining some carrier services. Which plan would he choose?
Deductible Plan
Dividend Plan
Guaranteed Cost Plan
Self-Insurance - (answer)Deductible Plan
6. Which one of the following does not demonstrate a purpose of quantitative
analysis?
Using loss data to determine what caused the "back strain" losses.
Using loss data to assist in forecasting next year's slip-and-fall losses.
You use loss data to decide which risks should be transferred to the insurance
company.
Using loss data to determine which improvement projects to fund. -
(answer)Using loss data to determine what caused the "back strain" losses.
7. The definition of ___________ is any conscious action or inaction to
minimize, at the optimal cost, the probability, frequency, severity, or
unpredictability of loss.
Risk Administration
Risk Control
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Risk Analysis
Risk Financing - (answer)Risk Control
8. You want to use a risk identification method that helps you examine values
subject to loss and fiscal impacts after a loss. Which method would you use?
Physical inspections
Loss data analysis
Experts
Financial statement analysis - (answer)Financial statement analysis
9. The benefits of this risk identification method include standardization, easy
data classification and tabulation, and because little training is required,
utilization by non-risk management personnel. Which risk identification
method does this describe?
Flowchart review
Expert review
Insurance Policy Review
Checklists and surveys - (answer)Checklists and surveys
10. By reviewing loss reports to uncover why losses happened, you are:
determining the loss pick
determining the cost of risk
conducting a qualitative analysis
conducting a quantitative analysis - (answer)conducting a qualitative analysis
11. A company outsources the shipping of its product so that it no longer has a
transportation exposure. This illustrates which risk control technique?
Prevention
, 4
Transfer
Reduction
Avoidance - (answer)Transfer
12. A company stores its finished inventory in regional locations. This illustrates
which risk control technique?
Separation
Segregation
Duplication
Transfer - (answer)Separation
13. Lindsay's company has an insurance plan in which they may see some
returned premium based on their actual losses. Lindsay's company has a
___________.
Guaranteed Cost Plan
Deductible Plan
Self-Insurance Plan
Dividend Plan - (answer)Dividend Plan
14. From the perspective of a __________, an insurable risk is one which
generates enough premium paid by the many to pay for the losses of a few.
actuary
risk manager
underwriter
insurance agent - (answer)underwriter
15. From the perspective of a __________, an insurable risk is one which is not
reasonably calculable.
