NJ Property/ Casualty Insurance Exam Set
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With 100% Correct Answers 2023
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WhyowasotheocommercialoInsuranceoDeregulationoActoCreated?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Tooprotectotheopublicofromotheoadverseoeffectsoofoexcessive,oinadequate,o&ounfairodiscrimin
atoryorateso&omarketingopractices
WhichopoliciesoissuedomustofollowotheoprovisionsoofotheoCommercialoInsuranceoDeregulati
onoAct?o-oCorrectoAnswer-Commercialopolicies
Whenomustorateoamendmentso&opolicyoformsobeofiledowithotheocommissioner?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-30odaysobefore
Whatolossesoareoexcludedofromofloodoinsurance?o-oCorrectoAnswer--Landslides
-Sewerobackup
-WindblownoRain
-Snow
-Sleet
WhooadministersotheoNFIP?o-oCorrectoAnswer-FederaloInsuranceoAdministrationo(FIA)
WhatodoesotheoNFIPostandofor?o-oCorrectoAnswer-NationaloFloodoInsuranceoProgram
WhyowasotheoNationaloFloodoinsuranceoProgramoconstructed?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
toofilloinogapsoofofloodocoverageobyotheoprivateosector
Whatoareotheo3oNFIPorequirementsoforocoverage?o-oCorrectoAnswer--
communityolandomanagemento&ofloodocontroloprogramsomustoreduceofloodolossesoinotheofu
ture
-
Floodoinsuranceorequiredoinospecificofloodoproneoareasoasoaoconditionofororeceivingoloansot
hrough/obackedobyotheofederalogovernment
-
Propertyoownersothatofailotoopurchaseofloodoinsuranceowithino1oyearoafteroitoisoavailableowillo
notobeoeligibleoforofullodisasteroreliefofunding.oItowillobeoreducedobyoanoamountoofoinsuranceot
hatocouldohaveobeenopurchased
WhatoisotheoNFIPomaxocoverageoforoaosingleofamily?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$250K,oContentso$100K
WhatoisotheoNFIPomaxocoverageoforootheroresidential?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$250K,oContentso$100K
,WhatoisotheoNFIPomaxocoverageoforosmallobusiness?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$500K,oContentso$500K
WhatoisotheoNFIPomaxocoverageoforoOtheroNon-Residential?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$500k,oContentso$500K
WhatoisotheoNFIPosubsidizedorateoforoaosingleofamily?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$35K,oContentso$10K
WhatoisotheoNFIPosubsidizedorateoforoOtheroResidential?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$100Ko,oContentso$100K
WhatoisotheoNFIPosubsidizedorateoforosmallobusinesses?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$100K,oContentso$100K
WhatoisotheoNFIPosubsidizedorateoforootheronon-residential?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$100K,oContentso$100K
Whatoisotheowaitoperiodobeforeofloodoinsuranceocanobeoeffective?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
30odays,onoobindersoissued
Whatoareotheoexceptionsotootheo30odayoNFIPowaitoperiod?o-oCorrectoAnswer--
1sto30odaysoafterocoverage,ocommunityoentersostandardooroemergencyoprogram,ocoverage
owillobeginoato12:01oamotheodateoafteroapplicationoandopremiumowereomailed
-Whenoanoexistingopolicyowasoassignedotooaopropertyopurchaser
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Ato12:01oamoonotheo5thodayoafteroanoendorsementorequesto&opremiumohasobeenomailedofor
oexistingopolicy
WhatowasotheoSupremeoCourt'sodecisionoregardingotheoPaulov.oVirginiaocase?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-
insuranceowasoNOTointerstateocommerceoandocouldonotobeoregulatedobyotheofederalogovt.
WhooheardotheoPaulov.oVirginiaocase?o-oCorrectoAnswer-SupremeoCourt
WhooheardotheoUSovoSoutheasternoUnderwritingoAssociationocase?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
SupremeoCourt
WhatowasotheodecisionoinotheoUSovoSoutheasternoUnderwritingoAssociationoCase?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-
Insuranceoisointerstateocommerceoandoshouldobeosubjectotoofederaloregulationso(currentlyoi
noeffectotoday)
WhatoisotheoMcCarran-FergusonoAct?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Theofederalogovtowon'toregulateoinsuranceobusinessoasolongoasostatesoperformoanoadequat
eojoboofomanagingotheiroownoinsuranceoindustries.
,WhenowasotheoMcCarran-FergusonoActopassed?o-oCorrectoAnswer-Marcho9,o1945
Toowhomodoesotheoinsuranceocommissionerohaveotooprovideoaoreport?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Governoro&oLegislature
HowooftenomustotheoinsuranceoCommissioneroprovideoaoreport?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Annually
Howolongobeforeoaodisciplinaryohearingomustotheoinsuranceocommissioneronotifyointerested
oparties?o-oCorrectoAnswer-10odaysobefore
Whatoisotheofineoforofailingotoocomplyowithoaocourt-orderedosubpoena?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
$5000
Ifotheocommissionerodecidesooneohasoviolatedotheoinsuranceocode,owhatoisotheofineoforounin
tentionaloactsoperformed?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$1000
Ifotheocommissionerodecidesooneohasoviolatedotheoinsuranceocode,owhatoisotheomaxofine?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-1stooffense:o$5K,o2ndooffenseo$10K,oeachoadditionalo$15K
Ifotheoinsuranceocommissionerodecidesooneohasoviolatedotheoinsuranceocode,owhatoisotheofi
neoforoviolatingoaoceaseo&odesist?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$5koeachoviolation
Ifotheoinsuranceocommissionerodecidesooneohasoviolatedotheoinsuranceocode,owhatoisotheofi
neoforounlawfuloactsowithointentionalo&omaterialothought?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$5k
Whatoisotheofineoforonotocontactingotheodeptowithoanoaddressooronameochangeowithino30oday
s?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$250omaxoifoovero60odays
Whatoisotheofineoforoifoaolicenseofeeocheckoisoreturnedoforoinsufficientofunds?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-$500
Whatoisotheofineoforoifoyouodoonotocontactotheodepartmentoregardingoaochangeoinopartners,oo
wners,oofficers,oorodirectors?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$250
Whatoisotheofineoforonotoreturningoaolicenseotooaoproducer?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$500
Whatoisotheofineoforonotomaintainingoanoofficeoaddressooroemploymentocontractsoonofileowith
otheodepartment?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$100oforoeachocontract
Whatodocumentoisorequiredobeforeoanoinsuranceocompanyomayotransactobusinessoinoaostat
e?o-oCorrectoAnswer-CertificateoofoAuthority
Whatoisoaodomesticoinsurer?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Anoinsurerothatoconductsobusinessoinotheostateoinowhichoitowasoincorporated
, Aoproducerowhooisoappointedowithomoreothanooneoinsureroisoconsideredotoobe...o-
oCorrectoAnswer-AoLicensedoSolicitor
Impliedoauthorityoisodefinedoas...o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Abilityotooactooutsideotheoauthorityospecificallyograntedoinoanoagencyoagreemento&oextendso
company'soliability
Whatokindoofoclauseorelatesotoothisostatement:oE&NoCompanyoissuedoaopolicyoinoconsiderat
ionoofotheorepresentationsoonoanoapplicationo&otheopaymentoofotheo1stopremium?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-Consideration
Anoinsured'sorepresentationsoandowarrantiesoareoincorrectlyostatedoinowhichoofotheofollowin
gostatements?
a.oStatementsomadeobyoanoapplicantothatoareoguaranteedotrueoareoconsideredotoobeowarra
nties
b.oStatementsothatoanoapplicantobelievesotoobeotrue,obutodoesonotoguaranteeotoobeotrue,oare
oconsideredotoobeorepresentations
c.oAnoapplicant'sostatementsoonoanoapplicationoareoconsideredowarranties
d.oAnoapplicant'sostatementsoonoanoapplicationoareoconsideredorepresentationso-
oCorrectoAnswer-
c.oAnoapplicant'sostatementsoonoanoapplicationoareoconsideredowarranties
Whatotermorelatesotooanoagreementowithoutolegaloeffect?o-oCorrectoAnswer-Void
Anoauthorizedobutonon-
admittedoinsurerocanobeorepresentedoinothisostateoonlyobyowhichoofotheofollowing?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-Surplusolinesobroker
Inofranchiseogroups,ohowomanyomasteropoliciesowillobeoissued?o-oCorrectoAnswer-None
Self-insuranceoisoanoexampleoofowhatokindooforiskomanagement?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
retention
WhatokindoofoplanoisoaoStockolifeoinsuranceocompanyoconductingowhenoitoissuesoparticipatin
goandonon-participatingopolicies?o-oCorrectoAnswer-Mixed
Whatoisotheofineoforoifoyouodoonotocontactotheodepartmentoregardingoaochangeoinopartners,oo
wners,oofficers,oorodirectors?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$250
Whatoisothisoanoexampleoof:oDoctorsopoolingotheirofundsotoocoverotheiromalpracticeoexposur
es?o-oCorrectoAnswer-riskosharing
Whichoentityomakesoanoenforceableopromiseoinoaounilateralocontract?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Insurer
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With 100% Correct Answers 2023
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WhyowasotheocommercialoInsuranceoDeregulationoActoCreated?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Tooprotectotheopublicofromotheoadverseoeffectsoofoexcessive,oinadequate,o&ounfairodiscrimin
atoryorateso&omarketingopractices
WhichopoliciesoissuedomustofollowotheoprovisionsoofotheoCommercialoInsuranceoDeregulati
onoAct?o-oCorrectoAnswer-Commercialopolicies
Whenomustorateoamendmentso&opolicyoformsobeofiledowithotheocommissioner?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-30odaysobefore
Whatolossesoareoexcludedofromofloodoinsurance?o-oCorrectoAnswer--Landslides
-Sewerobackup
-WindblownoRain
-Snow
-Sleet
WhooadministersotheoNFIP?o-oCorrectoAnswer-FederaloInsuranceoAdministrationo(FIA)
WhatodoesotheoNFIPostandofor?o-oCorrectoAnswer-NationaloFloodoInsuranceoProgram
WhyowasotheoNationaloFloodoinsuranceoProgramoconstructed?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
toofilloinogapsoofofloodocoverageobyotheoprivateosector
Whatoareotheo3oNFIPorequirementsoforocoverage?o-oCorrectoAnswer--
communityolandomanagemento&ofloodocontroloprogramsomustoreduceofloodolossesoinotheofu
ture
-
Floodoinsuranceorequiredoinospecificofloodoproneoareasoasoaoconditionofororeceivingoloansot
hrough/obackedobyotheofederalogovernment
-
Propertyoownersothatofailotoopurchaseofloodoinsuranceowithino1oyearoafteroitoisoavailableowillo
notobeoeligibleoforofullodisasteroreliefofunding.oItowillobeoreducedobyoanoamountoofoinsuranceot
hatocouldohaveobeenopurchased
WhatoisotheoNFIPomaxocoverageoforoaosingleofamily?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$250K,oContentso$100K
WhatoisotheoNFIPomaxocoverageoforootheroresidential?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$250K,oContentso$100K
,WhatoisotheoNFIPomaxocoverageoforosmallobusiness?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$500K,oContentso$500K
WhatoisotheoNFIPomaxocoverageoforoOtheroNon-Residential?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$500k,oContentso$500K
WhatoisotheoNFIPosubsidizedorateoforoaosingleofamily?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$35K,oContentso$10K
WhatoisotheoNFIPosubsidizedorateoforoOtheroResidential?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$100Ko,oContentso$100K
WhatoisotheoNFIPosubsidizedorateoforosmallobusinesses?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$100K,oContentso$100K
WhatoisotheoNFIPosubsidizedorateoforootheronon-residential?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Buildingo$100K,oContentso$100K
Whatoisotheowaitoperiodobeforeofloodoinsuranceocanobeoeffective?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
30odays,onoobindersoissued
Whatoareotheoexceptionsotootheo30odayoNFIPowaitoperiod?o-oCorrectoAnswer--
1sto30odaysoafterocoverage,ocommunityoentersostandardooroemergencyoprogram,ocoverage
owillobeginoato12:01oamotheodateoafteroapplicationoandopremiumowereomailed
-Whenoanoexistingopolicyowasoassignedotooaopropertyopurchaser
-
Ato12:01oamoonotheo5thodayoafteroanoendorsementorequesto&opremiumohasobeenomailedofor
oexistingopolicy
WhatowasotheoSupremeoCourt'sodecisionoregardingotheoPaulov.oVirginiaocase?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-
insuranceowasoNOTointerstateocommerceoandocouldonotobeoregulatedobyotheofederalogovt.
WhooheardotheoPaulov.oVirginiaocase?o-oCorrectoAnswer-SupremeoCourt
WhooheardotheoUSovoSoutheasternoUnderwritingoAssociationocase?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
SupremeoCourt
WhatowasotheodecisionoinotheoUSovoSoutheasternoUnderwritingoAssociationoCase?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-
Insuranceoisointerstateocommerceoandoshouldobeosubjectotoofederaloregulationso(currentlyoi
noeffectotoday)
WhatoisotheoMcCarran-FergusonoAct?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Theofederalogovtowon'toregulateoinsuranceobusinessoasolongoasostatesoperformoanoadequat
eojoboofomanagingotheiroownoinsuranceoindustries.
,WhenowasotheoMcCarran-FergusonoActopassed?o-oCorrectoAnswer-Marcho9,o1945
Toowhomodoesotheoinsuranceocommissionerohaveotooprovideoaoreport?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Governoro&oLegislature
HowooftenomustotheoinsuranceoCommissioneroprovideoaoreport?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Annually
Howolongobeforeoaodisciplinaryohearingomustotheoinsuranceocommissioneronotifyointerested
oparties?o-oCorrectoAnswer-10odaysobefore
Whatoisotheofineoforofailingotoocomplyowithoaocourt-orderedosubpoena?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
$5000
Ifotheocommissionerodecidesooneohasoviolatedotheoinsuranceocode,owhatoisotheofineoforounin
tentionaloactsoperformed?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$1000
Ifotheocommissionerodecidesooneohasoviolatedotheoinsuranceocode,owhatoisotheomaxofine?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-1stooffense:o$5K,o2ndooffenseo$10K,oeachoadditionalo$15K
Ifotheoinsuranceocommissionerodecidesooneohasoviolatedotheoinsuranceocode,owhatoisotheofi
neoforoviolatingoaoceaseo&odesist?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$5koeachoviolation
Ifotheoinsuranceocommissionerodecidesooneohasoviolatedotheoinsuranceocode,owhatoisotheofi
neoforounlawfuloactsowithointentionalo&omaterialothought?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$5k
Whatoisotheofineoforonotocontactingotheodeptowithoanoaddressooronameochangeowithino30oday
s?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$250omaxoifoovero60odays
Whatoisotheofineoforoifoaolicenseofeeocheckoisoreturnedoforoinsufficientofunds?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-$500
Whatoisotheofineoforoifoyouodoonotocontactotheodepartmentoregardingoaochangeoinopartners,oo
wners,oofficers,oorodirectors?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$250
Whatoisotheofineoforonotoreturningoaolicenseotooaoproducer?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$500
Whatoisotheofineoforonotomaintainingoanoofficeoaddressooroemploymentocontractsoonofileowith
otheodepartment?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$100oforoeachocontract
Whatodocumentoisorequiredobeforeoanoinsuranceocompanyomayotransactobusinessoinoaostat
e?o-oCorrectoAnswer-CertificateoofoAuthority
Whatoisoaodomesticoinsurer?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Anoinsurerothatoconductsobusinessoinotheostateoinowhichoitowasoincorporated
, Aoproducerowhooisoappointedowithomoreothanooneoinsureroisoconsideredotoobe...o-
oCorrectoAnswer-AoLicensedoSolicitor
Impliedoauthorityoisodefinedoas...o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Abilityotooactooutsideotheoauthorityospecificallyograntedoinoanoagencyoagreemento&oextendso
company'soliability
Whatokindoofoclauseorelatesotoothisostatement:oE&NoCompanyoissuedoaopolicyoinoconsiderat
ionoofotheorepresentationsoonoanoapplicationo&otheopaymentoofotheo1stopremium?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-Consideration
Anoinsured'sorepresentationsoandowarrantiesoareoincorrectlyostatedoinowhichoofotheofollowin
gostatements?
a.oStatementsomadeobyoanoapplicantothatoareoguaranteedotrueoareoconsideredotoobeowarra
nties
b.oStatementsothatoanoapplicantobelievesotoobeotrue,obutodoesonotoguaranteeotoobeotrue,oare
oconsideredotoobeorepresentations
c.oAnoapplicant'sostatementsoonoanoapplicationoareoconsideredowarranties
d.oAnoapplicant'sostatementsoonoanoapplicationoareoconsideredorepresentationso-
oCorrectoAnswer-
c.oAnoapplicant'sostatementsoonoanoapplicationoareoconsideredowarranties
Whatotermorelatesotooanoagreementowithoutolegaloeffect?o-oCorrectoAnswer-Void
Anoauthorizedobutonon-
admittedoinsurerocanobeorepresentedoinothisostateoonlyobyowhichoofotheofollowing?o-
oCorrectoAnswer-Surplusolinesobroker
Inofranchiseogroups,ohowomanyomasteropoliciesowillobeoissued?o-oCorrectoAnswer-None
Self-insuranceoisoanoexampleoofowhatokindooforiskomanagement?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
retention
WhatokindoofoplanoisoaoStockolifeoinsuranceocompanyoconductingowhenoitoissuesoparticipatin
goandonon-participatingopolicies?o-oCorrectoAnswer-Mixed
Whatoisotheofineoforoifoyouodoonotocontactotheodepartmentoregardingoaochangeoinopartners,oo
wners,oofficers,oorodirectors?o-oCorrectoAnswer-$250
Whatoisothisoanoexampleoof:oDoctorsopoolingotheirofundsotoocoverotheiromalpracticeoexposur
es?o-oCorrectoAnswer-riskosharing
Whichoentityomakesoanoenforceableopromiseoinoaounilateralocontract?o-oCorrectoAnswer-
Insurer