CISR PERSONAL LINES MISCELLANEOUS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |AGRADE
What is a trade? -(answer)Skilled manual or mechanical work.
Examples: Painter, Carpenter, Electrician, etc.
What is a profession? -(answer)A vocation requiring advanced education and training.
Examples: Physician, Dentist, Attorney, Veterinarian, etc.
What is an occupation? -(answer)An activity or pursuit in which a person is engaged; a person's usual or
principal work or business.
What are the two parts of the definition of "Business"? -(answer)Part 1 - A business includes a trade,
profession, or occupation engaged in on a full-time, part-time, or occasional basis.
Part 2 - A business is any activity that is engaged in for money or other compensation unless it is one of
four cited activities.
What are the four cited activities that can void the definition of business? -(answer)1 - One or more
activities for which no "insured" received more than $2,000 in the 12 months prior to the beginning of
the policy period.
2 - Volunteer activities where no compensation is received other than reimbursement of expenses.
3 - Home day care provided without compensation even if there is a mutual exchange of day care
services.
,CISR PERSONAL LINES MISCELLANEOUS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |AGRADE
4 - Home day care to a relative of an "insured" even if receiving compensation for the services.
Is coverage for a loss to the Coverage A - Dwelling effected by "business" use? -(answer)No - there is not
a limitation or exclusion for a dwelling with a "business" exposure.
What does the Homeowners 3 - Special Form policy automatically include in regards to Coverage A -
Dwelling & Coverage B - Other Structures? -(answer)It automatically includes Coverage B - Other
Structures coverage up to 10% of Coverage A - Dwelling limit.
Under the Homeowners 3 - Special Form policy, what three exclusions apply to an other structure? -
(answer)1 - An other structure that is rented or held for rental to anyone not a tenant of the dwelling
unless for use solely as a private garage.
2 - An other structure with a business conducted in it.
3 - An other structure used to store "business" property unless the property is both: (1) Owned solely by
an "insured" or tenant of the dwelling & (2) The "business" property is not gaseous or liquid fuel unless
it is in a permanently installed fuel tank of a vehicle or craft parked or stored in the structure.
What is the Structures Rented to Others - Residence Premises HO 04 40 endorsement used to obtain? -
(answer)Used to obtain coverage for an other structure that is rented to others for use as a private
residence.
The other structure is described in the Schedule with a Limit of Liability.
, CISR PERSONAL LINES MISCELLANEOUS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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What is the Permitted Incidental Occupancies - Residence Premises HO 04 42 used for? -(answer)An
other structure with an eligible incidental "business" exposure typically offices, schools, or studios.
The Limit of Liability & Description of Other Structure must be shown in the Schedule.
Under a standard ISO Homeowners policy, what are the two Coverage C - Personal Property Special
Limits of Liability that apply to property used primarily for business? -(answer)1 - $2,500.00 for personal
property used primarily for "business" while on the "residence premises."
2 - $1,500.00 for personal property used primarily for "business" while away from the "residence
premises"
*The limitations do not apply to property used occasionally for "business."
What is the Increased Limits on Business Property HO 04 12 endorsement used for? -(answer)To
increase the Special Limit of Liability for "business" (personal) property on the "residence premises" to a
maximum of $10,000.00.
What limit is the Special Limit of Liability automatically set to for property away from the "residence
premises" under the Increased Limits on Business Property HO 04 12? -(answer)60% of the limit of
property on the "residence premises."
What does the Increased Limits on Business Property HO 04 12 not provide coverage on? -(answer)1 -
"Business" property that pertains to a "business" actually conducted on the "residence premises."
2 - "Business" property in storage or held as a sample or for sale or delivery after a sale.
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |AGRADE
What is a trade? -(answer)Skilled manual or mechanical work.
Examples: Painter, Carpenter, Electrician, etc.
What is a profession? -(answer)A vocation requiring advanced education and training.
Examples: Physician, Dentist, Attorney, Veterinarian, etc.
What is an occupation? -(answer)An activity or pursuit in which a person is engaged; a person's usual or
principal work or business.
What are the two parts of the definition of "Business"? -(answer)Part 1 - A business includes a trade,
profession, or occupation engaged in on a full-time, part-time, or occasional basis.
Part 2 - A business is any activity that is engaged in for money or other compensation unless it is one of
four cited activities.
What are the four cited activities that can void the definition of business? -(answer)1 - One or more
activities for which no "insured" received more than $2,000 in the 12 months prior to the beginning of
the policy period.
2 - Volunteer activities where no compensation is received other than reimbursement of expenses.
3 - Home day care provided without compensation even if there is a mutual exchange of day care
services.
,CISR PERSONAL LINES MISCELLANEOUS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |AGRADE
4 - Home day care to a relative of an "insured" even if receiving compensation for the services.
Is coverage for a loss to the Coverage A - Dwelling effected by "business" use? -(answer)No - there is not
a limitation or exclusion for a dwelling with a "business" exposure.
What does the Homeowners 3 - Special Form policy automatically include in regards to Coverage A -
Dwelling & Coverage B - Other Structures? -(answer)It automatically includes Coverage B - Other
Structures coverage up to 10% of Coverage A - Dwelling limit.
Under the Homeowners 3 - Special Form policy, what three exclusions apply to an other structure? -
(answer)1 - An other structure that is rented or held for rental to anyone not a tenant of the dwelling
unless for use solely as a private garage.
2 - An other structure with a business conducted in it.
3 - An other structure used to store "business" property unless the property is both: (1) Owned solely by
an "insured" or tenant of the dwelling & (2) The "business" property is not gaseous or liquid fuel unless
it is in a permanently installed fuel tank of a vehicle or craft parked or stored in the structure.
What is the Structures Rented to Others - Residence Premises HO 04 40 endorsement used to obtain? -
(answer)Used to obtain coverage for an other structure that is rented to others for use as a private
residence.
The other structure is described in the Schedule with a Limit of Liability.
, CISR PERSONAL LINES MISCELLANEOUS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |AGRADE
What is the Permitted Incidental Occupancies - Residence Premises HO 04 42 used for? -(answer)An
other structure with an eligible incidental "business" exposure typically offices, schools, or studios.
The Limit of Liability & Description of Other Structure must be shown in the Schedule.
Under a standard ISO Homeowners policy, what are the two Coverage C - Personal Property Special
Limits of Liability that apply to property used primarily for business? -(answer)1 - $2,500.00 for personal
property used primarily for "business" while on the "residence premises."
2 - $1,500.00 for personal property used primarily for "business" while away from the "residence
premises"
*The limitations do not apply to property used occasionally for "business."
What is the Increased Limits on Business Property HO 04 12 endorsement used for? -(answer)To
increase the Special Limit of Liability for "business" (personal) property on the "residence premises" to a
maximum of $10,000.00.
What limit is the Special Limit of Liability automatically set to for property away from the "residence
premises" under the Increased Limits on Business Property HO 04 12? -(answer)60% of the limit of
property on the "residence premises."
What does the Increased Limits on Business Property HO 04 12 not provide coverage on? -(answer)1 -
"Business" property that pertains to a "business" actually conducted on the "residence premises."
2 - "Business" property in storage or held as a sample or for sale or delivery after a sale.
