PEARSON VUE: PROPERTY
INSURANCE PRACTICE EXAM
S58is58purchasing58a58Commercial58Property58policy58to58cover58a58commercial58buildin
g58with58a58replacement58cost58of58$100,000.58The58policy58includes58an588058percent58
Coinsurance58clause.58To58avoid58a58coinsurance58penalty58in58the58event58of58a58partia
l58loss,58S58should58purchase58a58policy58with58minimum58limits58of58AT58LEAST58which
58of58the58following58amounts?
A.58$100,000
B.58$90,000
C.58$80,000
D.58$20,00058-58answer--C
The58MAXIMUM58amount58a58policy58will58pay58in58the58event58of58a58loss58is58called58t
he:58
A.58coinsurance58amount
B.58deductible
C.58limit58of58liability
D.58pro58rata58return58-58answer--C
The58National58Flood58Insurance58Program58provides58coverage58for58losses58caused58
by58all58of58the58following58occurrences58EXCEPT:
A.58mudslides
B.58runoff58from58heavy58rain
C.58overflow58of58tidal58waters
D.58water-main58breakage58-58answer--D
, Special58Form58or58Open58Perils58coverage:
A.58Provides58coverage58against58the58named58perils
B.58Provides58coverage58against58scheduled58risks
C.58Is58limited58by58the58named58exclusions
D.58Includes58no58exclusions58-58answer--C
Which58of58the58following58businesses58would58be58eligible58for58a58Businessowners58p
olicy?
A.58Auto58body58shop
B.58Theater
C.58Branch58bank
D.58Barber58shop58-58answer--D
During58a58tornado,58a58barn58is58destroyed58when58a58section58of58its58wall58is58blown58
down,58knocking58over58a58lantern,58which58sets58the58barn58on58fire.58The58proximate58
cause58of58loss58is58the:
A.58fire
B.58collapse58of58the58wall
C.58tornado
D.58smoke58-58answer--C
A58fire58in58an58insured's58restaurant58burns58the58kitchen58walls58and58causes58smoke5
8damage58to58the58entire58interior.58Water58used58to58extinguish58the58fire58causes58exte
nsive58damage58to58floors58and58furnishings.58The58water58damage58is58best58described
58as:
A.58a58time58element58loss
B.58a58consequential58loss
C.58a58direct58loss
D.58an58indirect58loss58-58answer--C
INSURANCE PRACTICE EXAM
S58is58purchasing58a58Commercial58Property58policy58to58cover58a58commercial58buildin
g58with58a58replacement58cost58of58$100,000.58The58policy58includes58an588058percent58
Coinsurance58clause.58To58avoid58a58coinsurance58penalty58in58the58event58of58a58partia
l58loss,58S58should58purchase58a58policy58with58minimum58limits58of58AT58LEAST58which
58of58the58following58amounts?
A.58$100,000
B.58$90,000
C.58$80,000
D.58$20,00058-58answer--C
The58MAXIMUM58amount58a58policy58will58pay58in58the58event58of58a58loss58is58called58t
he:58
A.58coinsurance58amount
B.58deductible
C.58limit58of58liability
D.58pro58rata58return58-58answer--C
The58National58Flood58Insurance58Program58provides58coverage58for58losses58caused58
by58all58of58the58following58occurrences58EXCEPT:
A.58mudslides
B.58runoff58from58heavy58rain
C.58overflow58of58tidal58waters
D.58water-main58breakage58-58answer--D
, Special58Form58or58Open58Perils58coverage:
A.58Provides58coverage58against58the58named58perils
B.58Provides58coverage58against58scheduled58risks
C.58Is58limited58by58the58named58exclusions
D.58Includes58no58exclusions58-58answer--C
Which58of58the58following58businesses58would58be58eligible58for58a58Businessowners58p
olicy?
A.58Auto58body58shop
B.58Theater
C.58Branch58bank
D.58Barber58shop58-58answer--D
During58a58tornado,58a58barn58is58destroyed58when58a58section58of58its58wall58is58blown58
down,58knocking58over58a58lantern,58which58sets58the58barn58on58fire.58The58proximate58
cause58of58loss58is58the:
A.58fire
B.58collapse58of58the58wall
C.58tornado
D.58smoke58-58answer--C
A58fire58in58an58insured's58restaurant58burns58the58kitchen58walls58and58causes58smoke5
8damage58to58the58entire58interior.58Water58used58to58extinguish58the58fire58causes58exte
nsive58damage58to58floors58and58furnishings.58The58water58damage58is58best58described
58as:
A.58a58time58element58loss
B.58a58consequential58loss
C.58a58direct58loss
D.58an58indirect58loss58-58answer--C