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A liability adjuster must be concerned with specific, out-of-pocket expenses when
evaluating the damages being claimed. The technical term for such expenses is
Select one:
A. General damages.
B. Measurable damages.
C. Punitive damages.
D. Special damages. ANSWER- D. Special damages.
A liability adjuster must be concerned with specific, out-of-pocket expenses when
evaluating the damages being claimed. The technical term for such expenses is
Select one:
A. General damages.
B. Special damages.
C. Measurable damages.
D. Punitive damages. ANSWER- B. Special damages
New homeowner and small business owner Sallie learns that an insurance policy
may contain other documents than its insurance forms. Accordingly, which one of
the following will Sallie find is true regarding her new insurance purchases?
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Select one:
A. Sallie's application for insurance was returned to her as it was no longer
useful after receiving her policy.
B. Sallie's application may contain endorsements which modify the basic policy
form.
C. As Sallie's policy coverages are relatively common, she will simply require a
manuscript policy.
D. Sallie learned all policies, personal and commercial, contain relevant
statutory terms for clarity. -
ANSWER- B. Sallie's application may contain endorsements which modify the
basic policy form.
________reimburse a victim for actual harm ANSWER- compensatory damages
A fire destroys the kitchen in Rob and Laurie's home. Which insurance policy
would provide coverage for the damage?
a. Homeowners Policy (Personal Liability)
b. Homeowners Policy (Property)
c. Personal Umbrella Policy
d. Personal Auto Policy ANSWER- b. Homeowners Policy (Property)
A homeowners policy is a type of Select one:
A. Commercial insurance policy.
B. Personal umbrella policy.
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C. Personal property-casualty insurance policy.
D. Life insurance policy. ANSWER- C. Personal property-casualty insurance
policy.
A homeowners policy is a type of Select one:
A. Personal umbrella policy.
B. Personal property-casualty insurance policy.
C. Commercial insurance policy.
D. Life insurance policy. ANSWER- B. Personal property-casualty insurance
policy.
One of the reasons for insurance regulation is to prevent destructive competition.
In which one of the following scenarios would destructive competition be
exhibited?
Select one:
A. North Insurance is trying to break into a specialized type of insurance
market that is generally out of range for most customers; North decides to price its
coverages commensurate with other insurers offering similar policies.
B. South Insurance purposely writes its policies with hard-to-understand
terminology that only its agents can explain, so that its insureds will purchase its
products without asking a lot of questions.
C. West Insurance has had three straight years of record-setting low claims and
has accumulated more than expected profits; it plans on the trend continuing and
overspends on new long-term investments.
D. East Insurance comes up with a new rate structure allowing "preferred
customers" discounted policies when they con ANSWER- D. East Insurance
comes up with a new rate structure allowing "preferred customers" discounted
policies when they continually renew year after year; East eventually loses needed
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revenue but is rewarded by its competitors leaving the market. (Correct. D is
correct as East is causing other insurers to withdraw from the market which is a
result from destructive competition. A is not an example of destructive
competition, but rather acceptable competition as North is not greatly undercutting
the needed prices for the same types of coverages as otherwise offered. B is
incorrect as this is an example of the not protecting customers, a different
insurance regulation goal. C is an example of a company not maintaining insurer
solvency, another insurance regulation goal.)
Private insurers are reluctant to provide windstorm insurance on coastal properties.
This is because the loss exposures fail to meet the criterion that ideally insurable
exposures must be
Select one:
A. Fortuitous.
B. A large number of similar exposure units.
C. Independent and not catastrophic.
D. Definite and measurable. ANSWER- C. Independent and not catastrophic.
Produce, such as apples or grapes, may be priced by the unit or by the pound. In
insurance, these measures are similar to
Select one:
A. Construction cost index.
B. Exposure units.
C. Premiums.
D. Rates. ANSWER- B. Exposure units.