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FLORIDA CLAIMS ADJUSTER EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED.
Frank owned a home that was destroyed by a hurricane. Both ABC and
XYZ Banks were listed as additional interests on his homeowner policy.
The insurance company will make a payment to:
A. The first mortgagee, ABC
B. The Insured
C. Jointly to ABC and XYZ
D. All listed interests -correct answer_ D. All listed interests
Remember that the insurer is not responsible to know the degrees of
interest. In the event of a loss, one payment is made by the insurer and
it is up to the additional interests on working out their share.
Insurance applies separately to each insured as if other insureds did not
exist. This is defined as:
A. Severability
B. Conditional
C. Warranty
D. None of the above -correct answer_ A. Severability
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Property insurance policies usually contain a(n) __________ clause,
stating the insured cannot dump damaged property on the insurer and
demand its full value:
A. Pro Rata
B. Abandonment
C. Liberalization
D. All of the above -correct answer_ B. Abandonment
A(n) __________ is one wherein economic loss would be suffered from
an adverse happening to the subject:
A. Conditional Contract
B. Personal Contract
C. Economic Contract
D. Insurable Interest -correct answer_ D. Insurable Interest
States that if the insurer adopts a revision which would broaden
coverage without additional premium within some period of time prior
to the policy period or during the policy period, the insured receives the
benefit of such broadened coverage.
A. Cancellation Clause
B. Policy Period
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C. Pro Rata
D. Liberalization -correct answer_ D. Liberalization
The time frame is typically 60 days.
The __________ states that when there is an unbroken connection
between an occurrence and damage that grows out of the occurrence,
then the resultant damage is all a part of the occurrence.
A. Doctrine of Proximate Cause
B. Doctrine of Perils & Hazards
C. Insurance Policy Handbook
D. Doctrine of Property Insurance -correct answer_ A. Doctrine of
Proximate Cause
For example, if a property insurance policy covers the peril of fire but
further damage is caused by smoke, water used to extinguish, and the
process of moving property away - fire is considered to be the
*proximate cause* of all of the damage.
The Loss Settlement Valuation that subtracts an allowance for
depreciation is defined as?
A. Actual Cash Value
B. Replacement Cost
C. "Old for New"
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D. None of the Above -correct answer_ A. Actual Cash Value
A policy condition, either based on information in the insured's
application or inserted by the insurer, is defined as:
A. Warranty
B. Misrepresentation
C. Concealment
D. None of the Above -correct answer_ A. Warranty
The following are basic characteristics of a property or liability
insurance contract, except:
A. Personal Contract
B. Conditional Contract
C. Loss of Settlement Contract
D. Contract of Adhesion -correct answer_ C. Loss of Settlement
Contract
The Insurer's responsibility to pay for a property loss may be
conditioned on the insured having used reasonable means to avoid the
loss, to protect the property against further loss, and to give the insurer
proof of the loss is defined as?
FLORIDA CLAIMS ADJUSTER EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED.
Frank owned a home that was destroyed by a hurricane. Both ABC and
XYZ Banks were listed as additional interests on his homeowner policy.
The insurance company will make a payment to:
A. The first mortgagee, ABC
B. The Insured
C. Jointly to ABC and XYZ
D. All listed interests -correct answer_ D. All listed interests
Remember that the insurer is not responsible to know the degrees of
interest. In the event of a loss, one payment is made by the insurer and
it is up to the additional interests on working out their share.
Insurance applies separately to each insured as if other insureds did not
exist. This is defined as:
A. Severability
B. Conditional
C. Warranty
D. None of the above -correct answer_ A. Severability
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Property insurance policies usually contain a(n) __________ clause,
stating the insured cannot dump damaged property on the insurer and
demand its full value:
A. Pro Rata
B. Abandonment
C. Liberalization
D. All of the above -correct answer_ B. Abandonment
A(n) __________ is one wherein economic loss would be suffered from
an adverse happening to the subject:
A. Conditional Contract
B. Personal Contract
C. Economic Contract
D. Insurable Interest -correct answer_ D. Insurable Interest
States that if the insurer adopts a revision which would broaden
coverage without additional premium within some period of time prior
to the policy period or during the policy period, the insured receives the
benefit of such broadened coverage.
A. Cancellation Clause
B. Policy Period
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C. Pro Rata
D. Liberalization -correct answer_ D. Liberalization
The time frame is typically 60 days.
The __________ states that when there is an unbroken connection
between an occurrence and damage that grows out of the occurrence,
then the resultant damage is all a part of the occurrence.
A. Doctrine of Proximate Cause
B. Doctrine of Perils & Hazards
C. Insurance Policy Handbook
D. Doctrine of Property Insurance -correct answer_ A. Doctrine of
Proximate Cause
For example, if a property insurance policy covers the peril of fire but
further damage is caused by smoke, water used to extinguish, and the
process of moving property away - fire is considered to be the
*proximate cause* of all of the damage.
The Loss Settlement Valuation that subtracts an allowance for
depreciation is defined as?
A. Actual Cash Value
B. Replacement Cost
C. "Old for New"
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D. None of the Above -correct answer_ A. Actual Cash Value
A policy condition, either based on information in the insured's
application or inserted by the insurer, is defined as:
A. Warranty
B. Misrepresentation
C. Concealment
D. None of the Above -correct answer_ A. Warranty
The following are basic characteristics of a property or liability
insurance contract, except:
A. Personal Contract
B. Conditional Contract
C. Loss of Settlement Contract
D. Contract of Adhesion -correct answer_ C. Loss of Settlement
Contract
The Insurer's responsibility to pay for a property loss may be
conditioned on the insured having used reasonable means to avoid the
loss, to protect the property against further loss, and to give the insurer
proof of the loss is defined as?
