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CPCU 520, Chapter 6 Practice Questions with Correct Answers
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Claims has two primary goals Complying with the contractual promise 
Supporting the insurer's financial goals 
 
3 primary internal department users of claims information Marketing - claims satisfaction 
Underwriting - loss lessons learned 
Actuarial - loss reported and IBNR 
 
External interfaces with the Claims department Public - public image is largely determined by the claims department behavior 
Lawyers - hiring a lawyer does not necessarily mean a higher or faster settlement, since legal...
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CPCU 520, Chapter 10 Review Questions with Complete Solutions
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Strategic management process The process an organization uses to formulate and implement its business strategies 
 
Mission statement A broad expression of an entity's goals 
 
Three steps of a strategic management process Strategy formulation 
Strategy implementation 
Strategy evaluation 
 
SWOT analysis A method of evaluating the internal and external environments by assessing an organization's internal strengths and weaknesses and its external opportunities and threats 
 
Strategy formulati...
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CPCU 520 - Chapter 5 Test Prep Questions with Correct Answers
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Goals of risk control activities Earn a profit 
Meet customer needs 
Comply with legal requirements 
Fulfill duty to society 
 
Primary goal of risk control evaluate loss exposures to assist with underwriting decisions and to help the insured prevent losses or reduce their effect 
 
Risk control activities help insurers reach profit goals by (6 items) Improve underwriting decisions 
Improve premium volume - turn marginal accounts into acceptable 
Encourage insured to improve risk control 
Reduce...
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CPCU 520 Ch 1 Overview of Insurance Operations Questions and Answers
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Proprietary insurer Insurer formed for the purpose of earning a profit for its owners 
 
Mutual Insurer An insurer that is owned by its policyholders and formed as a corporation for the purpose of providing insurance to them 
 
Reciprocal insurance exchange (interinsurance exchange) Insurer owned by its policyholders, formed as an unincorporated association for the purpose of providing insurance coverage to its members (called subscribers) and managed by an attorney-in-fact. Members agree to mut...
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CPCU 520, Chapter 4 Practice Questions with Correct Answers
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Policyholders' surplus Under statutory accounting principles an insurer's total admitted assets minus its total liabilities 
 
Capacity The amount of business an insurer is able to write, usually based on a comparison of the insurer's written premium to its policyholders' surplus 
 
Underwriting authority The scope of decisions that an underwriter can make without receiving approval from someone at a higher level 
 
Line underwriter Underwriting who is primarily responsible for implmeneting ...
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CPCU 520 Chapter 8 Test Questions with Correct Answers
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Reinsurance The transfer of insurance risk from one insurer to another through a contractual agreement under which one insurer (the reinsurer) agrees, in return for a reinsurance premium to indemnify another insurer (the primary insurer) for some or all of the financial consequences of certain loss exposures covered by the primary's insurance policies. 
 
Primary insurer In reinsurance, the insurer that transfers or cedes all or part of the insurance risk it has assumed to another insurer in a ...
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CPCU 520 Ch. 2 Insurance Regulation Practice Questions with Answers
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Sherman Anti Trust Act prohibits collusion to gain a monopoly. prevents insurers from banning together to control insurance rates 
 
Paul vs. Virginia legal decision that determined insurance was not interstate commerce and became the legal precedent for the exemption of insurance from federal regulation. 
 
Result of destructive competition Certain types of insurance become unavailable 
 
All states attempt to ensure that continuous auto insurance coverage is available to consumers by: Restrict...
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CPCU 520 Chapter 9 Study Questions with Correct Answers
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Business Intelligence The skills, technologies, applications, and practices used to improve decision-making insights and reinforce information integrity 
 
Retention The percentage of policies in force that are renewed at the policy anniversary 
 
Internet of things A network of objects that transmit data to computers 
 
Underwriting The process of selecting insureds, pricing coverage, determining insurance policy terms and conditions and then monitoring the underwriting decisions made. 
 
Predi...
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CPCU 520 Practice Test Questions with Answers
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One of the functions of reinsurance is to increase large-line capacity. Which one of the following best describes this function from the perspective of a primary insurer? 
Select one: 
 
A. To withdraw from a market segment in a geographic area 
B. To assume a loss exposure with potential financial consequences that are higher than its financial condition would otherwise permit 
C. To limit liability for a single loss that occurs over more than one policy period 
D. To reduce the financial conse...
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CPCU 520 Chapter 6 Practice Questions with Answers
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What is the primary goal of the claims function complying with the contractual promise to pay losses that are covered by the policy and supporting the insurer's financial goals 
 
What is the difference between a 1st party claim and a 3rd party claim? 1st party claims are made by the insured directly against the insurer. 3rd party claims are made indirectly by someone against the insured to whom the insured might be liable 
 
Describe how claims managers can help maintain an insurer's underwri...
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