Claims Adjuster (ClaimsAdjuster)

What is the primary difference between a staff adjuster and an independent adjuster? Correct Answer: A staff adjuster works for an insurance company and an independent adjuster works independently for themselves or for adjusting firms who represent many clients. A couple has insured their home for $150,000. A fire ensues and guts their home, resulting in a total loss. An appraisal of the home prior to loss results in a value of $120,000, yet the adjuster is required by law to pay the couple $150...

PERILS Correct Answer: A CAUSE OF PROPERTY LOSSES UNDER AN INSURANCE CONTRACT EX: WINDSTORM, HURRICANE, EXPLOSION, COLLAPSE OF BUILDING, VANDALISM, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, AND THEFT LAW OF LARGE NUMBERS Correct Answer: A FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT IN STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY THAT DESCRIBES HOW THE AVERAGE OF A RANDOMLY SELECTED LARGE SAMPLE FROM A POPULATION. IT BASICALLY RELIES ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE LARGER THE POOL, THE MORE PREDICTABLE THE AMOUNT OF LOSSES WILL BE IN A GIVEN PERIOD PRINCIPLE OF I...

Accumulated Depreciation Correct Answer: The total decrease in an item's value over a period of time. Formula: (Annual Depreciation x Number of years used) Actual Cash Value (ACV) Correct Answer: A valuation method used by insurers to reflect an item's current market value right before being damaged or destroyed. Formula: (Replacement cost - Accumulated Depreciation) Adhesion Correct Answer: One of the characteristics of an insurance contract. Means that one party (the insurer) sets the terms,...