Free General Insurance Concepts Practice Questions
Indiana Personal Lines exam — 72 practice questions.
Subtopics: Risk management methods, Risk retention, Physical hazard, Moral hazard, Morale hazard, Binder, Pure vs speculative risk, Hazard, Peril, Law of large numbers, Risk avoidance, Risk transfer, Insurable interest, Indemnity, Elements of a contract, Contract of adhesion, Aleatory contract, Utmost good faith, Representation, Concealment, Warranty, Express authority, Apparent authority, Implied authority, Stock vs mutual insurer, Domestic foreign alien, Admitted insurer, Estoppel, Adverse selection, Reinsurance, Underwriting, Loss ratio, Rate regulation goals, Reciprocal insurer, Lloyds of London, Risk retention group, Self-insurance, Surplus lines, Catastrophic risk, Loss exposure, Frequency vs severity, Unilateral contract, Conditional contract, Personal contract, Waiver, Material misrepresentation, Fiduciary duty, Commingling, Agent vs broker, Rebating, Twisting, Coercion, Defamation, Unfair claims settlement, Indemnity and subrogation, Distribution systems, Insurer types, Insurer ratios, Loss reserves, Rate regulation, Earned and unearned premium, Lapse
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Sample questions & answers
1. Choosing not to engage in an activity to eliminate its risk entirely is which risk management technique?
Avoidance
Avoidance eliminates a risk by not undertaking the activity that creates the exposure.
2. An insured who chooses a higher deductible is using which risk management technique for small losses?
Retention
Selecting a higher deductible is a form of risk retention, in which the insured keeps responsibility for smaller losses.
3. An icy sidewalk that increases the chance of injury is an example of what kind of hazard?
Physical hazard
A physical hazard is a tangible condition, such as an icy walkway, that increases the likelihood or severity of loss.
4. An insured who intentionally causes a loss to collect insurance illustrates what?
Moral hazard
Moral hazard arises from dishonesty, such as deliberately causing a loss to collect insurance proceeds.
Practice: General Insurance Concepts
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