Free Workers Compensation Insurance Practice Questions
Utah Property & Casualty exam (series 17-04) — 60 practice questions.
Subtopics: Workers comp market, Workers comp administration, Exclusive remedy, Competitive market, Death benefits, Disability classifications, Medical benefits, Vocational rehabilitation, Arising out of employment, Independent contractors, Failure to insure, Employer definition, Domestic employers, Sole proprietor election, Exclusive remedy scope, Third-party actions, Notice of injury, Waiting period, Temporary total disability rate, TTD duration, Permanent partial disability, Safety rule violation, Disability claim deadline, Direct enforcement, WC cancellation, Residual market carrier, Workers Compensation Fund, WC rate filing, Designated rate service organization, Advisory loss costs, Longshore Act, Jones Act, FELA, Policy structure, Employers liability, Federal laws, Other states insurance, Rating, Part one coverage, Statutory benefits, Premium audit, Experience modification, Premium, Other states, Selected endorsements, Experience period, Frequency vs severity, Unity mod, Medical-only claims, Debit mod
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Sample questions & answers
1. Which statement about workers' compensation insurance in Utah is correct?
Private insurers compete; there is no monopolistic state fund
Utah is not a monopolistic state: under Utah Code 34A-2-201 an employer insures with any insurer authorized to write workers' compensation in Utah or is approved to self-insure. The former quasi-public Workers' Compensation Fund is now a mutual insurer (31A-22-1001).
2. The Utah agency that administers the workers' compensation system is the:
Utah Labor Commission
Utah's workers' compensation system is administered by the Labor Commission (including its Division of Industrial Accidents), while the Insurance Department regulates the insurers that write the coverage.
3. Workers' compensation is generally described as the injured employee's exclusive remedy because it:
Gives set benefits while barring most suits against the employer
Workers' compensation is generally the exclusive remedy, providing statutory benefits in exchange for barring most negligence suits against the employer.
4. A Utah employer that needs workers' compensation coverage may generally obtain it from:
An authorized insurer, or approved self-insurance
Utah Code 34A-2-201 lets an employer secure compensation by insuring with an insurer authorized to write workers' compensation in Utah or by obtaining approval to self-insure.
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