Free General Insurance Concepts Practice Questions
Washington Property & Casualty exam — 47 practice questions.
Subtopics: Subrogation, Negligence, Proximate cause, Declarations page, Endorsement, Liability vs property, Handling risk, Insurer classifications, Adverse selection, Elements of a contract, Insurable risk, Hazards, Definitions, Authority of producers, Legal interpretations, Law of large numbers, Principle of indemnity, Utmost good faith, Concealment, Warranty, Waiver and estoppel, Reinsurance, Admitted vs nonadmitted, Domestic foreign alien, Aleatory contract, Contract of adhesion, Unilateral contract, Apparent authority, Rebating, Risk pooling, Pro-rata cancellation, Risk, Marketing systems, Concealment and fraud, Indemnity
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Sample questions & answers
1. After paying a covered claim, an insurer's right to recover from the responsible third party is:
Subrogation
Subrogation lets the insurer pursue recovery from the at-fault party after paying the insured's claim.
2. To establish negligence, an injured party generally must show duty, breach, causation, and:
Damages
The elements of negligence are a legal duty, breach of that duty, causation (proximate cause), and actual damages.
3. Proximate cause refers to:
The unbroken cause that sets the loss in motion
Proximate cause is the primary cause that, in a natural and continuous sequence, produces the loss.
4. The declarations page of a property policy generally shows:
The named insured, limits, and premium
The declarations page identifies the insured, covered property or risk, limits, deductibles, and premium.
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