Auto Chapter 10 Flashcards
Residual markets
special programs to ensure insurance availability for less desirable risks
Examples of risks that might have to obtain insurance through residual markets
multiple claims or convictions, licence suspensions, cancelled for underwriting reasons, etc.
2 objectives/terms of residual market programs
Facility Association / Echelon
Facility Association
created in 1977. provides insured to obtain insurance through the voluntary market, (market pool of all insurers)
Where does Facility Association operates?
AB NB NFLD NWT NT NS ON PEI YK
Define “car year”
measurement of insurer’s exposure, and auto insured for 12 months is one year.
Servicing carriers verses non servicing carriers
in facility association, the servicing carrier takes part in the day to day business submitted with policyholder service. non servicing carrier are still members but they have no direction involvement with its operation.
Risk Sharing pool
pooling exposures that present higher than average risk.
what are ON’s three markets called
regular, echelon, and facility association
what are special and regular accounts
special account is for the facility association only