Chapter 1-10 Multiple Choice Quiz Questions Flashcards
Ch 1. Which of the following is an appropriate question to ask when determining whether a risk should be rated by class or schedule?
Can this risk be placed in a class? When determining whether the risk should be rated by class or schedule, the underwriter should consider if the risk can be placed in a class.
Ch 1. Loadings are additional charges added to the basic rate for certain features of a risk - True or False?
True - An underwriter could add loadings (additional charges) to the basic rate for features of the risk that are considered to be more hazardous than the average risk in that class
Ch 1. Underwriters cannot modify coverage to address the needs of existing or prospective insureds - True or False?
False - One of an underwriter’s important kills is the ability to chose and perhaps modify coverage to address the needs of an existing or prospective insured
Ch 1. Loss control inspectors typically group hazards in four main categories, including
Physical hazards - loss control inspectors typically group hazards in four main categories, including physical hazards. Physical hazards are any aspect of the physical risk that may make a loss more likely.
Ch 1. Good communication is an adversarial process - True or False?
False - Good communication is not adversarial, and good business communication avoids confrontation. The other person should be treated as a partner with whom the underwriter works to achieve a common goal, rather than a subordinate or an adversary
Ch1. How is self-insured retention (SIR) different from a deductible?
The insurer is not involved in losses that fall within the SIR
Ch 1. What are LDFs?
Loss Development Factors
Ch 1. What are the four main categories of hazards identified by loss control inspectors?
Attitude to loss prevention on the part of the risk’s management, physical hazards, housekeeping, and neighbourhood
Ch 1. What coverage will a wrap-up policy provide for Shady Acres project?
It will address liability exposures arising out of the work on the project for all parties
Ch 1. What is a potential issue with a manuscript wording?
It is unique and, therefore, untested
Ch 1. When should the class rating approach to rating be used?
When statistics can be gathered on a large number of risks that share common characteristics
Ch 1. When should the class rating approach to rating be used?
When statistics can be gathered on a large number of risks that share common characteristics
Ch 1. When should the schedule rating approach to rating be used?
When the available statistical data are fragmented are too fragmented for class rating
Ch 2. Does statistically improbable loss occur?
Yes. The statistical improbability of loss does not rule out the possibility of it. Especially when studying losses due to a natural catastrophe, the underwriter should remember that possibility is not the same as probability
Ch 2. How is the loss triangle method used?
It groups losses by year over successive time periods to show a history of change in the amounts of all losses. the loss triangle method groups losses year over successive time periods to show a history of change in the amounts of all losses. By reviewing patterns of loss development factors calculated in this historical loss triangle, the actuary or underwriter can estimate future losses.
Ch 2. Losses must be analyzed for ______ that will lead the underwriter to an assessment of the experience
Patterns
Ch 2. Underwriters must distinguish between _______ and _______ risks
Undesirable and desirable. As with the risk that has had one or more serious losses, the risk that has had none must be scrutinized on its merits, which may be due to pure luck in spite of poor conditions, or it may reflect management’s commitment to loss prevention. the difference is between undesirable and desirable risks.
Ch 2. What extra source of information may an experienced underwriter have that an inexperienced underwriter will need to develop?
Familiarity with the industry. The underwriter’s familiarity with the industry of which a risk is part could arise either from extensive experience in underwriting the industry or from direct experience working in the industry.
Ch 2. What formula is used to project settlement values?
Total incurred losses x Loss development factor. Once loss development factors have been calculated for an account, the underwriter can go back and project losses at their ultimate settlement values as follows: Total Incurred Losses x Loss Development Factor
Ch 2. What is a loss run?
A summary or report of loss experience for a risk over a specified time. A loss run is a summary or report of loss experience for a risk over a specified time.
Ch 2. what is the formula used to calculate an incurred loss ratio?
Total incurred losses / Earned Premium. Incurred loss ratio is the ratio of incurred losses to earned premium.
Ch 2. What situation happens frequently with many clients, but causes an underwriter to have an incomplete loss picture for an insured?
Unreported losses. Underwriters should consider the situations in which the insured is covered but does not report recurrent losses that, according to the statistics, frequently happen. The loss picture for an insured can look very different when one looks beneath the surface presented by the loss run.
Ch 2. Which two related concepts should an underwriter understand regarding losses and claims?
Loss frequency and Loss severity
Ch 3. The amount of insurance for a project site should be _______
The estimated completed value of the project. The amount of insurance for a project site should be the same as the estimated completed value of the project. This should include the value of landscaping, hoardings, site preparation, and other items if they are meant to be insured