IF1 Full Flashcards
Insurance is a mechanism for:
A. Risk Management
B. Risk Measurement
C. Risk Transfer
D. Risk Control
Risk Transfer
Risk Management is a legal requirement for:
A. Companies on the stock market
B. Private customers
C. High net work individuals
D. Mortgagees
Companies on the stock market
A building survey by insurers is a method of:
A. Risk Identification
B. Risk Analysis
C. Risk Control
D. Risk Management
Risk Identification
The most effective method of risk control is:
A. Financial control measures
B. Elimination
C. Reduction
D. Physical control measures
Elimination
Insurance is classified as:
A. A physical control measure
B. A risk removal method
C. Financial control measures
D. Risk prevention method
A financial control measure
Betting on the Grand national is:
A. A pure risk
B. A speculative risk
C. A fundamental risk
D. A particular risk
A speculative risk
Which of these risks is insurable:
A. A fundamental risk
B. A speculative risk
C. A pure risk
D. A non-financial risk
A pure risk
For a risk to be insurable it must be:
A. Fortuitous
B. Non- fortuitous
C. Inevitably
D. Deliberate
Fortuitous
An excess is a form of:
A. Self insurance
B. Dual insurance
C. Co-insurance
D. Re-insurance
Co-insurance
Which of the following may be exempt from buying compulsory insurance:
A. Private individuals
B. Public bodies
C. Partnerships
D. Companies
Public bodies
A company wishing to transact insurance business must be authorised to do so by?
The PRA (Prudential Regulation Authority)
What type of insurance provider is owned by shareholders:
A. A proprietary company
B. Lloyd’s
C. A mutual company
D. A captive company
A proprietary company
ABC Insurance offer motor, fire and marine insurance cover, how would it be defined:
A. A reinsurance company
B. A mutual company
C. A composite company
D. A specialist company
A composite company
Which of these accepts risk on behalf of a syndicate in the Lloyd’s market:
A. A broker
B. An underwriter
C. An insurer
D. A managing agent
An underwriter
How can a non-Lloyd’s broker transact business in the Lloyd’s market:
A. Via an umbrella agreement
B. Via a sub-broker
C. After complying with Lloyd’s code of conduct
D. Either directly or via a Lloyd’s broker
Either directly or via Lloyd’s broker
Andy’s motor garage hands out leaflets for super motor car insurance but they don’t offer advice on the products. Therefore they are:
A. A principal
B. An introducer appointed representative
C. An authorised person
D. An appointed representative
An introducer appointed representative
What is the main activity of a consolidator?
To acquire brokerage firms
An internet site that collects a set of quotations from a number of different provider is called?
An aggregator
Arranging insurance on a single known risk is called?
Facultative re-insurance
When a reinsurer transfers a risk to another insurer it is called?
Retroceding
The practice of following a principle set down in a previous case is called?
Judicial precedent
What is the legal term for when a contract has the essential elements missing and is declared invalid from the beginning?
Void ab Initio
What case law established the principle that a valid contract is formed at the point of postage?
A. Household fire insurance company V Grant (1879)
B. Currie V Misa (1875)
C. Hyde V Wrench (1840)
D. Castellain V Preston (1833)
Household fire insurance company V Grant (1879)
How many days is the insured allowed to cancel payment protection insurance without a penalty?
30 days
Callum’s car is destroyed by a fire, his insurance policy is terminated as the subject matter no longer exists, this is called?
Fulfilment
When a person entrusts another with their goods and they need to protect it, this is agency by?
A. Necessity
B. Consent
C. Ratification
D. Authority
Necessity
The most usual way of creating agency by a legally enforceable contract is called?
Agency by consent
Which of these is the duty of a principal to an agent:
A. Obedience
B. Remuneration
C. Accountability
D. Due care and skill
Remuneration
When an agent has a TOBA with a principal, this is called:
A. Express authority
B. Apparent authority
C. Implied authority
D. Agency authority
Express authority
Paul has insurance on his car, the car is:
A. The subject matter of the insurance
B. The subject matter of the contract
C. His financial interest
D. The insurers insurable interest
The subject matter of the insurance
What principle of insurance includes the features of subject matter, legal relationship and financial value?
Insurable interest
In general insurance. What case illustrates the principle that an expectation of acquiring insurable interest at some time in the future may not create an insurable interest:
A. Currie V Misa (1875)
B. Hyde V Wrench (1840)
C. Lucena V Craufurd (1806)
D. Castellian V Preston (1883)
Lucena V Craufurd (1806)
When buying a an insurance policy for a car when must the insurable interest exist?
At inception of the policy.
At the start
What case established the principle of utmost good faith?
Rozanes V Bowen (1928)
What body issues the Statement of General Insurance Practice for those acting in a private capacity in cases of non-deliberate mistakes of disclosure?
The ABI (Association of British Insurers)
In the Carter V Boehm (1766) case, how did the judge argue an underwriter would act if an insured did not disclose a material fact?
Estimate the risk as it does not exist
When do insurers apply the doctrine of proximate cause?
If there is a chain of events leading to a loss
The proximate cause of a loss is always:
A. An insured peril
B. The dominant cause
C. The first cause
D. A named hazard
The dominant cause
The policy condition where the insurer makes an automatic allowance for uplift is to the sum insured declared at the policy inception and the policyholder pays a premium based on a modest increase is called?
A. Reinstatement memorandum
B. Day one reinstatement
Day One reinstatement
Manufacturers’ stock in trade insurance includes indemnity for raw materials and specifically?
Labour costs
What principle did the King and Queen Granaries case establish?
That both policies most cover a common interest in the subject matter.
What case defined the relationship between subrogation and indemnity?
A. Lister V Romford Ice and Cold Storage Ltd (1957)
B. Yorkshire Insurance Co. V Nisbet Shipping (1961)
C. Castellian V Preston (1883)
D. North British Mercantile V Liverpool and London and Globe (1877)
Castellian V Preston (1883)
Under common law, if a neighbour damages your property you can pursue compensation under:
A. Tort
B. Statute
C. Contract
D. Subrogation
Tort
Under the terms of the Riot (Damages) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, insurers may have rights of recovery against the police for riot damage within how many days of the riot?
42 days
What is the standard market limit of indemnity for Employers liability insurance?
£10 million
What amount does the FCA state must be held by insurance intermediaries for professional indemnity insurance?
£1 million
What is the minimum amount required for employers liability insurance?
£5 million
What act is the grey list associated with?
Consumer Rights act 2015
What does the term privity of a contact mean?
Only a person that is party to the contract can enforce it
Which body is responsible for the stability and resolvability of systematically important financial instructions?
The PRA (Prudential Regulation Authority)
As well as the the prudential regulation of small firms, what other regulatory role does the FCA have?
A. Regulation of conduct
B. Regulation of performance
C. Regulation of ethics
D. Regulation of profit
Regulation of conduct
Who may carry out a controlled function in a regulated firm?
A. Approved person
B. Controlled person
C. Authorised person
D. Delegated person
An approved person
To gain authorisation from the PRA to transact business in the EU, a company must be operated by:
A. Fit and proper persons
B. Diligent persons
C. Competent persons
D. Controlled persons
Fit and proper persons
Which two bodies must include their annual reports an account of how they have coordinated during the year?
The FCA and PRA
Under ICOBS, how long is the cooling-off period for a retail customer for most general insurance contracts?
14 days
Which body is primarily concerned with serious crime prevention and the recovery of the proceeds of crime?
The NCA (National Crime Agency)
What are the 3 stages of money laundering?
Placement
Layering
Intergration
The process of creating a series of transactions to conceal the origin of money is called:
A. Concealment
B. Legitimising
C. Layering
D. Integration
Layering
Which act made it a specific criminal offence to fail to disclose that someone else is engaged in money laundering?
The proceeds of crime act 2002
Which act makes it a criminal offence to tip off a person suspected of money laundering?
The criminal justice act 1993
For how long must client verification records be kept?
5 years
For firms advising on insurance, how long does the FCA require that records of training and competence are kept for?
3 years
Which one of the CII’s five central principles in its code of ethics focuses specifically on equality and diversity?
Treating people fairly
What percentage of level of claim or unused premium is protected by the FSCS for non-compulsory insurance compensation?
90%