Insurance Flashcards

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1
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Provides payments for both liability and property insurance on a vehicle

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Automobile insurance

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2
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Provides payment to replace earnings during times when workers cannot work due to illness or injury

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Disability insurance

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3
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Provides money to pay for health care for illness, injury, or, in some cases, preventive care

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Health insurance

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4
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Provides payment to cover liability losses as well as damage and loss of the home structure and its contents

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Homeowners insurance

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5
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Provides payment to others if a member of the insured household accidently causes harm to other people or property

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Liability insurance

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6
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Provides payment to beneficiaries who were named by the insured person

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Life insurance

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7
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Provides payment for extended nursing care due to accidents, illness, or old age

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Long‐term care insurance

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Provides payment to the insured person if his or her property is damaged or destroyed by an accident covered by the insurance policy.

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Property insurance

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9
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Provides payment to renters to cover the damage and loss of property in a rental unit in addition to liability losses

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Renters insurance

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10
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Someone who receives money if an insured person dies

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Beneficiary

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A formal request to an insurance company asking for a payment when the policyholder has an accident, illness or injury

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Claim

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12
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Requires the insured individual to pay a fixed percentage of the loss after the deductible has been paid

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Co‐insurance

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13
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The risks covered and amount of money paid for losses under an insurance policy

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Coverage

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14
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The out‐of‐pocket money paid by the policyholder before an insurance company will cover the remaining costs attributed to the loss

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Deductible

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15
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Someone who relies on someone else for income and care

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Dependent

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16
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Cash set aside that can be used to cover the costs of unexpected expenses

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Emergency savings

17
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Employers may offer employee benefits in the form of products or services that add extra value for employees beyond earned wages

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Employee benefits

18
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Doing something in the home without pay that takes raw materials along with a family member’s skill, experience, knowledge, and household equipment, to produce a useful product or service

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Household production

19
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The donation of a product or service in place of cash

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In‐kind income

20
Q

A financial product (called an insurance contract or policy) purchased by many people facing a similar risk to protect against the risk of larger losses.

A

Insurance

21
Q

When the act of insuring an event increases the likelihood that the event will happen

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Moral hazard

22
Q

A contract between the insurance company and the insured that states the exact terms of the policy including what risks are covered and how much will be paid for any losses

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Policy

23
Q

A person who owns the insurance policy

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Policyholder

24
Q

The money paid to an insurance company to purchase a policy

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Premium

25
Q

The chance of loss from an event that cannot be entirely controlled

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Risk

26
Q

anything that may cause loss

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Peril

27
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increases the likelihood of loss through peril

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Hazard

28
Q

failure to take ordinary or reasonable care to prevent accidents from happening

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Negligence

29
Q

insurance that covers physical injuries caused by a vehicle accident for which you are responsible

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Bodily Injury Liability

30
Q

insurance that covers you and your family members if you are involved in an accident with an uninsured or a hit-and-run driver

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Uninsured motorist’s protection

31
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motor vehicle insurance that applies when you damage the property of others

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Property damage liability

32
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is insurance that covers damage to your vehicle when it is involved in an accident

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Collision

33
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This covers fire damage to your vehicle, break-ins, vandalism, or theft, as well as natural disasters such as an earthquake, hail, hurricane, or flood. (everything except an actual collision)

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Comprehensive

34
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arrangement whereby drivers who are involved in accidents collect money from their own insurance companies (Wisconsin is NOT a no-fault state)

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No-fault system

35
Q

group of people who cannot get motor vehicle insurance who are assigned to each insurance company operating in the state

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Assigned risk pool