Module 2 Flashcards

1
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A risk handling technique where one shifts the potential for financial harm to another party

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Transfer

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2
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This is reduced by characteristics of group techniques (group eligibility, a steady flow of lives, a minimum # of persons minimum portion participating, eligibility requirements, max benefit limits, etc)

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Risk of Adverse Selection

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3
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The type of risk that can have 3 outcomes: loss, no loss, or gain

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Speculative Risks

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4
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Process in insurance that works to make the victim of a loss whole again

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Indemnificiation

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5
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A risk handling technique that involves an action or mechanism to reduce the probability or severity of a loss

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Control

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6
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Behavior such as failure to replace the machine guards on manufacturing equipment is this type of hazard

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Physical Hazard

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7
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The risk-handling alternative that is mutually exclusive from other riskhandling techniques

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Avoidance

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8
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A technique in employee that will mitigate the impact of adverse selection if participants were allowed to enroll as individuals

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Group Insurance Technique

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9
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A risk handing technique where risk is assumed and paid for by the person suffering the loss

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Retention

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10
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A condition or action that increases the probability that a peril will occur

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Hazard

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11
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A risk handling technique where the risk is not assumed

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Avoidance

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12
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When an organization retains the risks related to providing employee benefits as opposed to an insurance company taking on the risks

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Self Funding/Self Insurance Approach

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13
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With a large number of homogenous units, losses can be verified and measured. Losses should not be catastrophic.

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Insurable Risk

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14
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Uncertainty of the actual number and value of claims a benefits plan with incur

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Risk

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15
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A mechanism where the employee or employer pays money into a fund to cover any incurrence of loss

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Insurance

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16
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The type of risk with only 2 alternatives: financial loss or no financial loss

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Pure Risks

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17
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When individuals with higher-than-average risks join a group or may comprise a larger percentage of a group than anticipated because they will need and use the benefit

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Adverse Selection

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18
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The act of not flossing one’s teeth regularly after getting dental insurance is this type of hazard

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Morale Hazard

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19
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A risk handling technique where the potential for financial loss is shifted to an insurer

20
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Administrative overhead costs such as office costs, commission, taxes, licensing taxes, and load adjustments

21
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A person who shops multiple doctors to get more opioids prescribed is this type of hazard

A

Moral Hazard

22
Q

The greater the number of exposures, the more closely the actual results will approach the probable results

A

Law of Large Numbers

23
Q

The cause of a loss, such as a fire or car accident

24
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Transfer

A

A risk handling technique where one shifts the potential for financial harm to another party

25
Q

Risk of Adverse Selection

A

This is reduced by characteristics of group techniques (group eligibility, a steady flow of lives, a minimum # of persons minimum portion participating, eligibility requirements, max benefit limits, etc)

26
Q

Speculative Risks

A

The type of risk that can have 3 outcomes: loss, no loss, or gain

27
Q

Indemnificiation

A

Process in insurance that works to make the victim of a loss whole again

28
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Control

A

A risk handling technique that involves an action or mechanism to reduce the probability or severity of a loss

29
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Physical Hazard

A

Behavior such as failure to replace the machine guards on manufacturing equipment is this type of hazard

30
Q

Avoidance

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The risk-handling alternative that is mutually exclusive from other riskhandling techniques

31
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Group Insurance Technique

A

A technique in employee that will mitigate the impact of adverse selection if participants were allowed to enroll as individuals

32
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Retention

A

A risk handing technique where risk is assumed and paid for by the person suffering the loss

33
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Hazard

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A condition or action that increases the probability that a peril will occur

34
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Avoidance

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A risk handling technique where the risk is not assumed

35
Q

Self Funding/Self Insurance Approach

A

When an organization retains the risks related to providing employee benefits as opposed to an insurance company taking on the risks

36
Q

Insurable Risk

A

With a large number of homogenous units, losses can be verified and measured. Losses should not be catastrophic.

37
Q

Risk

A

Uncertainty of the actual number and value of claims a benefits plan with incur

38
Q

Insurance

A

A mechanism where the employee or employer pays money into a fund to cover any incurrence of loss

39
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Pure Risks

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The type of risk with only 2 alternatives: financial loss or no financial loss

40
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Adverse Selection

A

When individuals with higher-than-average risks join a group or may comprise a larger percentage of a group than anticipated because they will need and use the benefit

41
Q

Morale Hazard

A

The act of not flossing one’s teeth regularly after getting dental insurance is this type of hazard

42
Q

Insurance

A

A risk handling technique where the potential for financial loss is shifted to an insurer

43
Q

Loading

A

Administrative overhead costs such as office costs, commission, taxes, licensing taxes, and load adjustments

44
Q

Moral Hazard

A

A person who shops multiple doctors to get more opioids prescribed is this type of hazard

45
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Law of Large Numbers

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The greater the number of exposures, the more closely the actual results will approach the probable results

46
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Peril

A

The cause of a loss, such as a fire or car accident