P&C Quiz Flashcards
Which time period is incorrect?
a. 30 days to report a change of address
b. Four years to complete 24 hours of continuing education
c. One year to be licensed after successful completion of the test
d. 30 days to report charges of criminal conduct
B
All of the following could be insurance department disciplinary actions for producer misconduct except:
a. Prosecuting the producer in criminal court
b. Suspending a current license
c. Refusing to renew a current license
d. Denying the issuance of a license
A
Which action is not a violation of the Unfair Trade Practice Law?
a. Rebating
b. Misrepresentation
c. Larceny
d. Subrogating
D
Which statement is incorrect?
a. PC rates must be adequate, not excessive and not unfairly discriminatory
b. Compelling insured’s to instigate litigation to recover claim amounts due is not a violation of the Unfair Claims Practice Law
c. A power and duty of the Insurance Commissioner is to collect fees
d. An admitted insurance company’s license is called a certificate of authority
B
All the following are violations of the Unfair Trade Practice Law except:
a. Requiring a down payment with the application
b. Forging a client’s name on insurance application
c. Splitting your commission with a prospective policyholder
d. Representing a Homeowners HO-2 Broad Form as open perils coverage
A
All the following are examples of federal legislation that directly affect the insurance industry and producers except:
a. Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
b. Graham-Leach-Bliley Act
c. Howard-Fine-Howard Act
d. Motor Carrier Act of 1980
C
Which statement is incorrect?
a. Insurance agency employees who sell, solicit or negotiate contracts of insurance must be licensed
b. Insurance agencies that are corporations do not have to be licensed
c. A producer must complete 24 hours of continuing education every two years
d. The fee to renew a property casualty producer’s license for two years is $55
B
Which statement is incorrect?
a. The maximum period for a temporary license is 180 days
b. The maximum jail term for insurance law violations is three months
c. A producer operating under a fictitious or assumed name must file it with the PA Department of State prior to doing business
d. The insurance commissioner may issue a cease and desist order to any producer
B
What must be filed and approved by the Insurance Department prior to it’s use?
a. Insurance company production contests
b. The insurance agency’s new building plans
c. Covered payments for a Business Income claim
d. Insurance company rates, rating plans and forms
D
For an insurance producer to represent a client as a “broker” he or she:
a. Must have a written agreement with the client
b. Must disclose any fees for services
c. Cannot charge a fee to complete an application
d. All of the above
D
The Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act:
a. Applies to commercial property and business income losses
b. Applies to workers compensation losses
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
C
Which statement is incorrect?
a. TRIA requires a disclosure of the premium and an opportunity for the client to reject coverage in writing
b. The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 requires financial responsibility for transportation of hazardous cargo by motor vehicle
c. There are federal fraud laws that regulate insurance but there are no Pennsylvania fraud laws
d. The Federal Fair Credit Act does not require that the client be given a copy of the consumer report
C
“Misrepresentation” is:
a. Misrepresenting policy benefits, terms or conditions
b. Misrepresenting policy dividend projections
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
C
All of the following are steps that must be completed to be licensed, except:
a. Complete 48 hours of community service
b. Apply for a license by submitting an application and the appropriate fee
c. Complete a 24 pre-licensing requirement
d. Pass the required exam
A
Which statement is incorrect?
a. The property-casualty exam is waived for a CPCU designee
b. A resident producer may either live or work in Pennsylvania
c. The fee for a property casualty resident producer is $110 every 2 years
d, Initial resident producer applicants are required to be fingerprinted
C
Pennsylvania Property Rate Regulatory Law requires rates to be:
a. Adequate, equal for all classifications and submitted in a timely manner
b. Adequate, not excessive and not unfairly discriminatory
c. Not excessive and never discriminatory
d. Filed and used prior to being approved by the insurance department
B
All are violations of the Unfair Claims Practice Law except:
a. Failure to have reasonable standards for prompt claims investigation
b. Compelling insureds to institute litigation to recover amounts due
c. Refusing to pay claims without a reasonable investigation of all available information
d. Requiring the policyholder to report the claim promptly
D
The Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act:
a. Requires a copy of the report be given to the prospect
b. Requires all applications submitted to at least two reporting agencies
c. Requires the prospect be given the name and contact information of the reporting agency if the insurance is declined
d. Requires the agent must notarize all correspondence
C
The TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act)
a. Limits phone calls to after 10 am and before 11pm
b. Requires solicitors to maintain a Do Not Call List
c. Does not apply to faxes
d. Does not establish fines for infractions
B
Graham-Leach-Bliley Act Privacy Law:
a. Allows customers to “opt out” of sharing any private information
b. Requires an annual privacy notice be given to all customers
c. Requires all personal financial information be kept secure
d. All of the above
D
All of the following are true, except:
a. Risk can be defined as the uncertainty of financial loss
b. A hazard is a condition or situation that increases the chance of loss
c Retention involves a transfer of risk
d. A peril or cause of loss is an event that causes damage or destruction to property
C
Insurance can be defined as:
a. A legal contract
b. A transfer of risk
c. A pooling of funds to pay for the large losses of a few
d. All of the above
D
Elements of an insurable risk include all the following except
a. Intentional loss
b. Definite loss in time, place and amount
c. Not catastrophic events
d. Reasonable cost to insure
A
All of the following are classifications of Insurers except:
a. Mutual insurance companies
b. Stock insurance companies
c. Virtual insurance companies
d. Lloyds of London insurance companies
C
Which statement is incorrect?
a. Domestic insurance companies insure domestic servants
b. Admitted insurance companies are licensed to write business in PA
c. Alien insurance companies are located outside the U.S.A.
d. A producer can place business with a non-admitted company through a Surplus Lines Producer
A
All of the following are able to legally enter into a contract except:
a. A retired person
b. A convict currently serving a prison sentence
c. A person under psychiatric counseling
d. A 16 year-old student
D
Which statement is incorrect
a. Material misrepresentation is a valid reason for cancellation of an insurance policy
b. Representations are oral or written statements of fact at time of application that must be absolutely correct or they will void the insurance policy
c. An insurance policy is a legal contract of utmost good faith
d. Concealment of a material fact may be a valid reason to cancel an insurance policy
B
An example of a producer’s express authority would be:
a. Authority by estoppel
b. An email from the underwriter authorizing binding coverage
c. The producer’s agency contract
d. Both b and c
D
All of the following statements are correct except:
a. Insurable interest must exist at time of loss for property insurance
b. Adverse selection is defined as picking the wrong employee for an agency position
c. Insureds with similar underwriting characteristics (homogeneous) are placed into classes and charged the same class rate.
d. Experience rating is a form of a merit rate
B
Which statement is incorrect?
a. Wet leaves on a sidewalk would be a physical hazard
b. An open perils contract will have more exclusions than a corresponding named perils contract
c. The terms “basic” and “broad” indicate open perils
d. Before there can be a covered indirect loss, there must be a covered direct loss
C
Blanket insurance is or can be:
a. One limit for two or more different types of property
b. One limit for the same type of property at two or more different locations
c. One limit for both property and liability coverage
d. Both a and b
D
All of the following can be valuation methods used in insurance contracts except:
a. Book value
b. Replacement cost
c. Functional replacement cost
d. Actual cash value
A
Coinsurance is:
a. A method to encourage insurance to value
b. Is used in both property and casualty insurance policies
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a or b
A
Legal liability can be established by all of the following laws except:
a. Murphy’s law
b. Common law
c. Statutory law
d. Contract law
A
Two drivers have a collision and they both have damages to their respective automobiles in an intersection accident. James is determined to be 40% at fault and has $10,000 in damages. Peter is determined to be 60% at fault and has $10,000 in damages. Based on Pennsylvania’s comparative negligence law, which statement is correct?
a. James will be able to collect $6,000
b. Peter will be able to collect $4,000
c. James will be able to collect $10,000
d. Neither James nor Peter will be able to collect anything
A
All of the following are common law defenses, except:
a. Assumption of risk
b. Contributory negligence
c. Comparative negligence
d. Intervening cause
C
Which statement is incorrect?
a. Aggregate limits do not reinstate until the end of the policy period
b. Split limits have a per person limit for bodily injury
c. Occurrence limits reinstate after each separate occurrence
d. Combined single limits has a per person limit for property damage
D
All of the following are parts of an insurance policy except:
a. Declarations
b. Fixtures
c. Conditions
d. Exclusions
B
The clause in the insurance contract that permits the insurance company to seek recovery from a negligent third party who caused a loss to the insured’s property is:
a. Assignment clause
b. Liberalization clause
c. Subrogation clause
d. Mortgagee clause
C
The Pro-Rata other insurance clause:
a. Requires each insurer to pay equal amounts of each loss up to the limits they carry
b. Requires each insurer pay its proportionate share based on its limit of insurance compared to the total limit of all insurance
c. Requires an insurer to return all earned premium if the policy is cancelled
d. Requires all primary insurance be exhausted before any payment is made
B