Pre-licensing Course Review Exam Flashcards
Insurance is best described as
a. the law of Large Numbers
b. the transfer of risk
c. offer and acceptance
d. pure risk
b. the transfer of risk
A basic rule in insurance is that in order to purchase insurance, you must have a chance of financial loss or a financial interest in the property. This is known as:
a. the principle of indemnity
b. a cause of loss
c. insurable interest
d. a moral hazard
c. insurable interest
Which of the following is not an element of a contract?
a. it must be for a legal purpose
b. it must be signed by the parties to the contract
c. there must be a consideration
d. the contract must be between people who are considered competent under the law
b. it must be signed by the parties to the contract
Which of the following forms can be written to cover the contents, improvements and betterments, loss assessment, and liability coverage exposures of a condominium unit-owner?
a. HO-6
b. HO-4
c. HO-8
d. HO-3
a. HO-6
John has to move into a motel when his house burns, this type of loss is known as:
a. a direct loss
b. non-accidental loss
c. a catastrophic loss
d. an indirect loss
d. an indirect loss
An incorporated insurance company which is run by a board of directors is known as:
a. a mutual company
b. a reciprocal company
c. a capital-stock company
d. a fraternal organization
c. a capital-stock company
Which of the following scenarios represents a moral hazard?
a. Jill sinks her car in a gravel pit to collect the insurance
b. Ben lives next door to a dynamite factory
c. Connie drivers 120 per hour because “she’s covered”
d. all of the above are moral hazards
a. Jill sinks her car in a gravel pit to collect the insurance
Insurance company people who make the decision whether to accept or reject an application sent in by an agent based on the insurance company standards and their own judgement are known as:
a. brokers
b. underwriters
c. coders
d. producers
b. underwriters
The insurance an insurance company purchases to protect the company against catastrophic losses is known as:
a. investment coverage
b. audit coverage
c. recall insurance
d. reinsurance
d. reinsurance
Agents have the responsibility for the money and financial affairs of others. This is a:
a. fiduciary responsibility
b. rebate
c. fair trade practice
d. good investment opportunity
a. fiduciary responsibility
Which of the following statements is true regarding a binder?
a. a binder guarantees that a policy will be issued by an insurance company
b. a binder guarantees coverage and that a policy will be issued
c. a binder does not guarantee that a policy will be issued; it only guarantees temporary coverage
d. a binder does not afford any coverage, it is merely a snapshot of the coverage in effect at the time it is issued
c. a binder does not guarantee that a policy will be issued; it only guarantees temporary coverage
The department in an insurance company responsible for seeing that the insurance company’s customers are properly indemnified for their losses is known as the
a. policy issue and administration department
b. claims department
c. underwriting department
d. actuarial department
b. claims department
Liability imposed by law when someone is involved in an inherently dangerous activity or condition is known as
a. absolute liability
b. a wrongful death statute
c. vicarious liability
d. gross negligence
a. absolute liability
Which of the following elements of a contract does the premium represent?
a. offer and acceptance
b. competent parties
c. valid consideration
d. legal purpose
c. valid consideration
Contracts written for a specified amount as agreed to by both the insured and insurer at policy inception are known as:
a. unilateral contracts
b. valued or stated value contracts
c. aleatory contracts
d. contracts of adhesion
b. valued or stated value contracts
Tom presents three claims to his insurance company for damage to his automobile which never occurred. This is best described as:
a. misrepresentation
b. fraud
c. estoppel
d. concealment
b. fraud
All of the following must be present to establish negligence except:
a. duty owed and breach of that duty
b. a proximate cause of loss
c. damages must exist
d. hazardous operations are involved
d. hazardous operations are involved
The failure to use the proper care that is required to protect others from an unreasonable chance of harm is
a. an intentional tort
b. trespassing
c. negligence
d. personal injury damages
c. negligence
Payments made by an insurance policy in addition to the policy limits are called
a. supplementary payments
b. reasonable payments
c. aggregate limits
d. per occurrence limits
a. supplementary payments
The clause of an insurance contract that provides for equitable handling of loss settlement disputes is the
a. lawsuit clause
b. appraisal or arbitration clause
c. salvage and abandonment clause
d. loss settlement condition
b. appraisal or arbitration clause
Liability Insurance provides no protection for the insured against liability for:
a. intentional acts
b. negligence
c. civil wrongs
d. unintentional acts
a. intentional acts
Which of the following parts of an insurance contract detail the duties and responsibilities of the insurance company and the insured?
a. declarations
b. conditions
c. definitions
d. exclusions
b. conditions
The portion of the premium due the insurance company for coverage afforded under the insurance contract is the:
a. unearned premium
b. return premium
c. earned premium
d. pro rata premium
c. earned premium
Coverage C under the dwelling policy
a. will pay for losses to a detached garage
b. will provide worldwide coverage up to 10% of the Coverage C amount
c. pays up to 10% of the Coverage A limit for loss of rental value
d. pays for the expense of removing debris resulting form a covered property loss
b. will provide worldwide coverage up to 10% of the Coverage C amount
Which of the following forms provide the best protection for building and contents under the homeowners contract?
a. HO-6
b. HO-3
c. HO-4
d. HO-1
b. HO-3
The coverage provided only by the DP-2 and DP-3 dwelling fire forms is:
a. extended coverage
b. additional living expense
c. fair rental value
d. accidental death of the owner
b. additional living expense
Which term below best describes a situation where an insurance company continues a policy in force until it’s expiration date but not beyond the expiration date?
a. short rate cancellation
b. pro rata cancellation
c. non-renewal
d. cancellation for cause
c. non-renewal
One a homeowners policy, medical payments would be afforded to which of the following:
a. all residents who are related to the named insured
b. the person named in the Declarations page
c. an unrelated minor being cared for by the named insured’s family
d. a visiting relative
d. a visiting relative
Which of the following homeowners forms provides the best protection for your client’s home and personal property?
a. HO-1
b. HO-4
c. HO-3
d. HO-5
d. HO-5
A homeowners Form HO-3 policy written with $80,000 coverage A limit would provide contents insurance in the amount of:
a. $24,000
b. $32,000
c. $40,000
d. $48,000
c. $40,000
Unless otherwise stated, the standard “insurance-to-value” percentage in the homeowners policy is:
a. 100%
b. 90%
c. 80%
d. none of the above
c. 80%
The additional coverage of collapse is included in all of the following homeowners forms except:
a. HO-8
b. HO-5
c. HO-6
d. HO-3
a. HO-8
Medical payments to Others is also known as:
a. named insured’s medical coverage
b. resident hospitalization coverage
c. guest medical
d. blue cross/blue shield protection
c. guest medical
Your condominium association assesses your client $5,000 for fire damage to the association’s laundry building which was not covered by the association property policy. Your client’s unendorsed homeowner policy will pay
a. $5,000 because the insured is legally liable for the damage
b. $1,000 because this is the maximum amount available without endorsement
c. nothing since this is not a covered loss under the insured’s policy
d. $2,500 as you are only liable for 50% of the damage to association property
b. $1,000 because this is the maximum amount available without endorsement
Which of the following would be an indirect or consequential loss paid under a homeowners policy?
a. the cost of a hotel room after an insured loss to the home
b. the cost to board a family pet after a windstorm loss to their home
c. the increased cost of food because the insured has to eat out when their kitchen is destroyed by a fire
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
The dwelling fire form which affords coverage for only the perils of fire, lightning, and internal explosion is the
a. DP-2
b. DP-1
c. DP-3
d. None of the above
b. DP-1 basic form
An insured has a Personal Auto Policy with split limits liability coverage of 25/50/10. The insured causes an accident which results in bodily injury to the other car’s driver of $7,000, the other car’s passenger of $30,000, and $12,000 property damage to the other car. How much will his policy pay for these losses?
a. $49,000
b. $44,000
c. $42,000
d. $37,000
c. $42,000
Bob borrows a pick-up to move his sister to another apartment. Bob, his wife, and son are insured with a personal auto policy. Bob allows his son to drive the borrowed pick-up and his son is involved in an at-fault accident. Who is covered by Bob’s personal auto policy in this case?
a. only Bob since this is a borrowed pick-up
b. only Bob’s son since he was using the vehicle with Bob’s permission
c. both Bob and his son
d. only the owner of the pickup
c. both Bob and his son
Allen has a personal Auto policy with a $50,000 combined single limit of liability. He borrows Ken’s car and strikes a pedestrian. Ken has a $100,000 combined single limit of liability. How much will Allen’s insurer pay if a $125,000 judgement is rendered against Allen?
a. $125,000
b. $50,000
c. $25,000
d. $100,000
c. $25,000