Review Quiz 1 AND 2 Flashcards
- Which type of assignment can occur without the consent of the insurer?
a. Assignments when the insured decides they want to
b. Assignments under the Insurance Act
c. Assignments of assets to an executor or administrator of a will
d. Assignments when property is sold
c. Assignments of assets to an executor or administrator of a will
- How is personal liability coverage for cemetery plots provided to insured homeowners?
a. Coverage for personal liability related to cemetery plots can be added with an endorsement.
b. Coverage for personal liability related to cemetery plots is provided under Coverage-G.
c. Cemetery plots are typically included in the definition of premises under the personal liability section of homeowners policies.
d. Cemetery plots are not an insurable premise for liability coverage under homeowners
policies.
c. Cemetery plots are typically included in the definition of premises under the personal liability section of homeowners policies.
- Which type of cause is required for an insurer to pay a loss when that cause is an insured peril?
a. The immediate cause of the loss
b. The last link in the chain of causes
c. The remote cause of the loss
d. The proximate cause of the loss
d. The proximate cause of the loss
- Tenants legal liability insurance is used to pay for which type of damage?
a. Damage caused by the tenant to the premises they rent.
b. Damage caused by the tenant to the tenant’s own contents.
c. Damage caused by the landlord to the premises rented by the tenant.
d. Damage caused by the tenant to other units in the building.
a. Damage caused by the tenant to the premises they rent.
- Which statement describes the Additional Condition–Parts?
a. If a property consists of several parts, the insurer is only liable for the insured value of the
lost or damaged part(s).
b. If a property is made up of several parts, loss, or damage to any one or more parts will be
considered loss or damage to the entire property.
c. If a property consists of several parts, the insurer will pay a reasonable and fair percentage of
the value of the total set.
d. If a property consists of several parts, each part must be scheduled separately.
a. If a property consists of several parts, the insurer is only liable for the insured value of the
lost or damaged part(s).
- Which situation requires the addition of an OPCF 4 permissions endorsement to an automobile
policy?
a. Insured is a professor of Geology and carries specialized rocks to and from his lab for study.
b. Insured is a car dealer and sometimes uses his own vehicle to transport customers.
c. Insured is an engineer and is required to carry a Geiger counter, which contains radioactive
material.
d. Insured is a real estate broker and sometimes carries passengers or clients to view home
listings.
c. Insured is an engineer and is required to carry a Geiger counter, which contains radioactive
material.
- The sharing of loss or liability between two or more insurance companies covering the same
risk is the definition for which term?
a. Salvage
b. Subrogation
c. Contractual provisions
d. Contribution
d. Contribution
- While making dinner in his rental apartment, the insured causes a fire that damages his unit
and two adjacent units. Which liability coverage would cover the damage to the other units?
a. Premises liability
b. Tenants legal liability
c. Personal liability
d. The building owner’s liability coverage
c. Personal liability
- Which party from the examples provided would be considered to have insurable interest?
a. A fur shop owner who has a fur coat in her care, custody, and control
b. A grandson who is going to inherit property sometime in the future
c. A potential buyer of an automobile
d. A member of a golf club
a. A fur shop owner who has a fur coat in her care, custody, and control
- Which type of assignment can occur without the consent of the insurer?
a. Assignments when the insured decides they want to
b. Assignments under the Insurance Act
c. Assignments of assets to an executor or administrator of a will
d. Assignments when property is sold
c. Assignments of assets to an executor or administrator of a will
- Which term describes when an insurer is deprived of subrogation rights by the insured who releases a third party from the obligation to pay?
a. Statutory Provision
b. Contribution
c. Contractual Provision
d. Prejudice
d. Prejudice
Georgia is excluded from her parent’s policy as a driver. She decides to take the vehicle for a
drive and is involved in an accident. Would Georgia be entitled to accident benefits?
a. Maybe. Insurers are not obligated to pay some accident benefits when the insured is an
excluded driver.
b. Yes. Insurers are obligated to pay educational expenses even though she was an excluded
driver.
c. No. Insurers are not obligated to pay any accident benefits when the insured is an excluded
driver.
d. Yes. Insurers are obligated to pay non-earner benefits even though she was an excluded
driver.
c. No. Insurers are not obligated to pay any accident benefits when the insured is an excluded
driver.
- What is the standard maximum funeral benefit?
a. $5,000
b. $9,000
c. $6,000
d. $8,000
d. $8,000
- A letter published in a local newspaper was found to have defamed or injured a person’s
reputation. What is the author of the letter guilty of?
a. Slander
b. Negligence
c. Libel
d. Nuisance
c. Libel
- Unlawfully taking another person’s property in his/her presence, by violence or the threat of
violence, is the definition for which term?
a. Burglary
b. Theft
c. Fidelity
d. Robbery
d. Robbery
- remember based on severity
- theft > burglary (breaking in) > robbery (hold up)
- Priscilla, her stepson Bruce, and his friend Miles were in a car accident with an uninsured
person. Brue and Miles are killed. Would Bruce and Miles be considered insureds under the
Uninsured Motorist section of her policy?
a. Yes, both Miles and Bruce would be considered insured, despite the lack of blood
relationship to Priscilla.
b. Only Bruce would be considered a named insured.
c. Bruce might be considered a person insured, if he had been named on the policy, Miles
would not.
d. Neither Bruce nor Mikes would be considered a named insured as they are not dependent
relatives.
a. Yes, both Miles and Bruce would be considered insured, despite the lack of blood
relationship to Priscilla.
- After a privacy breach has occurred how can an organization prevent future breaches from
occurring?
a. With better privacy policies
b. Contact the provincial ombudsperson or commissioner to find out how to prevent future
privacy breaches
c. Determine how it happened and take disciplinary action against those responsible
d. Determine how it happened and take steps to stop it from happening again
d. Determine how it happened and take steps to stop it from happening again
- What is the purpose of the OPCF 32—Use of Recreational Vehicle by Unlicensed Operators?
a. Ensures compliance with the statutory condition pertaining to qualification and age of the
vehicle operator when it is operated off public highways.
b. Waives compliance with the statutory condition pertaining to qualification and age of the
vehicle operator when it is operated on public highways.
c. Ensures compliance with the statutory condition pertaining to drivers who are not licensed
but borrow the recreational vehicle to drive on local roads.
d. Waives compliance with the statutory condition pertaining to qualification and age of the
vehicle operator when it is operated off public highways.
d. Waives compliance with the statutory condition pertaining to qualification and age of the
vehicle operator when it is operated off public highways.
- If a customer experiences bodily injury or property damage from the use of a product made by
ABC Manufacturing which type of damages could the manufacturer be responsible to pay?
a. Punitive damages
b. Compensatory damages
c. Pecuniary damages
d. Direct damages
b. Compensatory damages
- special damages are specific
- Which policy would protect an insured against a loss caused by a dishonest employee?
a. Robbery policy
b. Fidelity policy
c. Theft policy
d. Burglary policy
b. Fidelity policy
- fidelity: faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.
- Hunter becomes a paraplegic after an accident where he was not at-fault. A judge awards him
$1,200,000 for his lifelong care. The at-fault driver carries the legal minimum of $200,000
liability coverage. Hunter’s OAP 1 has liability up to $1,000,000 with OPCF 44R. How will Hunter
collect what he is entitled to?
a. $200,000 from the third party’s policy; $800,000 from his own policy
b. $200,000 from the third party’s policy; $200,000 from his own policy; $800,000 from the
third party directly
c. $200,000 from the third party’s policy, $1,000,000 from the Unsatisfied Judgement Fund
d. $1,200,000 from the third party’s insurer
a. $200,000 from the third party’s policy; $800,000 from his own policy
- review this?
- first party, own party, remainder
- you can only claim up to 1m total
- limit of 44R = 1m, 44R will TOP UP
- Chris causes an accident and injures a third party while racing his automobile. How will Chris’s
insurer respond to the third-party claim for $300,000?
a. His insurer will pay the full amount of the claim.
b. His insurer will NOT pay the claim.
c. His insurer will NOT pay however the uninsured motorist fund will cover the claim.
d. His insurer is required to pay up to the provincial minimum limits to the third party claim.
d. His insurer is required to pay up to the provincial minimum limits to the third party claim.
- absolute liability?
- What is the premium cost on a home valued at $750,000 when the insurer is using 25-cent
rates?
a. $750 annually
b. $2,500 annually
c. $1,875 annually
d. $1,250 annually
d. $1,250 annually
- RATE MAKING: ‘‘amount of ins/100 x rate’’
- How would an OAP 2—Driver’s Automobile Policy assist someone who drives a government owned vehicle?
a. Provides increased liability coverage to the vehicle because governments carry only the
minimum compulsory limits
b. Provides extension of coverage to other government employees that might drive the vehicle
c. Provides physical damage coverage to the vehicle because governments are not required to
carry insurance
d. Provides liability coverage when driving a government vehicle because governments are not
required to carry insurance
d. Provides liability coverage when driving a government vehicle because governments are not
required to carry insurance
- The Spear family have an accident in California where their ‘unrepairable’ car is sold for
salvage. Will there be any insurance coverage for the customs duties they are charged?
a. No, customs duties are the responsibility of the insured.
b. Yes, custom duty charges will need to be paid before
they return to the United States again.
c. No, the Spears are Canadian citizens and are not required to pay custom duty charges.
d. Yes, their insurance policy will respond to these custom duty charges under additional
benefits.
d. Yes, their insurance policy will respond to these custom duty charges under additional
benefits.
- salvage charges, duty charges
- How is the loss of food in a fridge or freezer addressed by a comprehensive homeowners
policy?
a. The loss is NOT covered unless a personal property endorsement has been purchased.
b. The loss is covered if the fridge/freezer is on the insured premises and the loss was a result
of an accidental interruption of power or the freezer’s breakdown.
c. The loss is covered regardless of the fridge/freezer’s location and the loss was a result of any
interruption of power.
d. The loss is NOT covered as loss of food in a fridge or freezer is excluded.
b. The loss is covered if the fridge/freezer is on the insured premises and the loss was a result
- What differentiates speculative risk from pure risk?
a. The chance of loss
b. The presence of a hazard
c. The chance of profit
d. The presence of a peril
c. The chance of profit
- Which conditions must be met for a fire insurance policy to classify an incident as a fire?
a. Heating of something that is damaged in the heating process; the incident was intentional.
b. The fire department must be called to put out the fire.
c. There must be an actual fire; what is on fire is something that should not have been on fire;
the fire was accidental.
d. The fire department must classify the incident as a fire.
c. There must be an actual fire; what is on fire is something that should not have been on fire;
the fire was accidental.
What is the provincial superintendent of insurance (or provincial equivalent) responsible for?
a. Licensing and supervision of insurance companies and solvency standards for insurers.
b. Licensing of motor vehicles, drivers, and traffic control of vehicles on highways.
c. Licensing of brokers and agents, and adjusters pursuant to the Provincial Insurance Act.
d. Licensing of brokers and agents, and adjusters pursuant to the Insurance Companies Act.
b. Licensing of motor vehicles, drivers, and traffic control of vehicles on highways.
- The common elements of a condominium building are insured by which of the following?
a. A Section of the Comprehensive homeowners Policy
b. Condominium unit owner insurance
c. The condominium corporation’s master policy
d. A subscription policy lead by the condominium corporation and signed by each unit owner
c. The condominium corporation’s master policy
- What is the main purpose of a co-insurance clause?
a. To allow an insurer, who has paid a claim, to recover some or all of the claim settlement from
those who are legally responsible for it
b. To ensure that when two or more insurers have a policy covering the same loss, the payment
for the loss is divided equitably among the insurers
c. To encourage insureds to carry adequate amounts of insurance on their property by requiring
them to bear a portion of every loss if underinsurance exists
d. To encourage insureds to carry adequate amounts of insurance for their liability claims
c. To encourage insureds to carry adequate amounts of insurance on their property by requiring
them to bear a portion of every loss if underinsurance exists
- With regards to contract law, a “meeting of the minds” is necessary to fulfill the element of
a. Agreement
b. Genuine intention
c. Consideration
d. Legal capacity
a. Agreement
- Which one (1) of the following items has a special limit of insurance if the item is stolen, but
not if it is damaged or destroyed in a fire?
a. Garden tractors
b. Watercraft
c. Computer software
d. Jewellery
d. Jewellery
- easily stolen
- sample pg 5
- damaged for various reasons
- Which of the following describes how mobile home insurance is different from homeownerinsurance for a regular home?
a. Regular home insurance policies include liability coverage, but mobile home policies do not.
b. Regular home insurance policies include coverage for building and contents, but mobile home policies do not.
c. Regular home insurance policies include the peril of windstorm, but mobile home policies do not.
d. Regular home insurance policies do not consider contents, such as appliances as part of the structure, but mobile insurance policies can consider them part of the building.
d. Regular home insurance policies do not consider contents, such as appliances as part of the
structure, but mobile insurance policies can consider them part of the building.
- Many small to medium sized enterprises such as retail stores can purchase pre-set package
policies that typically include which of the following coverages?
a. Contents, liability, errors and omissions and crime
b. Contents, liability, crime, and business interruption
c. Contents, liability, crime, fidelity
d. Contents, liability, boiler and machinery, fidelity
b. Contents, liability, crime, and business interruption
What are the two main types of business interruption insurance?
a. Income Replacement Insurance and Extra Expense
b. The Earnings Approach and the Profits Approach
c. Gross Earnings coverage and the Profits Approach
d. Extra Expense and Business Restoration
b. The Earnings Approach and the Profits Approach
- Insurance to protect against the destructive effects of power that is accidentally released was
traditionally known as Boiler and Machinery insurance and is now more commonly known as
which of the following?
a. Electronic Data Processing Equipment insurance
b. Builders Risk insurance.
c. Business Interruption insurance
d. Equipment Breakdown insurance
d. Equipment Breakdown insurance
A promise made by one party to guarantee the performance of a second party to a third party is known as which of the following?
a. Insurance
b. Surety Bond
c. Fiduciary
d. Obligee
b. Surety Bond
- When discussing Surety Bonds, who is the Principal?
a. The party who guarantees the performance
b. The party whose performance is guaranteed
c. The party who is owed the stated obligation
d. The person entrusted with the administration of something for the benefit of another
b. The party whose performance is guaranteed
- the persons in charge (2+)
- John is involved in a collision for which he is 50% at-fault. The total damage to his vehicle is $3000
and he does not have collision coverage. How much would John receive from his insurance
company?
a. $0
b. $750
c. $1500
d. $3000
c. $1500
- review?
- because he’s 50% at fault
- With Direct Compensation-Property Damage under the OAP 1, an insured whose vehicle sustains $3000 damage as a result of an accident in which the driver of the other vehicle was
100% at fault will be indemnified by how much and from which insurer?
a. He will have to sue the other driver’s insurer for indemnification
b. $1,500 from his own insurer and $1,500 from the other driver’s insurer
c. $3000 by his own insurer
d. $3000 by the other driver’s insurer
c. $3000 by his own insurer
- review? why? look up DCPD