Section 6 Flashcards
Which of the following may be covered under the physical damage insuring agreement of a personal auto policy?
- Loss of a cd played installed in the vehicle dashboard
- Damage to the vehicle caused by an engine failure
- Theft of a CB radio
- All are covered
Loss of a cd played installed in the vehicle dashboard
Equipment installed become part of the audio
The collision coverage of a personal auto policy does not cover the following loss situations, Except:
- Large limb and branches of a tree that have fallen into the street as a result of a windstorm. The insured collides with them
- Flood water that damage the insured vehicle
- A dog belong to the neighbor is insured when the insured unintentionally strikes the dog when it runs into the street in front of the insured while he is driving the insured vehicle
- These are all included under the collision coverage section of PAP
Large limb and branches of a tree that have fallen into the street as a result of a windstorm. The insured collides with them
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Which of the following coverages may you buy with a named-operator policy? @
- Liability only
- Liability, uninsured motorist, medical payments, collision, and other than collision
- Liability and uninsured motorist
- Liability, uninsured motorist, and medical payments
Liability, uninsured motorist, medical payments, collision, and other than collision
Named operator or named insured, may purchase a,b,c & d
To be covered for a hit and run accident under the uninsured motorist property damage coverage of a PAP, what is required to be provided to the insurer?
- License number of the hit and run vehicle
- Photographs identifying the hit and run vehicle
- Testimony of an eyewitness to the accident
- Legal affidavit describing the accident
License number of the hit and run vehicle
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The PAP collision deductible is $1000, and the other-than-collision deductible is $550. How much would the insurer pay for an accident involving the overturn of one vehicle, resulting in $2000 of damages?
- $1000
- $0
- $3000
- $1,500
$1000
Overturn is part of collision and upset coverage
Car “a” is in an accident with car “b”. “A” suffers $10,000 of damage but it is determined that “a” is 25% responsible for the accident. How much would “a”
Receive under comparative negligence rules?
- $7500
- $10000
- $0
- $2,500
$7500
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Under California financial responsibility for each accident that involve serval people injured in one accident:
- $10000
- $15000
- $5000
- $30000
$30000
minimum requirement is $30000 per occurrence. Minimum bodily injury per person is $15000
When an automobile insurance policy is canceled at the request of the insured, and the insurance company keeps all earned premiums, in addition to an amount to pay for overhead expense incurred by the insurer, it is referred to as what type of cancelation?
- The flat rate type of cancelation
- The short rate type of cancelation
- The pro-rata type of cancelation
- It is none of these
The short rate type of cancelation
Definition. Pro-rata requires a refund of all unearned premium upon cancellation. Flat rate is rescission or cancellation of policy and required 100% of the premium returned
Which of the following coverages may you buy with a named non-owner liability policy? @
- Liability, uninsured motorist, medical payments, collision, and other-than-collision
- Liability, medical payments, and uninsured motorist
- Liability and uninsured motorist
- Liability only
Liability, medical payments, and uninsured motorist
If you only drive or borrowed or rented autos, physical damage (collision) is not usually available
What coverage is available under the extended non-owned liability coverage?
- Liability only
- Liability and medical payment
- Liability and physical damage
- Liability, medical payments, and uninsured motorist
Liability and medical payment
Extended non-owned liability coverage- company car is provided for personal or regular use
An insured has a personal auto policy and did not pay the initial insurance premium when it was due. Insurer cancels the policy for non-payment. How many days notice must the insurer give?
- 20 days
- 10 days
- 15 days
- 5 days
10 days
Cancellation for non payment of premium is 10 days notice
What coverages is available under the miscellaneous type vehicle endorsement?
- All coverage under the personal auto policy
- Physical damage only
- Liability and Physical damage only
- Liability only
All coverage under the personal auto policy
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If an insured purchase an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), what endorsement can be added to the personal auto policy to insure the vehicle?
- Miscellaneous type vehicle endorsement
- ATV endorsement
- Recreational vehicle endorsement
- There is no endorsement available for this exposure
Miscellaneous type vehicle endorsement
The endorsement can cover recreational vehicle like ATVs
In the event of recovery of stolen property, which of the following is an insurer’a option when making a settlement with the insured under a personal auto policy?
- Have the insured purchaser place the auto at an auto auction
- Demand that the insured first attempted to settle with the responsible party
- Instruct the insured to repair the vehicle at a designated shop
- Return stolen property to the address shown in the policy
Return stolen property to the address shown in the policy
Insurer, after payment, may give insured a choice of money or property
The personal auto policy towing and labor endorsement pay for
- Towing and labor charges up to $1000 per year
- The cost of towing the disable car to the garage, and up two hours of labor expenses at the garage
- The cost of labor only if the labor is performed at the place of disablement
The cost of labor only if the labor is performed at the place of disablement
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Which of the following losses would be covered under dicks personal auto policy other-than-collision coverage? @
- Someone shoots dicks car rear window while the car is parked on the street overnight
- Dicks suitcase is stolen from his car while the car is parked at the airport
- The sides and top of dicks car are damaged when it rolls over on an icy curve
- Dick locks his keys in the car, and then breaks a window to gain quick access
Someone shoots dicks car rear window while the car is parked on the street overnight
Other-than-collision covers any damage to the vehicle that is not considered a collision loss and that is not excluded by the policy
In the business of insurance, the act if concealment is defined by all the following statements, except:
- Concealment can be intentional
- Concealment can be unintentional
- Concealment is grounds for declination by the insurer
- Concealment does not occur if no inquiry is made
Concealment does not occur if no inquiry is made
Concealment is the intention to withhold or secrete material information-whether an inquiry is made or not
Where would an insured, that is in the business of importing exotic animals from Africa, most likely go to obtain insurance coverage?
- Alien insurer
- Excess and surplus lines insurer
- Foreign insurer
- State competition fund
Excess and surplus lines insurer
Imports and exports are a type of risk a surplus lines broker would handle
What else must an applicant for a fire and casualty license, life agent license, or personal lines agent license complete, in addition to pre-licensing classroom study?
- A sales training course provided by the insurance department
- A contract law course at any approved college location
- A diversity awareness course provided by the states of CA
- A 12-hour course on ethics and the CA code
A 12-hour course on ethics and the CA code
This 12 hour course is added to the 40-hour course for life or fire & casualty, or 20-hour course for personal lines, accident & health or limited automobile agents license needed
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When is a Property and casualty agent required to inform an insured of any conditions which may be precedent to coverage regarding a personal auto policy?
- At the time of application
- At renewal
- At proposal
- At policy delivery
At the time of application
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The state law that regulates insurer practices regarding underwriting, sales, rate-marking, and claims handling are called:
- Market conduct regulation
- Insurer policing
- Ethical standards surveillance
- Standard regulation
Market conduct regulation
The market conduct bureau conducts
Examinations of California licensed insurers claims-practices
It is a violation of the CA insurance code to act as a producer for a non-admitted carrier unless:
- It is always a violation, no matter what type of producer
- The producer is a surplus lines
Broker - The producer is an insurance solicitor
- The producer is duality licensed in at least two states
The producer is a surplus lines
Broker
Unless a person is licensed as a surplus lines broker, they may not transact any insurance on property located, or operation conducted, or on the lives of residents within the state of California with non-admitted insurers
Where do most states require insurers to file policy forms?
- The federal government insurance regulatory committee
- The independent insurance association of America
- The insurance department
- The insurance services office
The insurance department
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What must an insurer do who accepts an application from an agent who is not specifically appointed by the insurer, and then issues a policy from that application?
- Forward to the commissioner a notice of appointment within 14 days of receipt of application
- Send the agent the appointment approval within 30 days of policy issuance
- The agent must become an employee of the company within 30 days of receiving application
- Name the agent to the list of company’s approval agents
Forward to the commissioner a notice of appointment within 14 days of receipt of application
Facts
In the state of CA, no rate will remain in effect if it is considered to be any of the following, except:
- Inadequate
- Unfairly discriminatory
- Impartial
- Excessive
Impartial
Ca. Department if insurance regulates policy rates to ensure fair, reasonable, and not discriminatory rates
A representation in an insurance contract qualifies as which of the following?
- An implied warranty
- An amendment
- An express warranty
- A policy provision
An implied warranty
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What is required of a broker-agent before appointing an insurance solicitor?
- Must hold a notice of appointment
- Must hold a permanent license
- Must hold a certificate of insurance
- Must be a domestic insurer
Must hold a permanent license
Insurance solicitor is hired by either agents or brokers, and they must have a license before they can appoint anyone
Company that negotiates and binds ceding reinsurance on behalf of an insurer is considered:
- An insurance specialist
- A third-party administrator
- A managing general agent
- An insurance solicitor
A managing general agent
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Insurers may purchase reinsurance for a variety of reasons. Which of the following is not a good example of the use of reinsurance? Insurer purchases reinsurance:
- For the protection from catastrophic exposures, such as hurricanes or earthquakes
- To more safety insure an exceptionally large account
- To avoid capacity problems by reducing the amount of unearned premium
- Only on the below average business submitted to them, keeping the good business for themselves
Only on the below average business submitted to them, keeping the good business for themselves
The purpose of reinsurance is to prevent insolvency, not to provide business advantages
Any person who makes a loan of money using real property as security:
- There are no current laws regarding lenders disclosing borrower’s information in California
- Shall not make available the information contained in a borrower’s fire or casualty policy if the borrower has filed a statement with the lender that they do not want the lender to disclose this information
- Shall be allowed to make available the information contained in a fire or casualty insurance policy for the purpose of soliciting either fire or casualty insurance only
- Can give out any borrowers information to a solicitor if the lender discloses its practices to the borrower at the time the loan is made
Shall not make available the information contained in a borrower’s fire or casualty policy if the borrower has filed a statement with the lender that they do not want the lender to disclose this information
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If an insurer pays an insurer $25000 in lost wages, $45000 for physicians visits and hospital costs, and $15000 for physical therapy treatments, and later finds out that the claim was fraudulent, the insured may be fined as much as:
- $170000
- $60000
- $85000
- $150000
$170000
Punishable by up to $150000 or double the value of the fraud whichever is greater