Underwriting considerations Flashcards

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How has the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 affected underwriting?

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The Act shifts the duty of disclosure from the consumer to the insurer, requiring consumers to accurately answer questions posed by the insurer.

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What does the Insurance Act 2015 require from commercial customers in underwriting?

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Commercial customers must give a ‘fair presentation’ of their risk and conduct a ‘reasonable search’ for the insurer, providing accurate and clear information.

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What are major underwriting factors affecting claims?

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Key factors include industry-specific risks, the average claim per member, and the proposer’s risk characteristics compared to the average.

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What factors are considered in motor insurance underwriting?

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Driver’s age
Vehicle type
Usage
Storage
Geographical area
Driving record
Vehicle modifications.

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What factors affect health insurance underwriting?

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Occupation
Age
Lifestyle / physical condition
Medical history
Family circumstance

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How does occupation influence health insurance underwriting?

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Higher risk occupations have higher premiums

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What are important underwriting factors for household insurance?

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Constructionb
Location
Security
Crime rate

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What factors are considered in travel insurance underwriting?

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Destination
Purpose / duration
Group policies
Pre-existing conditions

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Commercial property - fire and special perils

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Building use
Types of goods
Construction
Safety features
Risk management
Location to perils

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What factors affect underwriting for glass insurance?

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The building’s use (likelihood of glass being broken) and the geographical area (e.g., vandalism risk in town centers) are key considerations.

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Business Interruption Insurance

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Insurer assesses speed of business recovery (e.g., alternate premises, machinery availability, seasonal dependencies).

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Extended Warranties

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Typically not underwritten but based on product failure statistics; premiums set accordingly.

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Credit Rating

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Cross business lines where insurers consider credit rating as part of acceptance and price of risk

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Fraud Prevention

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Fraud includes inventing losses, exaggerating damages, or creating fake events. Impact on insurers and genuine policyholders includes higher costs. Prevented through the Insurance Fraud Bureau and shared claims data.

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Claims Handler Role

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Identifying fraudulent claims by recognising patterns, such as claims soon after policy inception or renewal.

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Insurance Fraud Bureau

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Coordinate industry wide action
Run public education campaigns
Operate centres of fraud expertise

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Motor Insurance Anti-Fraud and Theft Register (MIAFTR)

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Database of details for total loss and theft claims

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Motor Insurance Database

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Contains details of all registered vehicles in the UK and related insurance details

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Claims and UW exchange

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Database of incidents reported to insurers by personal insurance policyholders

20
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Art loss register

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Increases recovery rate of stolen art

Deters theft by making resale more difficult

21
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Application fraud

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Fraudulent submissions at the application stage

22
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Direct discrimination

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Discrimination of protected characteristics

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Associated discrimination

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Discrimination because of association with someone with a protected characteristic

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Perceptive discrimination

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Discrimination based on perception of having a protected characteristic

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Indirect discrimination

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Rules that unfairly disadvantage certain groups based on protected characteristics

26
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Where must data breaches be reported

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Information Commissioners Office