Vocab Flashcards
Rebating
Key Words:Refund,discount, promise/offer
Offering or promising a discount or refund of part of the premium, agent’s commission, earnings, profits, dividends, benefits, special advantages, or anything of value not specified in the policy
Other Info: Payment and acceptance of rebate is prohibited = class B misdemeanor
Defamation
Key Words: injure, false, maliciously, reputation
to make, issue, or circulate any pamphlet, circular, article, literature, or verbal or written statement that contains false or maliciously critical statements made with the intent to injure any company doing business in Illinois in its reputation or business.
Other Info: is punishable by a fine of $200 to $10,000
Discrimination
Key Words: unfair, prejudicial, based, perceived
The process of making unfair or prejudicial distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong, such as race, gender, age, religion, physical attractiveness or sexual orientation.
Non renewal
Key Words: ends, policy term, expiration, renew
When the insurer chooses not to renew the policy, and coverage ends at the expiration of the policy term
Other Info: Notice of non renewal must be provided in advance, with requirements set by state law
Misrepresentation
Key Words: false statement
A false statement contained in the application, that usually does not void coverage or the policy as long as it is immaterial.
Other Info: If the statement is material to the issuance of coverage= coverage doesn’t apply. Material misrepresentation may cause the insurer to void the policy.
Mine subsidence
Key Words: ground, mine level, underground, failure, damage
Ground movement caused by a failure initiated at the mine level of man made underground mines that directly damage residences or commercial buildings
Other Info: Does not include earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, roots of trees/shrubs, rapid transit tunnels, collapse of storm/sewer drains, soil conditions, erosion, freezing/thawing, improperly compacted soil, construction defects.
Can be applied to buildings and to service structures(driveways, sidewalks, septic systems).
Mine subsidence coverage must be included in every policy issued or renewed insuring a residence, commercial building, or living unit on a direct basis, at a separately stated premium, unless waived in writing by the insured.
Actual Cash Value
Key Words: repair/replace, minus depreciation
The policy will pay for the cost to repair or replace the damaged property at the time of loss, minus depreciation.
Replacement Cost
Key Words: replace, property, like kind/quality, current pricing
The cost to replace property with property of like kind and quality, at current pricing, without a deduction for depreciation
Other Info:
Market Value
Salvage Value
Blanket Limit
Specific Limit
Scheduled Limit
Deductible
Open Perils
Named Perils
Theft
Burglary
Mysterious Disappearance
Robbery
Unoccupancy
Vacancy
Bailee
Bailor
Proximate Cause
Concurrent Causation
Inherit Vice
Direct Loss
Indirect Loss
Contract
Representations
Misrepresentations
Principle of Indemnity
Binder
Insurable Interest
Accident
Occurence
Certificate of Insurance
Contribution by Equal Shares
Subrogation
Liberalization
Flat Cancellation