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25.1 Understanding Risk

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Risk is a state of certainty where some of the possibilities may result in loss or another undesirable outcome

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The likelihood that something will or will not happen

a)

Risk

b)

Certainty

c)

Uncertainty

3.

Chance of loss with no chance for gain

a)

Unpure risk

b)

Straight risk

c)

Pure risk

d)

Risk management

4.

Pure risk are...

a)

planned

b)

random

c)

normal

d)

random and always result in loss

5.

Which risk may result in either gain or loss

a)

Personal Risk

b)

Insurable Risk

c)

Property Risk

d)

Speculative Risk

6.

Making an investment to help offset against loss is called

a)

Investing

b)

Hedging

c)

Peaking

d)

Insurable interest

7.

Which risk may result in gain or loss and is based on the changing economic conditions

a)

Economy Risk

b)

Insurable Risk

c)

Economic Risk

d)

Peak Risk

8.

What is it called when the economy slows down

a)

Peak

b)

Recession

c)

Recovery

d)

Growth

9.

What happens during a recession that causes businesses to suffer

a)

People lose jobs and are unable to purchase goods and services

b)

There is a ban on sales

c)

Some businesses are just lazy and don't push their sales

10.

Which business cycle is a time when the economy has hit the top and things are going fast

a)

Peak

b)

Recession

c)

Growth

d)

Decline

11.

What is the period when the economy has hit the bottom and things are moving slow

a)

Recovery

b)

Peak

c)

Decline

d)

Trough

12.

When a period of time when the economy is growing and jobs are being created

a)

Peak

b)

Recovery

c)

Decline

d)

Trough

13.

What gives you a method of spreading individual risk among a large group of people to make loss affordable for all

a)

Recovery

b)

Insurance

c)

Loans

d)

Simple Risk

14.

Most common risk(s) among teenagers

a)

car accidents

b)

Car accidents and theft

c)

Theft

d)

Relationships

15.

A pure risk that is faced by a large number of people and for which the amount of the loss can be predicted

a)

Personal Risk

b)

Liability Risk

c)

Property Risk

d)

Insurable Risk

16.

What is insurable interest

a)

Any financial interest

b)

Any financial interest in life or property

c)

Financial interest in life or property that would cause you to suffer financial if the life or property is lost

17.

We each face risk everyday

a)

True

b)

False

18.

This risk is the chance of loss involving your income and standard of living

a)

Liability risk

b)

Property risk

c)

Personal risk

19.

Which insurance covers personal risk

a)

Life insurance

b)

Life and Health Insurance

c)

Life and Disability Insurance

d)

Life, Health and Disability Insurance

20.

Property risk includes

a)

Car and Home

b)

Home and possessions

c)

Home, car and possessions that can be destroyed or damaged by fire, theft, wind, rain, accident and other hazards

d)

Anything that can be destroyed

21.

What risk is the change of loss or harm to personal or real property

a)

Property Risk

b)

Personal Risk

c)

Liability Risk

22.

The chance of loss that may occur when your errors or actions result in injuries to others or damages to their property

a)

Property Risk

b)

Liability Risk

c)

Personal Risk

23.

Someone slips on your step and fall. When they sue you, which coverage with protect you

a)

Liability insurance

b)

Personal risk insurance

c)

Property insurance

24.

Another name for Insurance Company

a)

Creditor

b)

Insurer

c)

Insured

d)

Casualty

25.

Another name for the purchased insurance policy

a)

premium

b)

contract

c)

agreement

26.

The insurance fee you pay

a)

policy

b)

contract

c)

premium

d)

installment

27.

Another name for the insured

a)

Insured

b)

policyholder

c)

creditor

d)

debtor

28.

A specialist in insurance calculations and statistics

a)

Statistician

b)

Actuary

c)

Agent

29.

Amount stated in a life insurance policy to be paid upon death

a)

Premium

b)

Cash Valve

c)

Face Amount

d)

Loss Value

30.

Person named on a policy to receive the benefits from the policy

a)

Spouse

b)

Beneficiary

c)

Co-Insured

31.

Purpose of insurance

a)

To enrich

b)

Compensate for actual loss

c)

Make a profit

d)

Loss to insurer

32.

How can the insurer make a profit

a)

Collect more premiums than it pays out

b)

Balance losses and operating expenses

c)

Refuse to pay out for lossess

d)

Find loop holes in insured losses

33.

What is putting the policyholder back in the same financial condition as before the loss

a)

Balance

b)

Coverage

c)

Deductible

d)

Indemnification

34.

How are premiums set or based

a)

Statistical probability of the likelihood of potential losses

b)

age, race and location

c)

Prior losses in the area