WorksheetsProperty and Casualty Practice Exam
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following would NOT be considered a flood?
Mudslides
Runoff of surface waters
Sewer backup
Overflow of tidal waters
Which homeowners policy is not designed for owner-occupied dwellings?
HO-3
HO-8
HO-4
HO-5
In a dwelling policy, which of the following other structures would be covered?
Used by the insured in which to operate a retail business
Used as a part of a farming operation
Rented to a neighbor for a use as a private garage
Used by the insured to house a manufacturing operation
All of the following are special personal property limits under a homeowners policy EXCEPT?
$1,500 for securities, accounts, deeds, and evidences of debt
$500 for business personal property on the insured premises.
$1,500 for trailers not used with watercraft.
$2,500 for theft of firearms
Can a warranty be valid and enforced if not specifically written out in the contract?
Yes, a warranty written out is never a requirement
Sometimes a warranty only need be expressed or implied
No, a warranty must be written out in all cases
No, warranties always must be written-out, signed contracts by both parties.
Which of the following statements about personal liability coverage (Coverage E) of an unendorsed HO-3 homeowners policy is true?
Coverage is written on an accident basis.
Coverage is provided for bodily injury liability.
Coverage is provided for business and professional liability.
Coverage is provided for personal injury liability.
The term for an insurance company that is not backed by a state government is called:
Alien company
An admitted company
A non-admitted company
Bailee
.A condominium owner installed wall-to-wall carpeting over the hardwood floors in their unit. If there was a total loss, the carpeting would be covered as
Improvements and betterments
Personal property
Common property
Supplementary property
A home buyer learns they need to get insurance on the home they are buying before the closing. They apply for a policy and learn that the policy may not issue until a week or so after the closing. What document would the insurance agent give the customer to show proof of homeowner insurance on the date of the closing?
Declarations
Binder
Good faith
Coinsurance
An applicant for a DP-3 landlord policy told the insurance agent their rental property was rented on a long-term lease. An insurance investigation showed that the property had been vacant for a year. What is the insurance term for the insured's actions?
Endorsement
Subrogation
Indemnification
Representation
A homeowner wanted insurance to cover a potential water backup in their basement. What would they need to do to get this type of coverage?
Nothing. Water backup is never covered under homeowner policies
Nothing. Water backup is automatically covered under all HO policies
Add an endorsement to cover water backup
Purchase a flood insurance policy
___________ refers to what had the most significant impact in causing the loss, when two or more perils, independently, bring about the loss at the same time. It also considers whether the insured peril caused it.
Legal liability
Proximate cause
Time element loss
Personal loss
Covered costs under a liability policy aside from the costs paid for any injuries or damages are:
Ancillary costs
Supplemental costs
Consequential costs
Aleatory costs
Michelle, who lives in a subdivision with a Homeowners' Association, had a large living oak tree blow down in a windstorm and damage her neighbor's Porsche. She has an unendorsed Special Form HO-3 homeowners' policy and a $1 million-dollar personal umbrella policy. Under which policy can the neighbor expect to find coverage for his loss?
The Homeowners' Association commercial general liability policy.
Michelle's homeowners' policy
Michelle's umbrella policy
The neighbors personal auto policy
Something that might increase the likelihood that a loss will occur is called a:
Hazard
Risk
Catastrophe
Peril
A device that is used to minimize small claims and lower premiums is called a(n):
Deductible
Transfer of Risk
Coinsurance
Arbitration
Another name for compensatory damages is:
Punitive
General
Broad
Actual
Rex has a personal auto policy with bodily injury liability limits of $100,000 per person, $300,000 per accident, and property damage limit of $100,000. His personal umbrella policy has a limit of $1,000,000 and requires underlying auto limits to be $250,000 per person, $500,000 per accident for bodily injury, and $100,000 for property damage. Rex is found negligent in a car accident. The jury awards the plaintiff a total of $950,000 in damages, of which $150,000 were for the claimant's 2018 Bentley automobile. How much will the umbrella pay for this loss?
950,000
800,000
550,000
150,000
Jeff Smith has a personal auto policy. Select the coverage that would apply when a deer leaps in front of his car and causes damage.
Comprehensive/other than collision
Collision
Medical Payments
Liability
A hazard where a party protected from risk acts differently than if they did not have protection is called what?
Moral hazard
Legal Hazard
Morale Hazard
Physical Hazard
All of the following are basic perils covered under all Homeowners' policies except:
Fire and smoke
Vandalism
Riots and civil commotion
Falling objects
Which of the following statements about DP-3 policies is false?
It covers the structure for open perils.
It covers loss of rents.
It covers other structures such as a fence, shed, or detached garage.
It pays for losses to the structure at actual cash value.
A homeowner owns a 100-year-old log cabin in the woods with no electricity, heating, air conditioning, or plumbing. The home is in reasonably good condition and it is owner-occupied. The owner gets water from an outdoor pump and uses an outhouse. The home has a wood-burning stove for heat. What type of homeowner policy is appropriate for this home?
HO-3
HO-5
HO-8
HO-6
A driver swerved to avoid hitting a car that was backing out of a parking lot and hit a telephone pole. The driver and one of the passengers took an ambulance to the emergency room to be treated for minor injuries. What part of a personal auto insurance policy would respond to the loss concerning injuries?
Medical payments or personal injury protection (PIP)
Bodily injury
Comprehensive
Collision
George's rental home is covered under a basic dwelling form DP-1 policy. The weight of snow and ice causes $15,000 of damage to his roof, $10,000 of damage to his interior walls, and $2,000 of damage to the tenants' contents. George has a $1,000 deductible. What is the total dollar amount of damage covered under his policy?
15,000
10,000
27,000
This is not a covered peril under DP-1
