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WorksheetsPPIA Module 1 Quiz
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
The United States began popularizing insurance, in 1732 this man initiated the idea of fire insurance as a standard practice. He started the first insurance company in Charleston, South Carolina. He also founded the Philadelphia Contributionship for insurance on homes lost from a fire. Who is this?
Benjamin Franklin
Tedd Van Guten
Arnold Winkins
Samuel Owens |||
What is a premium?
A higher tier for a subscription
VIP membership
A guaranteed small loss that's used to prevent a large loss.
VIP Membership+Higher tier membership
What's an insurance policy?
Just stuff to read.
Guidelines that make sure I don't break the rules
A contract where one party undertakes to indemnify another or pay a specified amount based on contingincies. NEEDS a premium
A special contract that I sign which agrees to pay a specified amount to another party based on contingencies. DOES NOT need a premium
What are the 4 requirements to make contract legal and valid? MULTIPLE ANSWERS!!
Not against public policy or other wise illegal
Legal capacity of parties to contract
A sufficient consideration for each promise
A manifestation of assent to its own terms by the parties who make the contract
All property and liability insurance contracts are comprised of four basic parts, what are declarations?
Declaration of Independence
An oath to a promise
Material relating to the subjects covered, and all guidelines.
A piece of paper that puts on oath that you'll pay your premium or else you'll be fined
Insuring agreements
Summarizes promises form insurance holder
Agreement from one person to another person
Agreement on how much you'll be paying for your premium
Agreement that summarizes the promises from the insurance company
Why are exclusions and conditions important?
Exclusions and conditions eliminate coverages which might duplicate those in other policies to be insured.
What's automobile insurance?
Insurance in case my home gets damaged which is covered for 8 years
Insurance from the Apple Store on my brand new iPhone 16 pro max which is covered for 90 days
Insurance for my battery powered kids car which covers collision, theft, storm damage
Insurance for an automobile in which one party agrees to pay another party's financial loss which covers collision, theft, storm damage
What are 2 types of automobile coverages? MULTIPLE CHOICE!
Collision
Destruction
Comprehensive
Binding
What's home owners insurance?
Policy protecting family in case you decide you don't want the home any more
Policy that protects an individuals house in case loss by fire, natural causes, vandalism
Policy that protects only the appliances inside the home
Policy that protects you incase someone dings your wall paint, doors, window, or cabinets
What is a reinsurance carrier?
Another insurance company you can sign with if your not happy with your current one
A more better policy based insurance company
Companies that insure the insurance companies
Companies that are bundled with insurance companies that lower the premium assuming you sign an extended contract
What's an insurance carrier?
A person that carries their insurance
A person who owns insurance
A company which sells insurance
A pamphlet which says all the available insurance companies that are accepted
What is underwriting?
The insurance companies policy
A written agreement
A process that determines involved in insuring a client
A process from the client that determines if the insurance company is covering what they said they were going to cover
What's a reserve?
The United States Army reserves
Money set aside from the client in order to pay for premium
Money set aside from insurance company in order to pay for claims
A reserved amount of time that your insurance company will keep you covered for after it ends.
What is adjusting
Making sure something fits
Adjusting the temperature
Adjusting money set aside
Adjusting the loss and verifying that the loss is covered by insurance company
What is an independent Adjusting company?
A single independent contractor
A company who doesn't rely on workers
A company that has trained employees who provide various levels of services to insurance companies in connection to claims made with the insurance carrier.
A company that hires untrained employees who provide various levels of services to insurance companies in connection to claims made with the insurance carrier.
What is an adjuster?
Someone who adjusts the regulations
Is the person hired to work for an independent adjusting company.
Is the person hired to work for the insurance company
Someone who is hired to adjust home regulations
What are the 4 lines of insurance?
Property, casualty, life, health & disability
Property, collision, life, health & disability
Comprehensive, collision, life, and health disability
Property, comprehensive, life, collision
Are all losses insurable?
True
False
What's an insurance agent?
Producers within the industry that provide a valuable service to the community.
An individual who fixes the damages
An insurance company within the industry that provides a valuable service to the community
An individual who files a claim to the insurance company claiming some form of damage
What's an independent adjuster?
An independent adjuster hired by an insurance company to represent the interest of that company.
An adjuster hired to work for and is paid by an insurance company and can only represent the interests of the company.
Adjuster works inside and outside an office. Some companies hire and supervise independent adjusters to carry out those parts of the claims process that the inside company adjuster cannot.
Both A and B
Neither
What's a public adjuster?
Adjuster is self-employed and is not affiliated with either insurers or bureaus.
Adjuster works inside and outside an office, and represents only the insurance company
A licensed adjuster who is the only other party besides an attorney who can legally represent the rights of an insured during the claims process.
B and C
What's a company/staff adjuster?
Adjuster is hired to work for and is paid by an insurance company and can only represent the interests of the company.
None above
Adjuster is self-employed and is not affiliated with either insurers or bureaus.
An adjuster that takes a percentage of the claim
What's a fee adjuster?
Adjuster offers services on a fee-for-service basis.
Adjuster is hired to work for and is paid by an insurance company and can only represent the interests of the company
Adjuster that takes a percentage of a claim
ALL OF ABOVE
What is a bureau adjuster?
Both B and C
Adjuster takes a percentage of a claim
Adjuster is employed as an agent by an adjustment bureau that serves multiple company clients. This could also be known as a third-party administration company.
Neither
What are the adjusters responsibilities?
Indemnifying the insured, identifying the cause of loss when, where, how? scoping and inspecting, estimating, reporting
Indemnifying the insurance company, identifying the cause of gain, who, what, when, where? not looking and not inspecting, giving bad estimates, not reporting
Neither
Indemnifying the insured, identifying the cause of loss when, where, how, scoping and inspecting, and done
Which computer application helps estimate real-time replacement costs?
Xactimate
None of these
Estim8te
Propay LLC
What does peril mean?
Peril refers to a type of food
None of these
What's aviation insurance?
Aviation insurance is a package policy comprised of physical damage (hull), personal injury, and liability coverage. It protects from the risks associated with owning and operating an aircraft.
None of these
What's disability insurance?
What is life insurance?
None of these
What is business owners insurance?
A and B
What is health insurance?
What is Marine (boat) insurance?
Both B and C
What is causality and liability insurance?
What is automobile insurance?
What is flood insurance?
What is property insurance?
What is fire and allied lines insurance?
What is a contract?
What are the 4 characteristics of a contract?
Negotiation, Documentation, Signature, no witness
Agreement, consideration, both parties need to be competent, there needs to be legal purpose.
What is the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)?
A federal agency founded in 1909 that oversees all insurance companies in the U.S.
A private organization founded in 1929 that sells insurance policies directly to consumers.
A non-profit group founded in 1963 that provides financial assistance to insurance companies.
The NAIC founded in 1871, is a collective organization of state insurance regulators in the U.S.
What is a conditional contract?
A conditional contract contains a number of conditions that both parties must comply with. A type of conditional contract is a property or liability insurance policy.
None of these
Both A and B
What is an unilateral contract
What is contract of adhesion?
A contract of adhesion is a verbal agreement between one party
None of these
When one of the parties of a contract cannot negotiate the terms of a contract but has to accept what is being offered
What is contract of indemnity?
Both B and C
Is the concept that a person may not profit from an incident that triggers coverage under a policy of insurance.
What are contract-rights interest?
Both A and D
None of these
Interests explicitly defined in the contract.
What are legal liability interest?
Interest is imposed by law, as opposed to liability arising from an agreement or contract.
Legal liability interest refers to the right to receive compensation for nothing
Legal liability interest is a type of insurance paper
None of these
What are factual expectations of loss interest?
Both A and B
False expectations of loss interest refer to the actual loss from investments.
This is used to determine if insurable interest exists.
Factual expectations of loss interest are the historical data of future investment performances.
