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Free General Insurance Concepts Practice Questions

Alabama Accident & Health exam — 45 practice questions.

Subtopics: Risk, Hazard, Adverse selection control, Moral hazard, Reciprocity of utmost good faith, Risk definition, Morale hazard, Peril, Risk transfer, Adverse selection, Stock insurer, Mutual insurer, Admitted insurer, Foreign insurer, Consideration, Legal purpose, Competent parties, Express authority, Apparent authority, Indemnity, Utmost good faith, Representations, Concealment, Aleatory contract, Contract of adhesion, Pure risk, Speculative risk, Law of large numbers, Physical hazard, Implied authority, Fiduciary duty, Warranty, Misrepresentation, Waiver, Estoppel, Reciprocal insurer, Fraternal benefit society, Reinsurance, Non-admitted insurer, Alien insurer, Unilateral contract, Conditional contract, Offer and acceptance, Insurable interest

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Sample questions & answers

1. In insurance, 'risk' is best defined as:

The uncertainty or chance of loss

Risk is the uncertainty regarding loss; insurance transfers the financial consequences of that uncertainty.

2. A condition that increases the likelihood or severity of a loss is a:

Hazard

A hazard is a condition that increases the chance or size of a loss, while a peril is the cause of loss.

3. Insurers control adverse selection in health insurance primarily through:

Underwriting and policy provisions

Underwriting and provisions such as pre-existing condition limits help control adverse selection.

4. A moral hazard in health insurance refers to:

The chance a person acts carelessly or dishonestly because they are insured

Moral hazard is the increased likelihood of loss arising from a person's dishonesty or carelessness because coverage exists.

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Practice: General Insurance Concepts

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