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Free General Insurance Concepts Practice Questions

Colorado Personal Lines exam — 58 practice questions.

Subtopics: Law of large numbers, Physical hazard, Adhesion, Utmost good faith, Risk retention, Proximate cause, Pure vs speculative risk, Hazard, Peril, Moral hazard, Morale hazard, Risk avoidance, Risk transfer, Insurable interest, Indemnity, Elements of a contract, Contract of adhesion, Aleatory contract, Representation, Concealment, Warranty, Express authority, Apparent authority, Implied authority, Stock vs mutual insurer, Domestic foreign alien, Admitted insurer, Estoppel, Adverse selection, Reinsurance, Underwriting, Loss ratio, Rate regulation goals, Reciprocal insurer, Lloyds of London, Risk retention group, Self-insurance, Surplus lines, Fundamental vs particular risk, Loss exposure, Frequency vs severity, Unilateral contract, Conditional contract, Personal contract, Waiver, Material misrepresentation, Fiduciary duty, Commingling, Agent vs broker, Rebating, Twisting, Coercion, Defamation, Unfair claims settlement

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Sample questions & answers

1. Why can an insurer with many similar policyholders predict losses more reliably?

Because of the law of large numbers, which makes results more predictable as the pool grows

The law of large numbers makes aggregate loss experience more predictable as the number of similar insured exposures increases.

2. An icy, unsalted sidewalk that increases the chance of a slip-and-fall is an example of a:

Physical hazard

A physical hazard is a tangible condition, like an icy walkway, that increases the chance or severity of a loss.

3. Because the insurer writes the policy and the insured accepts it as written, ambiguities are generally interpreted:

In favor of the insured

As a contract of adhesion drafted by the insurer, ambiguous policy language is generally construed in favor of the insured.

4. An applicant who deliberately withholds a material fact during the application process violates the principle of:

Utmost good faith

Utmost good faith requires honest, full disclosure; deliberately concealing a material fact breaches that duty and can void coverage.

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