Free General Insurance Concepts Practice Questions

Colorado Property & Casualty exam — 39 practice questions.

Subtopics: Morale hazard, Estoppel, Consideration, Express authority, Apparent authority, Indemnity, Handling risk, Insurer classifications, Adverse selection, Elements of a contract, Insurable risk, Hazards, Definitions, Authority of producers, Legal interpretations, Law of large numbers, Principle of indemnity, Utmost good faith, Concealment, Warranty, Waiver and estoppel, Subrogation, Reinsurance, Admitted vs nonadmitted, Domestic foreign alien, Aleatory contract, Contract of adhesion, Unilateral contract, Rebating, Risk pooling, Pro-rata cancellation

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Sample questions & answers

1. A morale hazard refers to:

An attitude of carelessness or indifference to loss because one has insurance

A morale hazard is indifference to loss arising from the belief that insurance will cover it, increasing the chance of loss.

2. Estoppel generally prevents a party from:

Asserting a right it has already given up or led another to rely on being waived

Estoppel bars a party from reasserting a right after a waiver or conduct that another reasonably relied upon.

3. In an insurance contract, the consideration given by the insured is generally:

The premium payment and the statements in the application

The insured's consideration consists of the premium and the representations in the application; the insurer's consideration is its promise to pay.

4. Express authority granted to a producer is:

Authority specifically given to the agent in the agency agreement

Express authority is the power explicitly granted to the producer in writing through the agency contract.

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