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Free Property and Casualty Insurance Basics Practice Questions

Colorado Property & Casualty exam — 66 practice questions.

Subtopics: Insurable risk, Adverse selection, Reinsurance, Concealment, Conditions, Duties after loss, Coinsurance, Vacancy, Pro rata other insurance, Salvage, Valued policy, Insurable interest, Loss valuation, Negligence, Damages, Types of loss, Insurer provisions, Other insurance, Liability, Limits of liability, Deductibles, Policy structure, Policy conditions, Actual cash value, Replacement cost, Pair and set clause, Vacancy provision, Mortgagee rights, Appraisal condition, Proof of loss, Salvage and abandonment, Liberalization clause, Assignment condition, Binder, Sublimit, Named perils vs open perils, Burden of proof, Direct vs indirect loss, Comparative negligence, Strict liability, Vicarious liability, Punitive damages, Special vs general damages, Proximate cause, Absolute liability, Hold harmless, Bailee liability, Attractive nuisance, Res ipsa loquitur, Coinsurance calculation, Actual cash value calculation, Split limits application

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Sample questions & answers

1. Which is a characteristic of a risk that is ideally insurable?

The loss is definite, measurable, and due to chance

Ideally insurable risks involve losses that are definite, measurable, fortuitous, and predictable across a large pool, and not catastrophic.

2. Adverse selection occurs when:

Those with higher-than-average chance of loss seek insurance more than others

Adverse selection is the tendency of higher-risk individuals to seek coverage, which sound underwriting is designed to counter.

3. Reinsurance is best described as:

Insurance that one insurer buys from another to transfer part of its risk

Reinsurance lets a primary insurer transfer a portion of its risk to a reinsurer, stabilizing results and increasing capacity.

4. Concealment in a property insurance application is:

The intentional failure to disclose a known material fact

Concealment is the intentional withholding of a known material fact, which can void coverage.

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