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Florida General Lines — Property & Casualty (2-20) exam (series 2-20) — 73 practice questions.

Subtopics: Claims acknowledgment, Pay or deny deadline, Hurricane deductible, Hurricane deductible disclosure, Catastrophic ground cover collapse, Homeowner claims bill of rights, Nonrenewal notice, Citizens Property Insurance, Hurricane mitigation discounts, Notice of claim deadline, Mediation program, Replacement cost settlement, Sinkhole neutral evaluation, Valued policy law, Citizens eligibility, Rate filing, Premium financing, New business cancellation, Insurable interest, Loss valuation, Coinsurance, 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. Under Florida law, a residential property insurer must acknowledge receipt of a communication about a claim within:

7 days

Florida requires an insurer to acknowledge receipt of a communication regarding a property insurance claim within 7 days unless payment is made within that time.

2. A Florida insurer generally must pay or deny a residential property insurance claim within how many days of receiving notice of the claim?

60 days

Florida requires the insurer to pay or deny a claim, or a portion of it, within 60 days after receiving notice, absent factors beyond its control.

3. Before issuing a personal lines residential property policy, a Florida insurer must offer hurricane deductible options of:

500 dollars and 2, 5, and 10 percent of the dwelling limits

Florida requires insurers to offer hurricane deductibles of 500 dollars and 2, 5, and 10 percent of the policy dwelling limits, unless a percentage is less than 500 dollars.

4. A Florida policy that contains a separate hurricane deductible must display the statutory warning on its face in boldfaced type no smaller than:

18 points

A policy with a separate hurricane deductible must carry, in boldfaced 18-point type, a statement that the deductible may result in high out-of-pocket expenses.

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