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Free Property Casualty Basics Practice Questions

Iowa Personal Lines exam — 101 practice questions.

Subtopics: Insurable interest, Actual cash value, Physical hazard, Negligence, Subrogation, Indirect loss, Salvage, Split limits, Proximate cause, Named perils, Policy structure DICE, Declarations, Insuring agreement, Exclusions, Replacement cost, Coinsurance purpose, Coinsurance penalty math, Coinsurance no penalty, Deductible effect, Open perils, Burden of proof, Appraisal provision, Pro rata other insurance, Vacancy, Real vs personal property, Elements of negligence, Compensatory damages, Punitive damages, Bodily injury, Property damage, Occurrence, Absolute liability, Vicarious liability, Comparative negligence, Liability limits, Binder, Endorsement, Stated value vs agreed value, Abandonment, Mortgagee clause, Assignment, Attractive nuisance, Hold harmless agreement, Certificate of insurance, Valued policy, Blanket vs specific, Liability vs property insurance, Duties after loss, Concurrent causation, Conditions section, Definitions section, Pair or set clause, Inflation guard, Aggregate limit, Combined single limit, Sublimit, Self-insured retention, Primary vs excess coverage, Excess other insurance clause, Escape other insurance clause, Flat cancellation, Pro rata cancellation, Short-rate cancellation, Nonrenewal, Liberalization clause, No benefit to bailee, Loss payable clause, Sue and labor, Occurrence trigger, Retroactive date, Extended reporting period, Contributory negligence, Last clear chance, Res ipsa loquitur, Assumption of risk, Negligence per se, General vs special damages, Nominal damages, Direct vs consequential loss, Time element coverage, Catastrophe, Floater, Wear and tear exclusion, Inherent vice exclusion, Mysterious disappearance, Pollution exclusion, Earth movement exclusion, Personal injury offense, Duty to defend, Defense within limits, Statute of limitations, Pure premium, Exposure unit, Reasonable repairs, Actual cash value calculation

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Sample questions & answers

1. In property insurance, insurable interest must generally exist:

At the time of the loss

Property insurance requires the insured to have an insurable interest at the time of loss to collect.

2. Actual cash value is most commonly calculated as:

Replacement cost minus depreciation

Actual cash value is generally replacement cost at the time of loss minus depreciation.

3. A physical hazard is best described as:

A tangible condition that increases the chance of loss, such as oily rags left in a corner

A physical hazard is a tangible condition that increases the likelihood or severity of a loss.

4. Negligence is generally defined as:

The failure to exercise the care a reasonable person would under the circumstances

Negligence is the failure to use the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise.

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