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Free General Insurance Concepts Practice Questions

Kansas Life, Accident & Health exam — 33 practice questions.

Subtopics: Speculative risk, Physical hazard, Risk reduction, Insurable risk, Conditional contract, Handling risk, Hazards, Definitions, Insurer classifications, Adverse selection, Elements of a contract, Legal interpretations, Law of large numbers, Indemnity, Aleatory contract, Contract of adhesion, Utmost good faith, Unilateral contract, Express authority, Apparent authority, Fiduciary duty, Reinsurance, Reciprocal insurer, Estoppel, Insurable interest timing

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Sample questions & answers

1. Speculative risk differs from pure risk because it involves:

The chance of gain as well as loss and is generally not insurable

Speculative risk includes the possibility of gain and is generally not insurable, unlike pure risk.

2. A physical hazard is best described as:

A tangible condition that increases the chance of loss, such as icy steps

A physical hazard is a tangible condition, such as icy steps, that increases the likelihood of a loss.

3. Installing smoke detectors to lessen a potential loss is an example of risk:

Reduction

Taking steps such as installing smoke detectors to lessen potential loss is risk reduction.

4. A characteristic of an insurable risk is that the loss must be:

Definite, measurable, and due to chance

Insurable losses should be definite, measurable, and due to chance rather than intentional.

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Practice: General Insurance Concepts

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