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Free General Insurance Concepts Practice Questions

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

Subtopics: Conditional contract, Risk pooling, Insurable interest, Adhesion, Risk retention, Handling risk, Insurable 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. An insurance policy is described as a conditional contract because:

The insurer pays benefits only if the conditions stated in the policy are met

In a conditional contract, the insurer's duty to pay arises only when the policy's conditions, such as filing proof of loss, are satisfied.

2. The fundamental mechanism that makes insurance work is:

Pooling the risks of many so the losses of a few can be paid

Insurance works by pooling premiums from many exposure units so the relatively few who suffer losses can be indemnified.

3. A person is generally presumed to have an unlimited insurable interest in:

Their own life

An individual is presumed to have an unlimited insurable interest in their own life.

4. A contract that one party writes and the other must accept as written is a contract of:

Adhesion

A contract of adhesion is drafted by one party (the insurer), and the other party adheres to its terms without negotiation.

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