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Free General Insurance Concepts Practice Questions

New Hampshire Life exam — 47 practice questions.

Subtopics: Pure risk, Peril, Hazard, Adverse selection, Law of large numbers, Contract of adhesion, Aleatory contract, Definition of risk, Handling risk, Retention, Insurable risk, Stock insurer, Mutual insurer, Admitted insurer, Domestic foreign alien, Consideration, Legal purpose, Competent parties, Offer and acceptance, Express authority, Apparent authority, Indemnity, Utmost good faith, Representations, Concealment, Pure vs speculative risk, Moral hazard, Morale hazard, Physical hazard, Implied authority, Fiduciary duty, Unilateral contract, Conditional contract, Warranty, Waiver, Estoppel, Reciprocal insurer, Fraternal benefit society, Reinsurance, Surplus lines insurer, Self-insurance

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Sample questions & answers

1. In insurance terms, pure risk refers to a situation involving:

Only the chance of loss or no loss with no chance of gain

Pure risk involves only the possibility of loss or no loss and is insurable, unlike speculative risk.

2. A peril is best defined as:

The cause of a loss, such as fire or accident

A peril is the actual cause of a loss, such as fire, accident, or illness.

3. A hazard is best described as:

A condition that increases the likelihood or severity of a loss

A hazard is a condition that increases the chance or severity of a loss, as opposed to the peril that causes it.

4. Adverse selection refers to the tendency of:

Those with higher-than-average risk to seek insurance more than others

Adverse selection is the tendency of higher-risk individuals to seek or keep coverage more than average risks.

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