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Free General Insurance Concepts Practice Questions

New Jersey Life exam — 44 practice questions.

Subtopics: Adverse selection, Law of large numbers, Utmost good faith, Reinsurance, Definition of risk, Hazard, Peril, 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, Representations, Concealment, Pure vs speculative risk, Moral hazard, Morale hazard, Physical hazard, Implied authority, Fiduciary duty, Aleatory contract, Contract of adhesion, Unilateral contract, Conditional contract, Warranty, Waiver, Estoppel, Reciprocal insurer, Fraternal benefit society, Surplus lines insurer, Self-insurance

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Sample questions & answers

1. Adverse selection refers to the tendency of:

Higher-risk individuals to seek insurance more than average

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

2. The law of large numbers helps insurers to:

Predict losses more accurately as the pool grows

As the number of similar exposures grows, predicted losses become more accurate.

3. Insurance contracts require utmost good faith, meaning both parties must:

Deal honestly and disclose material facts

Utmost good faith requires honest dealing and disclosure of material facts by both parties.

4. Reinsurance is best described as:

Insurance an insurer buys to transfer part of its risk

Reinsurance lets an insurer transfer a portion of its risk to another insurer.

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Practice: General Insurance Concepts

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