Free General Insurance Concepts Practice Questions

Oregon Life, Accident & Health exam — 32 practice questions.

Subtopics: Morale hazard, Insurable risk, Conditional contract, Risk retention, 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. An insured who becomes careless about safety simply because they have insurance illustrates a:

Morale hazard

A morale hazard is an attitude of carelessness arising from the existence of insurance.

2. For a risk to be considered insurable, the loss should generally be:

Definite, measurable, and due to chance

Insurable risks generally involve losses that are definite, measurable, fortuitous, and predictable in the aggregate.

3. An insurance policy is a conditional contract because:

Certain conditions must be met before the insurer pays a claim

A conditional contract requires that specified conditions, such as paying premiums and filing proof of loss, be met for the insurer to pay.

4. A business that chooses to set aside its own funds to pay for certain losses rather than buying coverage is using risk:

Retention

Retention is handling risk by keeping it and funding losses internally rather than transferring it to an insurer.

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