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Tennessee Personal Lines exam — 101 practice questions.

Subtopics: Indemnity, Insurable interest, Subrogation, Actual cash value, Peril, Named perils, Deductible, Casualty insurance, Policy limit, Declarations, Policy structure DICE, Insuring agreement, Exclusions, Replacement cost, Coinsurance purpose, Coinsurance penalty math, Coinsurance no penalty, Deductible effect, Open perils, Burden of proof, Salvage, Appraisal provision, Pro rata other insurance, Vacancy, Real vs personal property, Negligence, Elements of negligence, Compensatory damages, Punitive damages, Bodily injury, Property damage, Occurrence, Absolute liability, Vicarious liability, Comparative negligence, Liability limits, Binder, Endorsement, Stated value vs agreed value, Abandonment, Mortgagee clause, Assignment, Proximate cause, Attractive nuisance, Hold harmless agreement, Certificate of insurance, Valued policy, Blanket vs specific, Liability vs property insurance, Duties after loss, Concurrent causation, Conditions section, Definitions section, Pair or set clause, Inflation guard, Aggregate limit, Combined single limit, Sublimit, Self-insured retention, Primary vs excess coverage, Excess other insurance clause, Escape other insurance clause, Flat cancellation, Pro rata cancellation, Short-rate cancellation, Nonrenewal, Liberalization clause, No benefit to bailee, Loss payable clause, Sue and labor, Occurrence trigger, Retroactive date, Extended reporting period, Contributory negligence, Last clear chance, Res ipsa loquitur, Assumption of risk, Negligence per se, General vs special damages, Nominal damages, Direct vs consequential loss, Time element coverage, Catastrophe, Floater, Wear and tear exclusion, Inherent vice exclusion, Mysterious disappearance, Pollution exclusion, Earth movement exclusion, Personal injury offense, Duty to defend, Defense within limits, Statute of limitations, Pure premium, Exposure unit, Reasonable repairs, Actual cash value calculation

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Sample questions & answers

1. The principle that an insured should be restored to their pre-loss financial condition, not profit, is:

Indemnity

Indemnity restores the insured to the pre-loss financial position without allowing a profit from the loss.

2. For property insurance, insurable interest generally must exist:

At the time of the loss

In property insurance, insurable interest must exist at the time of the loss to recover.

3. After paying a covered claim, an insurer's right to recover from the responsible third party is:

Subrogation

Subrogation lets the insurer pursue recovery from the party responsible for the loss after paying the insured.

4. Actual cash value is generally defined as:

Replacement cost minus depreciation

Actual cash value is generally replacement cost minus depreciation.

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