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Free General Insurance Concepts Practice Questions

West Virginia Accident & Health exam — 48 practice questions.

Subtopics: Insurable interest, Adhesion, Utmost good faith, Indemnity, Concealment, Risk management, Hazard, Warranty vs representation, Risk definition, Morale hazard, Peril, Risk transfer, Adverse selection, Stock insurer, Mutual insurer, Admitted insurer, Foreign insurer, Consideration, Legal purpose, Competent parties, Express authority, Apparent authority, Representations, Aleatory contract, Contract of adhesion, Pure risk, Speculative risk, Law of large numbers, Physical hazard, Moral hazard, Implied authority, Fiduciary duty, Warranty, Misrepresentation, Waiver, Estoppel, Reciprocal insurer, Fraternal benefit society, Reinsurance, Non-admitted insurer, Alien insurer, Unilateral contract, Conditional contract, Offer and acceptance

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Sample questions & answers

1. In health insurance, the insurable interest a person has in their own life and health is:

Considered to always exist

A person is presumed to have an unlimited insurable interest in their own life and health.

2. Because the insurer drafts the health policy and the applicant accepts it as written, the contract is one of:

Adhesion

A contract of adhesion is written by one party and offered on a take-it-or-leave-it basis to the other.

3. The expectation that an applicant for health coverage will honestly disclose material medical facts reflects the principle of:

Utmost good faith

Insurance is founded on utmost good faith, requiring honest and complete disclosure by both parties.

4. Most medical expense health insurance operates on the principle of indemnity, meaning it:

Reimburses covered expenses so the insured is restored, not enriched

Reimbursement-type health insurance indemnifies the insured for covered expenses without providing a profit from the loss.

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Practice: General Insurance Concepts

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