Florida 3-20 Public Adjusters State Exam ACTUAL EXAM
2026-2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Any person who investigates or adjusts losses on behalf of either an insurer or a self-
insured - ANSWER-Independent Adjuster
QUESTION: The result of an insured's tort or wrongdoing. Consequences of a loss or amount or
type of losses suffered - ANSWER-Damages
QUESTION: Requires the insured to insure the named property for a specific amount of insurance
as required by the insurance company - ANSWER-Agreed Value
QUESTION: Physical harm to tangible property caused by peril (loss to property or person in
which a covered peril is the proximate cause of damage or destruction) - ANSWER-Direct loss
QUESTION: The entity that is the "recipient" to the Principal - ANSWER-Obligee
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QUESTION: Insurance contracts are written on a take it or leave it basis to the policy owner. -
ANSWER-Adhesion
QUESTION: Event or circumstance that causes damage - ANSWER-Occurance
QUESTION: Coverage provides for payment of losses if civil authority denies access to the insured
premises due to a covered peril - ANSWER-Civil Authority
QUESTION: Voluntary relinquishment of a known legal right - ANSWER-Waiver
QUESTION: An insurer domiciled outside the state where it writes insurance - ANSWER-Foreign
QUESTION: A state officer who administers the state's insurance laws and regulations - ANSWER-
Commissioner
Q; The insurer and insured agree to a specific value of insured item - ANSWER-Agreed Value
Policies
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QUESTION: Someone who has care, custody or control of another's property - ANSWER-Bailee
QUESTION: Claim filed by policy holder against his _ - ANSWER-First Party Claim
QUESTION: When a person who entrusts another with an object and it results in injury to
someone can be held liable for the injury to someone. Can be held liable for the injury i.e. Firearm
or DWI - ANSWER-Negligent Entrustment
QUESTION: Hazard that results from a conscious decision made by an insured to participate in a
manner or behavior more likely to result in a loss because they have insurance - ANSWER-Moral
Hazard
QUESTION: Used to provide temporary insurance coverage until an insurance policy can be
written - ANSWER-Binder
QUESTION: Required by lenders to guarantee that outstanding loans against a job are paid upon
completion - ANSWER-Completion Bonds