2026 DETAILED QUESTIONS AND SOLVED
SOLUTIONS
◉Federal Crop Insurance Act. Answer: Legislation passed by
Congress that established the Federal crop insurance program.
◉Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC). Answer: A
government-owned corporation that manages the Federal crop
insurance program.
◉FEMA. Answer: Federal Emergency Management Agency - a
branch of homeland security that coordinates relief programs when
disaster strikes an entire community.
◉Fiduciary. Answer: One of the terms that describes the adjuster's
relationship with the principal (the insurer). As Fiduciary Agent, the
adjuster acts for the benefit of the principal, rather than for his own
benefit.
◉Final planting date. Answer: The last day to plant crops in order to
receive the full insurance yield and/or revenue guarantee selected.
,◉First Named Insured. Answer: The first person or entity named as
insured on the declarations page of a policy.
◉Floater. Answer: A term for Inland Marine policies that cover
mobile property.
◉Flood. Answer: An overflow of inland or tidal waters; an unusual
or rapid accumulation of runoff or surface waters from any source;
mud flows; collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake
or other body of water.
◉Flood Insurance. Answer: provides relief following flood damage
to communities who participate in the NFIP floodplain management
system; covers damages to the building and its contents
◉Floodplain Management. Answer: maps out areas with high risk of
flood, so that communities will avoid building in these areas
◉Fraternal Benefit Societies. Answer: Fraternal Benefit Societies, or
Fraternal Associations, are non-profit, mutual aid organizations that
engage primarily in charitable or benevolent activities. They offer
their members insurance against death, disease, and disability.
, ◉Fraud. Answer: The act of deceiving an insurance company in
order to collect more money than one is legally entitled to.
◉Fraud, Hard. Answer: Deliberately faking or causing an incident in
order to collect money.
◉Fraud, Soft. Answer: Inflating the gravity or the extent of claims in
order to receive a higher indemnification.
◉Full and legal purpose. Answer: See also "Legal Purpose." One of
the four qualifications of a legally binding contract. The purpose of
the contract must be legal (e.g. no contracts for illicit drug deals).
◉Good faith. Answer: Acting honestly and fairly, with good
intentions and full disclosure.
◉Group Risk Income Protection (Crop Insurance). Answer: A form
of Crop Revenue Insurance that protects a whole county or area
instead of individual farmers. Automatically indemnifies if county
income falls below a certain level.
◉Hazard, Moral. Answer: Hazard caused by insured persons
deliberately engaging in risky behavior because they know that
insurance will indemnify them for the losses.