NC Health Insurance Exam Pearson
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Pure Risk - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ chance of loss or no loss but not gain insurable
Speculative Risk - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ there is possibility of loss but of gain no insurablility
exposure unit - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ subject to loss
peril - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ cause of loss
life insurance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ death
Health insurance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ accident and sickness
hazard - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ increases the likelihood or severity of loss
Three types of hazard - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ physical, moral, morale
physical hazard - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ arise from the inherent characteristic of the exposure unit
Moral Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ lifestyle of the insured person
Morale hazard - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ arise more from an outlook on life
risk avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ eliminating all risk altogether
risk retention - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ manage risk Deduction
self-insurance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ instead of buying health insurance and saving $ in the bank
Pure risk that are not insurable - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Flood, War, Catastrophic losses
Intentional losses - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ not insurable
Adverse selection - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ bad for insurance
insurance actuary - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ a specially trained mathematician who calculates
premiums
underwriter - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ checks out the medical history of the proposed insured and
other factors to eliminate adverse selection against the insurance company, issue policy premium
restrictions
Days for applicant to requests an explanantion - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 90 days
Days insurance company must furnish an explanation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 21 days
A dispute must begin within in - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 30 days
Law of Large numbers - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ the larger the number the easier it is to predict losses
how much $ must a insurance company have in reserve at all times - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 4 million
, Reinsurance agreements - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ enable an insurance company the ceding company
to transfer risk to the reinsurer (seller)
Capital Stock companies are owned by - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ stock holders and most common
Main purpose of the stock company - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ make a profit for its investors
Mutual companies are owned by - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ policy holders
Assessment insurers - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ charge additional premiums at the end of the specified
time period
Fraternal benefit societies are similar to - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ mutual companies
who is only eligible to buy insurance policies from a Fraternal? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ its members
Fraternal agents can only sell which policies - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ life, health and annuity policies
self insurers - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ only insure themselves
Reciprocal exchanges - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ all its members to to insure each other
who manages a reciprocal? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ attorney-in-fact
who often steps in to cover risks too large or too catastrophic for private insurers? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ government insurers
Social Security - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ a federal program funded by employers, employees and the
selfemployed
What agency does not fund social security? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ FEderal Government
Insurers must be in a state to sell insurance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Authorized
What does Insurer get to sell in the insurance in a certain state? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Certificate
of Authority
What are insurers classified as in their own state? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Domestic
What are insurers classified as in another state? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Foreign
What are insurers classified as in another country? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Alien
What is a legal contract? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Insurance policy
What is the role of the agent? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ bring contract parties together
An agent is not a __________ to the contract - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ party
An agent is an___________ to the contract - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ intermediary
Contract parties are known as - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ principals
what are the only two principals in an insurance contract - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ insurer and owner
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Pure Risk - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ chance of loss or no loss but not gain insurable
Speculative Risk - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ there is possibility of loss but of gain no insurablility
exposure unit - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ subject to loss
peril - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ cause of loss
life insurance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ death
Health insurance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ accident and sickness
hazard - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ increases the likelihood or severity of loss
Three types of hazard - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ physical, moral, morale
physical hazard - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ arise from the inherent characteristic of the exposure unit
Moral Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ lifestyle of the insured person
Morale hazard - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ arise more from an outlook on life
risk avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ eliminating all risk altogether
risk retention - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ manage risk Deduction
self-insurance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ instead of buying health insurance and saving $ in the bank
Pure risk that are not insurable - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Flood, War, Catastrophic losses
Intentional losses - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ not insurable
Adverse selection - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ bad for insurance
insurance actuary - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ a specially trained mathematician who calculates
premiums
underwriter - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ checks out the medical history of the proposed insured and
other factors to eliminate adverse selection against the insurance company, issue policy premium
restrictions
Days for applicant to requests an explanantion - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 90 days
Days insurance company must furnish an explanation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 21 days
A dispute must begin within in - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 30 days
Law of Large numbers - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ the larger the number the easier it is to predict losses
how much $ must a insurance company have in reserve at all times - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ 4 million
, Reinsurance agreements - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ enable an insurance company the ceding company
to transfer risk to the reinsurer (seller)
Capital Stock companies are owned by - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ stock holders and most common
Main purpose of the stock company - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ make a profit for its investors
Mutual companies are owned by - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ policy holders
Assessment insurers - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ charge additional premiums at the end of the specified
time period
Fraternal benefit societies are similar to - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ mutual companies
who is only eligible to buy insurance policies from a Fraternal? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ its members
Fraternal agents can only sell which policies - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ life, health and annuity policies
self insurers - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ only insure themselves
Reciprocal exchanges - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ all its members to to insure each other
who manages a reciprocal? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ attorney-in-fact
who often steps in to cover risks too large or too catastrophic for private insurers? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔ government insurers
Social Security - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ a federal program funded by employers, employees and the
selfemployed
What agency does not fund social security? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ FEderal Government
Insurers must be in a state to sell insurance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Authorized
What does Insurer get to sell in the insurance in a certain state? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Certificate
of Authority
What are insurers classified as in their own state? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Domestic
What are insurers classified as in another state? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Foreign
What are insurers classified as in another country? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Alien
What is a legal contract? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ Insurance policy
What is the role of the agent? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ bring contract parties together
An agent is not a __________ to the contract - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ party
An agent is an___________ to the contract - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ intermediary
Contract parties are known as - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ principals
what are the only two principals in an insurance contract - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ insurer and owner
