which of the following situations presents a situation of pure risk?
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-knowing that his family is depending on him, Frank wants to
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insure his life |\ |\
-wanting to increase his retirement savings, Saul invests his life
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savings in the stock market |\ |\ |\ |\
-Ralph takes a second mortgage on his house and uses the proceeds
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to gamble
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-wanting better job security, Ron cashes in his life insurance to start
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his own business - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔knowing that his
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family is depending on him, Frank wants to insure his own life
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only pure risk is insurable. Pure risk may only result in a loss,
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unlike speculative risk which may result in a gain.
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Agent Jill received a letter from the Department of insurance asking
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her to submit verification of having completed the continued
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education requirements for the previous licensing period. Three
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weeks later, the department sent another letter. Which penalty may
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the Department impose if Jill has still not responded to their request
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a month later? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a fine up to $100 per
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day per violation
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,A producer has 30 days to respond to a written inquiry from the
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Department
Jim's policy expired due to nonpayment of premium. His agent
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sends him a statement the following month without notice of the
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lapse. If Jim pays the premium and later suffers a loss for which he
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files a claim, what will prevent the insurer from denying the claim?
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-estoppel |\
-utmost good faith |\ |\
-reasonable expectations |\
-waiver - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔estoppel
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BBC insurers filed premium rates for its new line of variable
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products on January 15. Within how many days must the
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commissioner approve or disapprove the rates? - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔30 days |\ |\
all rate filings are subject to a 30-day waiting period before they
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become effective. |\
,The commissioner of insurance can examine the business accounts,
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transactions, and records of insurers and producers as often as |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
necessary, but must do so at least once in how many years? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔5 years |\ |\ |\
Acme Insurance and Apogee insurance agree to offer different
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premium rates for persons of equal risk within a particular class.
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They also agree to limit benefits paid to insureds within this class if
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the insureds live within certain counties of PA. What are Acme and
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Apogee engaging in? |\ |\
-acceptable marketing and underwriting practices |\ |\ |\ |\
-unfair and prohibited business practices
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-insurance fraud |\
-false advertising - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔they are engaging in
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unfair and prohibited business practices
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they are agreeing to unreasonable restraint of trade in insurance
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business, and they are engaging in unfair discrimination
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which of the following is NOT a remedy available to the PA
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commissioner of insurance for committing an unfair method of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
competition?
, -imprisonment
-cease and desist order|\ |\ |\
-suspension of license |\ |\
-revocation of license - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔imprisonment is
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not a punishment for committing an unfair method of competition
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you cannot be arrested for committing an unfair method of
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competition
which of the following is NOT an unfair claims settlement practice
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if committed by an insurance company in PA?
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-failing to promptly acknowledge communications about claims
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-failing to promptly settle a claim for which liability is uncertain
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-appealing from an arbitration award in favor of an insured to
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compel the insured to accept a lower settlement
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-failing to affirm or deny coverage within a reasonable time after
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completing a claim investigation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ailing
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to promptly settle a claim for which liability is uncertain is NOT an
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unfair claims settlement practice
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Jeff is a licensed insurance producer in both PA and NY. he is
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charged with embezzlement in NY, and his first pretrial hearing is
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