QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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Loss Exposure - ANSWER: Loss exposure is any condition or situation that presents a
possibility of loss, whether or not an actual loss occurs
Key Components of Insurance - ANSWER: Risk, Transfer, Pooling
Risk - ANSWER: Uncertainty about outcomes; can be positive or negative; insurance
alleviates the uncertainty with negative consequences
Transfer - ANSWER: If someone has an insurance policy on their property they will
have to budget for the premium but not for the full cost of potential damages
Pooling - ANSWER: All insureds share the cost of each other's losses; insurers
combine the total amount of premium people pay and use that money to pay off
losses as they occur; this helps keep premiums affordable and helps the insurer
cover large losses when they occur
Benefits of Insurance - ANSWER: 1. Pay for losses: insurance indemnifies (restores to
pre-loss status) individuals and organizations for covered losses
2. Manage cash flow uncertainty: as long as a loss is covered by insurance, the
financial effect on the insured's cash flow will be reduced to deductible payments or
loss amounts that exceed the policy limits
3. Comply with legal requirements: for example, workers compensation insurance
and personal auto insurance meet state legal requirements
4. Promote risk control activity: insurance policies may require or provide incentives
to insureds who undertake risk control activities; collected data can be used to
prevent or limit losses
5. Insurance allows individuals and organizations to use their resources wisely. It also
facilitates loans, is a source of investment funds, and reduces the burden of losses
and injuries on society
Property Insurance - ANSWER: Protects an insured's assets; covers the cost of
repairing or replacing property that is damaged or destroyed
Liability Insurance - ANSWER: Provides payments for injury to others or damage to
others property for which the insured is legally responsible; covers cost to defend
insured in related lawsuits
Property-Casualty Insurance - ANSWER: Used to refer to property and liability
coverage
, Types: Homeowners, Personal Auto, Personal Umbrella
Homeowners Insurance - ANSWER: A type of property-casualty insurance; provides
protection when people's homes and/or belongings are damaged or stolen and
liability coverage for situations such as the family dog biting a guest
Personal Auto Insurance - ANSWER: A type of property-casualty insurance; if the
insured is at fault in an accident, provides coverage for bodily injury to another
person or damage to another person's auto; typically legally required; may provide
coverage for damage to the insured auto (not wear and tear)
Personal Umbrella Insurance - ANSWER: A type of property-casualty insurance;
provides additional protection for people with a high potential for large liability
losses; policy limits are usually in the millions; above the limits offered in a
homeowners or an auto policy
Life Insurance - ANSWER: Replaces the potential income loss through death; also
helps pay expenses related to an insured's death
Health Insurance - ANSWER: Protects individuals and families from financial losses
caused by sickness and accidents
Common Types of Insurance (2) - ANSWER: Personal Insurance and Commercial
Insurance
Commercial Insurance - ANSWER: 1. Commercial package policy or businessowners
policy: provide business owners with property/crime/liability coverages; now it is
under just one policy but before you had to get several policies
2. Commercial property: covers damage to buildings or their contents that results
from fire/vandalism/other causes of loss
3. Commercial crime: protects against losses from theft of business property and
money, including employee theft
4. Commercial general liability: protects a business against its legal liability to others
for bodily injury and property damage
5. Commercial auto: covers liability for bodily injury and property damage caused
using the business's autos and damage to the business's own autos when they are in
an accident
6. Workers compensation: covers legally required benefits that businesses are
required to pay to their employees for job-related injuries and illnesses
7. Commercial umbrella: provides additional liability limits beyond those provided by
other policies
Personal Insurance - ANSWER: 1. Property Insurance: protects an insured's assets;
covers the cost of repairing or replacing property that is damaged or destroyed
2. Liability Insurance: provides payments for injury to others or damage to others
property for which the insured is legally responsible; covers cost to defend insured in
related lawsuits