n n n n n
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n n n n n
aranteed Pass n
Insurersnusuallynsendndenial nlettersnSele
ctnone:
A. Bynemail ntonensurenprompt nreceipt nbyntheninsured.
B. Byncertifiednmail nwith nanreturn nreceipt nrequested.
C. Bynovernight ncourier.
D. Bynregisterednmail.nCORRECTnANSWER:nB.nByncertifiednmailnwithnanreturn nreceipt
nrequested.
Somenwill nalsonsendnancopynvianregular nmailnin ncasenthencertifiednletter nisnnot naccepted.
Asnmethodsnofncommunicationnevolve,nit'snimportantnfornclaimsnprofessionalsntonrememb
ernthat nanynwritten nclaimsncommunication nmaynbe
Select none:
A. Replacednwith nverbal ncommunication.
B. Misinterpreted.
C. Editednlater.
D. Subpoenaed.nCORRECTnANSWER:nD.nSubpoenaed.
Anynwritten nclaimsncommunication nmaynbensubpoenaed.
Tondeterminenwhethernan ninsurerntypicallynunderreservesnornoverreservesnclaims,nactuari
esncomparentheninsurer'snpaidnlossesnto
a. Theninsurer'snprofits.
b. NAICnmodelnregulations.
c. National naverages.
d. Theninsurer'sncasenreserves.nCORRECTnANSWER:nd.nTheninsurer'sncasenreserve
Thenfirst nkeyntoncommunicatingnempatheticallynasnanclaimsnprofessional nis
n
a. Ancomprehensive nunderstandingnofnrelevant ninsurancenpolicies.
b. Listening.
c. Speakingncalmlynandnclearly.
d. Beingnpreparednwith nallndocumentationnrelatingntonthenclaim.nCORRECTnANSWER:
b.nListening
Carolinanisnanclaim nrepresentative nhandlingnanliabilitynclaim.nShenisnspeakingntonthenclaim
ant nover nthenphonenandnhasninformednhim nthat nhisnstatementsnmust nbentruenunder
,penaltynofnperjury.nWhen ncompleted,nshensent nantranscription nofnthenconversationntonthenc
laimant nfor nhim ntonsign nbeforenannotary.nCarolinanhasntaken na(n)
a. Deposition.
b. Examination nunder noath.
c. Recordednstatement.
d. Affidavit.nCORRECTnANSWER:nc.nRecordednstatement
Rikonisnan nexperiencednsettlementnnegotiator.nWhen nnegotiatingnwithnclaimant nrepresent
atives,nshenusesntechniquesnsuchnasntimingnsettlementsneffectively,nenticingnanreasonablen
demand,nmakingnconcessionsncautiously,nandnleaningnon nthenevaluation.nShenunderstands
nthat nher ncurrentnclaimant nisneager nto nreceivenmoney,nso nshe nisndelayingnthe nnegotiationsna
snlongnasnpossible.nWhich nnegotiation ntechniquenisnRikonusing?
a. Enticingnanreasonablendemand
b. Timingnsettlementsneffectively
c. Learningnon nthenevaluation
d. MakingnconcessionsncautiouslynCORRECTnANSWER:nb.nTimingnsettlements
neffectively
Mitsukinwasnseverelyninjurednwhen nthensafetynlatchnonnan namusement nparknridenfailednan
dnshenwasnthrownnfromnthenride.nIn nher nlawsuit nwith nthenamusement npark,nMitsukinwasna
wardednpayment nfor npain nandnsuffering,nemotionalndistress,ndisfigurement,nandnlossnofne
arnings.nWhich nonenofnMitsuki'snawardsnisnconsiderednspecial ndamages?
a. Lossnofnearnings
b. Disfigurement
c. Emotional ndistress
d. Pain nandnsufferingnCORRECTnANSWER:na.nLossnofnearnings
Which nonenofnthenfollowingnexplainsnwhynancomputer nrecursivelynappliesnanmodel?
a. Tondeterminenthenprobabilitynofnantarget nvariable
b. Tonanalyzendifferent nsplitsnin nthenvaluesnofnattributes
c. Tonidentifynattributesnthat ncan nbenused
d. TonanalyzenclaimsndatanfromnpreviousnyearsnCORRECTnANSWER:nb.nTonanalyze
ndifferent nsplits nin nthe nvaluesnofnattributes
Which nonenofnthenfollowingnexplainsnwhynancomputer nrecursivelynappliesnanmodel?
a. TPAsnarentypicallynusednbynbusinessesnthat nhavenchosen nnot ntonself-insure.
b. TPAsnhandlenclaims,nkeepnclaimsnrecords,n,andnperform nstatistical nanalyses.
c. TPAsnarenemployednonlynbynindependent nadjustingnfirms.
d. TPAsnarengenerallynfoundnin nan ninsurer'snclaimsndepartment.nCORRECTnANSWER:
b.nTPAsnhandlenclaims,nkeepnclaimsnrecords,nandnperform nstatistical nanalyses
,In nher nrolenwithnanninsurer,nKatarinanhasnopportunityntoncollaboratenwith nnotnonlynemplo
yeesnfrom nher ncompany,nbutnalsonexternal nexpertsnwithnparticularnexpertise.nFor nexample,
nasnpart nofnher ninvestigation,nshe nhirednan nengineer nto nconduct nanreview nofnanmachine nthat
nwasninvolvednin nanpersonal ninjury.nKatarinanisna(n)
a. Claim nrepresentative.
b. Medical nprovider.
c. Expert nWitness.
d. Premiumnauditor.nCORRECTnANSWER:na.nClaimnrepresentative
Thenclaimsnlitigation nprocessnbeginsnwith nthenreceipt nof
n
a. Annoticenofnclaim.
b. Ansummonsnandncomplaint.
c. Ancivil nviolation nnotice.
d. Ansettlement noffer.nCORRECTnANSWER:nb.nAnsummonsnandncomplaint
In nwhich nonenofnthenfollowingnscenariosnisnanpublicnadjusternmostnlikelyntonbecomeninvolve
d?
Select none:
A. An ninsurer nfindsnit nfinanciallynunfeasible ntonhirenitsnown nclaimsnstaffnin nangiven nstate.
B. An ninsurednisnunablentonaffordnlegal nrepresentation ntoncontest nanclaim.
C. Ancatastrophicndisaster nstrikes,ninvolvingndamagentonmanynproperties.
D. An ninsured'snnegotiationsnwith ntheninsurer non nancomplexnclaim narennot ngoingnwell.
nCORRECTnANSWER:nD.nAn ninsured's nnegotiations nwith nthe ninsurer non nancomple
xnclaim narennot ngoingnwell.
Ifnanclaim nisncomplex,nornifnsettlement nnegotiationsnarennotnprogressingnwithntheninsurer,nt
heninsurednmaynhirenanpublicnadjuster ntonprotect nhisnornher ninterests.
Which nonenofnthenfollowingnstatementsnregardingnthird-
partynadministratorsn(TPAs)nisnmost naccurate?
Select none:
A. TPAsnarentypicallynusednbynbusinessesnthat nhavenchosen nnot ntonself-insure.
B. TPAsnhandlenclaims,nkeepnclaimsnrecords,nandnperform nstatistical nanalyses.
C. TPAsnarengenerallynfoundnin nan ninsurer'snclaimsndepartment.
D. TPAsnarenemployednonlynbynindependent nadjustingnfirms.nCORRECTnANSWER:nB.
nTPAsnhandle nclaims,nkeepnclaimsnrecords,nandnperform nstatistical nanalyses.
Hugonisnconductingnan nauditnofnanbranch nofficenclaimsnoperation.nHenisnevaluatingntim
elinessnofnreports,nnumbernofnfilesnopened,nproper nreleasesntaken,nandnaccuracynofndat
anentry.nWhich nonenofnHugo'snmetricsnisnanqualitative naudit nfactor?
Select none:
A. Proper nreleasesntaken
B. Timelinessnofnreports
C. Number nofnfilesnopened
D. AccuracynofndatanentrynCORRECTnANSWER:nA.nProper nreleasesntaken
, Proper nreleasesntaken nisnanqualitative naudit nfactor;nthenothersnarenquantitative.
Aaron nworksnfornanmulti-
lineninsurer.nHenworksnwithninsurancenproducersnandnapplicantsntonevaluatennewnbusines
snsubmissionsnandnconduct nrenewal nunderwriting.nAaron nisnanSelect none:
A. Staffnunderwriter.
B. Publicnunderwriter.
C. Personal nlinesnunderwriter.
D. Linenunderwriter.nCORRECTnANSWER:nD.nLinenunderwriter.
Linenunderwriter.nThisndescribesnthendutiesnofnanlinenunderwriter,nrathernthan nanstaffnund
erwriter.nTherenisnnot nenoughninformationntondeterminenwhichnlinenofnbusinessnisnbeingnw
ritten.nAnpublicnunderwriterndoesnnotnexist.nLinenunderwritersnevaluatennewnsubmissionsn
andnperform nrenewalnunderwriting,nusuallynbynworkingndirectlynwithninsurancenproducer
snandnapplicants.nStaffnunderwriters,nmeanwhile,nmanagenrisk nselectionnbynworkingnwithnl
inenunderwritersnandncoordinatingndecisionsnabout nproducts,npricingnandnguidelines.
Thenfirst nkeyntoncommunicatingnempatheticallynasnanclaimsnprofessional nisnS
elect none:
A. Ancomprehensive nunderstandingnofnrelevant ninsurancenpolicies.
B. Speakingncalmlynandnclearly.
C. Beingnpreparednwith nallndocumentation nrelatingntonthenclaim.
D. Listening.nCORRECTnANSWER:nD.nListening.
Claimsnprofessionalsnshouldnfirst nlistenncarefullyntonunderstandnwhatnthenclaimant nisnsayi
ng.
Miantracksnlossnadjustment nexpensen(LAE)nasnpart nofnher nmanagement nofnthenclaimsndepa
rtment nfornan ninsurer.nMianconsidersnLAEntonbenthe
Select none:
A. Total namount nofnlossnreservesnofnallnclaims.
B. Paidnportion nofnclaims.
C. Cost ntoninvestigate,ndefend,nandnsettlenclaims.
D. Total nincurrednamount nofnclaims.nCORRECTnANSWER:nC.nCostntoninvestigate,
ndefend,nandnsettle nclaims.
Cost ntoninvestigate,ndefend,nandnsettlenclaims.nLAEnisnthenexpensenthatnan ninsurer nincursnt
oninvestigate,ndefend,nandnsettlenclaimsnaccordingntonthentermsnspecifiedninntheninsurancen
policy.
In nher nrolenwithnanninsurer,nKatarinanhasnopportunityntoncollaboratenwith nnotnonlynemplo
yeesnfrom nher ncompany,nbutnalsonexternal nexpertsnwithnparticularnexpertise.nFor nexample,
nasnpart nofnher ninvestigation,nshe nhirednan nengineer nto nconduct nanreview nofnanmachine nthat
nwasninvolvednin nanpersonal ninjury.nKatarinanisna(n)
Select none: