QUESTION What is reinsurance? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Reinsurance is when a general insurer shares the risks and premiums associated with a specific policy with another company, the reinsurer. Explanation: Insurers can’t survive unless they spread their risks over many policyholders.
QUESTION Which of the following is NOT a benefit provided by workers’ compensation insurance? A) medical care B) benefits to survivors of workers who die of work-related injuries C) rehabilitation services D) financial benefits E) unemployment benefits ANSWER Answer: E Explanation: E) Workers’ compensation insurance provides financial benefits as well as coverage of medical […]
QUESTION Does health insurance involve pure risk or speculative risk for the insured? Explain. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Health insurance involves pure risk for the insured. Pure risk involves a chance for either loss or no loss; there is no possibility of gain. The insured pay their premiums whether they […]
QUESTION Which of the following is a situation for which insurance will cover you? A) Marcy is not sure she is going to like her new job, but she cannot survive financially if she doesn’t keep it. She wants to buy salary insurance in the event she wants to quit the job. B) Electronics R […]
QUESTION Which of the following is an example of risk avoidance? A) serving only nonalcoholic beverages at a company party B) prohibiting smoking on company property C) requiring regular physical examinations D) providing mandatory safety training E) installing workout rooms ANSWER Answer: A Explanation: A) An example of not participating in risky activity is […]
QUESTION Which of the following is an example of automobile crash protection? A) thermal imaging cameras that enhance drivers’ ability to distinguish objects at night B) cruise controls with a radar sensor that adjusts the distance between you and the car in front of you C) lane departure warning systems such as rumble strip sounds […]
QUESTION Which of the following is an example of risk reduction? A) If Samuel’s cell phone rings when Samuel is driving, Samuel finds a safe place to pull off the road and calls the caller back. B) Ashley had not been scuba diving in a few years, so when her friends decided to go on […]
QUESTION Which of the following is an example of “going bare”? A) Enrique owns a small recording studio. Despite its size, the studio contains thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment. Enrique has chosen to transfer his risk. B) Hetty owns a small nail salon and the building it is in. Because she perceives the risks […]
QUESTION Which situation is NOT insurable? A) Rita wants to be sure to insure her new riverside cottage from flood damage. B) Trevor wants to purchase hurricane insurance to cover the spectacular ocean view he has from his new home. C) Chad wants to be sure his cattle barns in Kansas are covered in the […]
QUESTION Which situation is insurable? A) Eileen wants to insure her sister’s house against termite damage. B) Billy wants to help his father by holding the workers’ accident insurance for his father’s steel working company. C) Robert wants to take out a policy to protect his nephew’s store from theft. D) Maxine wants to insure […]