QUESTION What are speculative risk and pure risk? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Speculative risk involves a chance of either gain or loss. Pure risk involves a chance for either loss or no loss; there is no possibility of gain. Explanation: Speculative risk is the kind of risk that a company […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What is the difference between avoiding risk and reducing risk? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Risk avoidance is the practice of avoiding risk by not participating in risky activity. Risk reduction is the practice of reducing risk by removing hazards or taking preventive measures. Explanation: Two additional ways that businesses […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What are self-insurance and risk transfer? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Self-insurance is the practice in which a company sets aside money to cover losses with its own funds. Risk transfer is the practice whereby a company transfers its risk to an insurance company in return for a fee. Explanation: […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What is the difference between stock insurance companies and mutual insurance companies? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: Stock insurance companies are private insurers providing insurance to policyholders and earning profits for shareholders. Mutual insurance companies are nonprofit private insurers owned by their insurance policyholders, to whom they pay dividends or […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following involves speculative risk? A) boycotts B) hurricanes C) arson D) lightning strikes E) new products ANSWER Answer: E Explanation: E) Speculative risk involves a chance of either gain or loss. This is the kind of risk that a company takes when it introduces a new product, which may make […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which insurance principle is correctly paired with its definition? A) principle of economically feasible premium: the principle that states that insurers will not pay the insured more in damage claims than the dollar loss actually sustained B) principle of indemnity: the principle that groups that are more apt to need insurance are also those […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Bryce hired a contractor to fix a leak in the roof of the musical instrument factory where he worked as facilities manager. The contractor came and removed the rotted wood from the roof, covered the hole with a tarp, and promised to be back the next day. The contractor did not show up for […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Who is most likely to pay the most for life insurance? A) teachers B) construction workers C) crab fishermen D) engineers E) doctors ANSWER Answer: C Explanation: C) The fatality rate for commercial fishing workers, who are routinely exposed to stormy seas, dangerous equipment, and slippery decks, is 200 fatalities per 100,000.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Copayments are fixed fees that subscribers must pay for the use of specific medical services. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE Explanation: Copayments must be paid by the subscriber at the time of service.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which type of public insurance are people required to carry? A) crop insurance B) crime insurance C) flood insurance D) social security insurance E) nuclear accident insurance ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: D) Most working Americans (and their employers) are required to pay into Social Security, which is a federal social insurance program that […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
