A large property and liability insurance company merged with a bank and then acquired a stock brokerage company. This type of merger and acquisition activity is categorized as A) insurance company consolidation. B) cross-industry consolidation. C) financial risk management. D) insurance brokerage consolidation. ANSWER Answer: B
A U.S. athletic equipment company has production plants in several Pacific Rim countries. Each plant is divided into separate production areas using six-foot thick concrete walls. The construction method is designed to prevent fire from spreading from one production area to another. Using thick concrete walls so that fire does not spread to another production […]
Which of the following is a financial risk that may be faced by a business organization? A) injuries suffered by employees at the workplace B) lost income after a fire loss C) product liability risk D) currency exchange rate risk ANSWER Answer: D
A comprehensive risk management program that addresses an organization’s pure risks, speculative risks, strategic risks, and operational risks is called a(n) A) risk management information system. B) financial risk management plan. C) speculative risk management plan. D) enterprise risk management plan. ANSWER Answer: D
Which statement is (are) true with respect to enterprise risk management programs? I. They address traditional property, liability, and personnel loss exposures. II. They do not address financial risks. A) I only B) II only C) both I and II D) neither I nor II ANSWER Answer: A
An integrated risk management program is a risk management program which combines A) pure and speculative risks. B) property and liability risks. C) personnel-related risk and property risk. D) direct and indirect loss risk. ANSWER Answer: A
Regional Airline (RA) spends millions of dollars each year on jet fuel. The company also has significant liability exposures. RA can retain a large portion of its liability exposure if fuel costs are low. The company can pay high fuel costs if retained liability losses are low. RA cannot, however, absorb both high fuel costs […]
Which of the following statements about the scope of risk management is (are) true? I. Traditionally, risk management was limited in scope to speculative loss exposures. II. In the 1990s, some businesses began to expand the scope of risk management to include financial risks. A) I only B) II only C) both I and II […]
Mid-States Beef is a commercial feedlot business. Currently, the company has over 10,000 cattle in feedlots. Mid-States is concerned that the price of corn, the grain fed to the cattle, will increase significantly. The risk that the price of corn may increase and harm the profitability of Mid-States Beef’s operations is a(n) A) currency exchange […]
The property and liability insurance industry is characterized by a repetitive pattern of loose underwriting standards with low premiums followed by tight underwriting standards with high premiums. This repetitive pattern is called the A) underwriting by exception method. B) business cycle. C) underwriting cycle. D) account underwriting method. ANSWER Answer: C
