Finance

If insurers were to provide indemnification for losses that were delib

If insurers were to provide indemnification for losses that were deliberately caused, which characteristic of ideally insurable risks would not be met? A) The loss must be accidental and unintentional. B) The loss must be determinable and measurable. C) The loss should not be catastrophic. D) There must be a large number of similar exposure […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020

Which of the following statements regarding the use of retention is (a

Which of the following statements regarding the use of retention is (are) true? I. Retention is best used for loss exposures that have a low frequency and a high severity. II. A financially strong firm can have a higher retention level than a firm whose financial position is weak. A) I only B) II only […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020

Which of the following statements regarding insurance and hedging is t

Which of the following statements regarding insurance and hedging is true? A) Both insurance and hedging deal only with pure risks. B) Insurance reduces objective risk while hedging involves only risk transfer and not risk reduction. C) Hedging reduces objective risk while insurance involves only risk reduction and not risk transfer. D) Both insurance and […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020

The premium that insurance companies charge does not cover the cost of

The premium that insurance companies charge does not cover the cost of expected losses only. The premium must also cover the cost of compensating agents and other costs of doing business. The amount added to the pure premium to cover these costs is called the A) expense loading. B) deductible. C) dividend. D) loss reserve. […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020