Finance

Jenkins Company purchased a commercial umbrella policy with a $10 mill

Jenkins Company purchased a commercial umbrella policy with a $10 million limit and a $100,000 self-insured retention. The insurer required Jenkins Company to carry a $1 million per-occurrence limit on its general liability policy and a $1 million per-occurrence limit on its business auto policy. Jenkins purchased these required limits. A Jenkins driver was negligent […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020

A firm paid dividends of $10,000, paid interest of $20,000, reduced de

A firm paid dividends of $10,000, paid interest of $20,000, reduced debt principal outstanding (paid off debt) in the amount of $100,000, and sold new stock for $150,000. What was the firm’s cash flow from financing activities? A) +$280,000 ($280,000 flowed into the firm) B) -$280,000 ($280,000 flowed out of the firm) C) -$20,000 ($20,000 […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020

Executives of a Fortune 500 firm blocked an acquisition attempt by a l

Executives of a Fortune 500 firm blocked an acquisition attempt by a larger company. When the stockholders learned they could have made large profits had the acquisition not been blocked, they filed a lawsuit against the executives of the firm. What type of liability insurance protects the executives of the organization against such suits? A) […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020

HRC Company purchased an unendorsed ISO Commercial General Liability (

HRC Company purchased an unendorsed ISO Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy. Which of the following claims would be covered under the CGL? A) workers compensation liability B) liability arising from intentional acts C) personal and advertising injury liability D) professional liability     ANSWER Answer: C

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Date: September 19th, 2020

“Unfortunately, one thing we know for certain about financial forecast

“Unfortunately, one thing we know for certain about financial forecasts is that they are almost always wrong.” If the preceeding statement is generally thought to be true, why do we spend so much time and money on financial forecasting?! What will be an ideal response?     ANSWER Perhaps one way to address this statement […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020

All of the following statements about liability coverage under the bus

All of the following statements about liability coverage under the businessowners policy are true EXCEPT A) Liability arising out of personal and advertising injury is covered as part of the insuring agreement. B) Medical payments coverage is provided. C) Employees acting within the scope of their employment are excluded from coverage. D) Coverage is included […]

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Date: September 19th, 2020