Private insurers are reluctant to provide windstorm insurance on coastal properties. This is because the loss exposures fail to meet the criterion that ideally insurable exposures must be
Private insurers are reluctant to provide windstorm insurance on coastal properties. This is because the loss exposures fail to meet the criterion that ideally insurable exposures must be
A. A large number of similar exposure units.
B. Definite and measurable.
C. Fortuitous.
D. Independent and not catastrophic.
Answer: D. Because many properties can be damaged in the same hurricane or tropical storm, coastal properties are not independent, and potential losses are catastrophic.