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Which type of hazard is dishonesty, drugs, alcohol abuse, etc.?

Which type of hazard is dishonesty, drugs, alcohol abuse, etc.? Answer: Moral

Which type of hazard is poor health, overweight, blind, etc?

Which type of hazard is poor health, overweight, blind, etc? Answer: Physical

What is the only insurable risk and presents a potential for loss only with no possibility of gain, such as injury, illness, and death?

What is the only insurable risk and presents a potential for loss only with no possibility of gain, such as injury, illness, and death? Answer: Pure Risk

What presents the chance for both loss and gain? Ex. Gambling

What presents the chance for both loss and gain? Ex. Gambling Answer: Speculative Risk

Similar objects of insurance that are exposed to the same group of perils.

Similar objects of insurance that are exposed to the same group of perils. Answer: Homogeneous Exposure Units

Described as unintentional decrease in the value of an asset due to a peril.

Described as unintentional decrease in the value of an asset due to a peril. Answer: Loss

Described as something that can cause a financial loss.

Described as something that can cause a financial loss. Answer: Peril

What is described as spreading risk by sharing the possibility of loss over a large number of people?

What is described as spreading risk by sharing the possibility of loss over a large number of people? Answer: Risk Pooling

A nonparticipating company is sometimes called what?

A nonparticipating company is sometimes called what? Answer: Stock Insurer

What is a type of insurer that is owned by its policy owners?

What is a type of insurer that is owned by its policy owners? Answer: Mutual

What is issued by a mutual insurer and provides a return of divisible surplus?

What is issued by a mutual insurer and provides a return of divisible surplus? Answer: Participating Life Insurance Policy

Which policy will not pay dividends?

Which policy will not pay dividends? Answer: Nonparticipating policy

What is described as a plan in which an employer pays insurance benefits from a fund derived from the employers current revenue?

What is described as a plan in which an employer pays insurance benefits from a fund derived from the employers current revenue? Answer: Self-Funded Plan

What is described as an insurers ability to make unpredictable payouts to its policy owners?

What is described as an insurers ability to make unpredictable payouts to its policy owners? Answer: Liquidity

Primary purpose for a rating service company such as A.M best?

Primary purpose for a rating service company such as A.M best? Answer: To determine financial strength of an insurance company

Which of the following annuities would BEST suit the needs of a 35-year-old factory worker who is concerned about inflation and wants to establish a retirement plan?

Which of the following annuities would BEST suit the needs of a 35-year-old factory worker who is concerned about inflation and wants to establish a retirement plan? A.A Single Premium Deferred Annuity B.A Single Premium Immediate Annuity C.A Level Premium Fixed Annuity D.A Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Answer: D

An insured intentionally understates her age on her application for a life policy. At death, the insurer will take which of the following actions?

An insured intentionally understates her age on her application for a life policy. At death, the insurer will take which of the following actions? A.Refuse to pay the claim based on material misrepresentation on the application B.Pay the face amount of the policy if the death occurred after the end of the incontestable period C.Pay a reduced Death benefit based on the insured's actual age D.Pay the stated Death benefit less the unpaid premium owed to the company as a result of the understated age. Answer: C

Which of the following group life plans requires at least 75 percent of the eligible members to participate?

Which of the following group life plans requires at least 75 percent of the eligible members to participate? A.Contributory B.Noncontributory C.Participating D.Nonparticipating Answer: A

A contract that promises to pay an income to an insured until his/her death is called:

A contract that promises to pay an income to an insured until his/her death is called: A.Family Income B.Modified Endowment C.Survivorship Life D.Life Annuity Answer: D

Which of the following terms refers to the transfer of some or all of the ownership rights of a life insurance policy from one individual to another?

Which of the following terms refers to the transfer of some or all of the ownership rights of a life insurance policy from one individual to another? A.Nonforfeiture B.Endorsement C.Transfer for value D.Assignment Answer: D