ALABAMA INSURANCE ADJUSTER EXAM STUDY
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,Which of the following best defines premium? - CORRECT ANSWERS Under an insurance
contract, the insured pays a scheduled and affordable fee, called a premium. In return, the
insurer promises to pay for specified losses if they occur.
What are the four requirements of a legally binding contract? - CORRECT ANSWERS
agreement, consideration, competent parties, and legal purpose.
Melinda's home sustained $6,500 in damage when Jared ran into it with is truck. Melinda
received $6,500 from her insurance company, and Jared also paid her $5,000. Melinda has now
profited from this loss and is in violation of: - CORRECT ANSWERS The principle of
indemnity.
An insurance policy's declarations page contains all of the following, except: - CORRECT
ANSWERS The declarations page is always the first page or section of an insurance policy.
It gives a general overview of the policy and will include at least 8 details: the names of both
parties, the insurer and the insured; the policy number; the location and description of the
insured item; the value and replacement value of the insured item; the dates that policy
coverage starts and ends (known as the inception and expiration dates); the amount and limit of
insurance coverage; the deductibles on the policy; and the premium that the insured has to pay.
All of the following pieces of information can be found in the Conditions section of an insurance
policy, except: - CORRECT ANSWERS conditions section. This is where the policy
establishes a set of conditions that the insured must meet in order for the policy to be valid. If
the policyholder does not meet the conditions listed here, the insurer has a right to deny
coverage. For example, if a jewelry store owner wants to purchase an insurance policy, the
conditions section may require that a security guard be present whenever the store is open.
Other conditions require a claimant to protect damaged property from further losses, and that
the claimant must submit a proof of loss if the insurer requests it. The insured must also
cooperate with the insurer during any investigations or lawsuits. These and other conditions are
found in the conditions section of the policy.
Janelle is happy with most of the coverage in her Homeowners policy, but she wants to change
her coverage for personal property from ACV to Replacement Cost. She visits her local
insurance agent and asks him to make this change to her policy while keeping all the other
details the same. Which section of her policy would the agent use to make this change? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Endorsements. often the last section of an insurance contract. Like
the definitions, this section is optional but very common. An endorsement is a provision that
modifies the coverage of the original contract. It can add or subtract coverage for people,
property, or causes of loss.
, Mark belongs to a non-profit organization that engages in charitable activities and provides Mark
with death and disability insurance coverage. To what kind of organization does Mark likely
belong? - CORRECT ANSWERS Fraternal Benefit Societies, or Fraternal Associations, are
non-profit, mutual aid organizations that engage primarily in charitable or benevolent activities.
They offer their members insuranceagainst death, disease, and disability. Members of Fraternal
Benefit Societies usually share common interests, such as religion, occupation, or ethnic
background. The Elks, the Masons, The Catholic Aid Association, and Sons of Norway are all
examples of fraternal benefit societies.
A non-profit group of people or organizations that insure each other is called a: - CORRECT
ANSWERS Risk Retention Groups: Groups where the members insure each other, using
their own capital to write insurance policies.
A "binder" is: - CORRECT ANSWERS A binder is a statement providing immediate
insurance coverage for a short period. The binder can be oral or written, and it is meant to give
temporary protection until the final contract is drawn up, or until the insurer decides against
issuing a written policy.
Which of the following situations does NOT contain an insurable risk? - CORRECT ANSWERS
risk is an item, person, or organization that has been insured. But not everything is insurable.
First determine insurable risk is whether the insurer can collect enough income from premiums
to cover its two major expenses: claims against policies and the operating costs. Second
determining whether a risk is insurable is threefold. The insurer must be able to define the exact
conditions of coverage, must know the precise dollar value of the risk, and must be able to
clearly set out the terms under which a claim would be paid. insurable risk is that a loss must be
unpredictable and caused by circumstances no one could reasonably prevent-a roof blown off in
a tornado, a car accident, a third condition of insurable risk is that a loss must be unpredictable
and caused by circumstances no one could reasonably prevent-a roof blown off in a tornado, a
car accident, a theft, or a fire caused by lightning. Fourth condition of insurable risk is that the
loss must cause substantial economic hardship., Fifth condition for determining insurable risk is
that an insurer must be able to exclude coverage for some disasters considered significantly
catastrophic., Sixth and final qualification of an insurable risk is that an insurer must be able to
cover a large number of similar risks.,
Dale just bought 30 shares of a hot new startup company online.
An insurance company may consider each of the following a risk, except: - CORRECT
ANSWERS a school bus.
