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LOMA 308 Module 2 Practice Questions and Answers | 100% Pass Suppose that you want to start your own insurance company. The first thing you need to decide is what kind of structure your company will have. Which organizational structures do you think you can choose from? a. sole proprietorship ...

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Suppose that you want to start your own insurance company. The first thing you need to

decide is what kind of structure your company will have. Which organizational structures

do you think you can choose from?

a. sole proprietorship

b. partnership

c. corporation - Answer✔️✔️-c. - Laws in most jurisdictions require insurance companies

to be organized as corporations. In this lesson, you'll learn why that structure is

required. You'll also learn how organizational form and management affect the way an

insurance company does business.

Sole Proprietorship - Answer✔️✔️-is created, owned, and operated by one person.



he owner earns all company profits and is responsible for all company debts.

Company operations cease if the owner dies.

The company is considered a privately held company because ownership is restricted to

a specified individual.

privately held company - Answer✔️✔️-A company in which ownership is restricted to

specified individuals. Contrast with publicly held company.

partnership - Answer✔️✔️-is created, owned, and operated by two or more partners.



Partners earn all company profits and are responsible for all company debts.

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,A two-owner partnership dissolves if a partner dies or withdraws; a partnership with

many owners will continue as long as there are two or more owners.

The company is considered a privately held company because ownership is limited to

specified individuals.

Corporation - Answer✔️✔️-is a legal entity created by government authority.



It's separate from its owners, so owners can't be held responsible for company debts.

Operations continue even if one or more owners die or withdraw.

It can sue or be sued, enter into contracts, and own property.

It can be a privately held company or a publicly held company that sells ownership

shares to the public.

publicly held company - Answer✔️✔️-A company that sells ownership shares to the

public. Contrast with privately held company.

requirements for incorporation - Answer✔️✔️-In the U.S., insurance companies are

incorporated at the state level.



A description of the company, including its name, location, plan for organizing

operations, and the type of business it intends to conduct

The names of the company's original directors

The amount of initial investment being made by company owners

Licensing - Answer✔️✔️-license granting the insurer the legal authority to conduct

insurance business in a specific jurisdiction. An insurer that intends to do business in



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,more than one jurisdiction must obtain a license from each jurisdiction. In the U.S., that

means a license from each state in which the insurer will operate.



The purpose of licensing is to ensure that an insurance company is

Financially sound and able to meet its obligation to policyowners

Directed by knowledgeable and capable managers

Which of the following are characteristics of a sole proprietorship? (Choose all that

apply.)

A. Owned and operated by one person

B. All profits on sales belong to company owner(s)

C. Privately held organization

D. Operations cease if only one owner remains

E. Owned and operated by two or more people

F. Created by government authority

G. Owner(s) responsible for company debts

H. Publicly held organization

I. Owner(s) not responsible for company debts - Answer✔️✔️-A, B, C, & G

Which of the following are characteristics of a partnership? (Choose all that apply.)

A. Owned and operated by one person

B. All profits on sales belong to company owner(s)

C. Privately held organization

D. Operations cease if only one owner remains

E. Owned and operated by two or more people


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, F. Created by government authority

G. Owner(s) responsible for company debts

H. Publicly held organization

I. Owner(s) not responsible for company debts - Answer✔️✔️-B, C, D, E & G

Which of the following are characteristics of a corporation? (Choose all that apply.)

A. Owned and operated by one person

B. All profits on sales belong to company owner(s)

C. Privately held organization

D. Operations cease if only one owner remains

E. Owned and operated by two or more people

F. Created by government authority

G. Owner(s) responsible for company debts

H. Publicly held organization

I. Owner(s) not responsible for company debts - Answer✔️✔️-C, E, F, H & I

In the United States, an insurance company must be incorporated at

A. The state level only

B. The federal level only

C. Either the state level or the federal level

D. Both the state level and the federal level - Answer✔️✔️-A.- In the U.S., insurance

companies are incorporated at the state level. In Canada, insurers can be incorporated

at the provincial or federal level. In India and many other countries, insurers are

incorporated at the federal level.

In the United States, an insurance company must be licensed in


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