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AINS 101 Exam Questions and Answers- Updated 2024 One of the reasons for insurance regulation is to prevent destructive competition. In which one of the following scenarios would destructive competition be exhibited? - Answer-East Insurance comes up with a new rate structure allowing "preferred...

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AINS 101 Exam Questions and Answers-
Updated 2024

One of the reasons for insurance regulation is to prevent destructive competition. In which one

of the following scenarios would destructive competition be exhibited? - Answer✔✔-East

Insurance comes up with a new rate structure allowing "preferred customers" discounted

policies when they continually renew year after year; East eventually loses needed revenue but

is rewarded by its competitors leaving the market.


Ling has noticed that her neighbor has recovered money for two homeowners property claims

and an auto damage claim he has filed in recent years. Ling has been paying insurance

premiums for many years and has never suffered a loss or made a claim. She feels that her

insurance contracts over the years have been worthless to her. What Ling does not understand

is that she has been paying premiums in exchange for - Answer✔✔-Of unequal amount.


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 -

Answer✔✔-Independent and not catastrophic.




Because many properties can be damaged in the same hurricane or tropical storm, coastal

properties are not independent, and potential losses are catastrophic.

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Which of the following is the fundamental measure of loss exposure used in insurance rating? -

Answer✔✔-Exposure Unit


Which one of the following best explains why producers should be alert to changes in clients'

loss exposures? - Answer✔✔-Implemented risk management techniques may prove to be

ineffective or become obsolete


Adhering to the characteristics of an ideally insurable loss exposure in selling insurance help

assure that - Answer✔✔-The insurer is able to charge a premium that the insured can afford to

pay.


An insurer has decided to take an extremely narrow interpretation of a property insurance

policy provision to limit the number of loss payments it will need to make. It realizes that its

interpretation is probably wrong, but it knows that individual insured's loss amounts will be

small, such that most insureds will not take the trouble to file lawsuits against it. The insurer

may be violating the principle that an insurance policy is - Answer✔✔-A contract of the utmost

good faith


When preprinted forms do not provide the terms of coverage needed by a particular insured or

small group of insureds, the insurer may - Answer✔✔-draft a manuscript form to meet the

customers needs.


The big differences between property and liability policies are found in their - Answer✔✔-

Insuring agreements




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which of the following most accurately describes one of the policy provisions in an insurance

policy? - Answer✔✔-The exclusions are in place to reduce duplicate coverage.


Which one of these is most directly associated with a satisfied customer? - Answer✔✔-Leads

and referrals that can be used to generate new business


Because insurance contracts impose an obligation for ethical practices and behaviors on the

parties while dealing with one another, an insurance contract is called a - Answer✔✔-Contract

of utmost good faith


Margaret was severely injured and scarred due to a recent accident. Which one of the following

is an example of general damages Margaret received? - Answer✔✔-Compensation for

disfigurement


Jennie recently purchased a personal auto policy from Westcox Insurers. Three weeks later,

Jennie reported her car was stolen from her driveway during the middle of the day. Upon

further investigation, claims representative Harry finds out the home address he has on file for

Jennie does not match the location where the theft occurred. In light of this scenario, which one

of the following would be particularly helpful for Harry to pursue concerning Jenny's claim? -

Answer✔✔-Harry can verify Jennie's address and other possible helpful information by

reviewing her policy which has her original application information attached.


Joel is the underwriter for Stanton Industries. He received a notice from the premium auditor

on the account. After a recent visit to the insured's location, the auditor wanted to make Joel




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aware of a decline in the business and some questionable business practices. Which one of the

following types of hazards is the auditor identifying? - Answer✔✔-Moral Hazards


Earned premiums are the portion of written premiums that - Answer✔✔-Apply to the part of

the policy period that has already occurred.


Jessie is a new customer service representative (CSR) at the Winfield Agency. Jessie usually

engages in all the following activities, EXCEPT - Answer✔✔-Determining coverage quotes


Which one of the following is the correct formula for calculating an insurer's combined ratio? -

Answer✔✔-Loss ratio + expense ratio


Alicia works for the Drewman Agency, Sandi at insurer Greenway Insurance, and Rosa at

Grossman Brokers, all as customer service representatives. Which one of the following is true

regarding their work? - Answer✔✔-Alicia can process policy endorsements and explain

coverage to her customers


Rachel is a new employee of Westley Insurance, and has been asked to review some existing

policies to become familiar with the types of policies she will be working with. Which one of the

following will Rachel find is true as she conducts her review? - Answer✔✔-Rachel finds the

policy begins with a coverage overview and then goes into more coverage details.


Which two of the four quadrants of risk are classified as pure risks? - Answer✔✔-Hazard risks

and operational risks


Sports, Inc. is looking to obtain a commercial property policy on its building for $400,000. If

their insurer decides to charge them a rate of $0.50 per $100 of building insurance, what
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