Fundamentals Of Insurance (BC) (117 Questions wit 100% Correct Answers) Question : The major function of insurance is:
- To reduce the cost of the losses
- To share the losses of the few among the many
- The safeguard the interest of mortgages
- To serve as a basis of existing credit system
Correct answer: b. To share the losses of the few among the
many
Question : A peril if best defined as:
- The chance of a loss
- The occurrence of a loss
- The cause of a loss
- The result of a loss
Correct answer: c. The cause of a loss
Question : Indemnify means:
- Returning the premium of the insured
- Restoring the insured's to the same financial position as
- Paying the insured's the face amount of the policy
- Restoring the insured's to the same financial position as
they were in immediately prior to the loss
they were
Correct answer: b. Restoring the insured's to the same
financial position as they were immediately prior to the loss
Question : Property insurance contracts are designed to pay
for loss or damage arising out of the happening of a specific event. Only the following statement regarding the events
insured by property insurance contract is correct:
- The event must be a future event and it must be accidental
- The event may happen with the co-operation of the insured
- The event may happen with the intent of the insured
- The event may occur accidentally or be caused deliberately
by the insured
Correct answer: a. The event must be must be a future event
and it must be accidental
Question : The following is the most practical way in which
to deal with risk:
- Avoidance of Risk
- Retention of Risk
- Controlling of Risk
- Transfer of Risk
Correct answer: d. Transfer of Risk
Question : In a contract of insurance, consideration means:
- The exchange of something of value parties
- The amount the insurance can collect in event of a claim
- The object of insurance
- The reviewing of the details of the risk to be insured by an
underwriter
Correct answer: a. The exchange of something of value
between parties
Question : Which of the following would be correct legal
name of the insured in a contact of insurance:
- The corner store
- John's Corner Store
- J.D.'s Corner Store
- The Corner Store Ltd
Correct answer: d. The Corner Store Ltd
Question : All contracts require that five elements be present
if the contract is to be enforceable by law. An insurance contract is enforceable only if it contains the following three
additional interest:
- Insurable Interest, Utmost Good Faith