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What is the definition of speculative risk?

  • The potential for losses where there is no viable opportunity for any gain
  • The possibility of loss that might directly affect an individual, such as injury or death
  • The possibility of something going wrong that would expose your business to financial damages
  • Price uncertainty and the potential for losses in investments (correct)

What are the outcomes of speculative risk?

  • A loss
  • A gain
  • Nothing or a loss
  • Nothing, a loss, or a gain (correct)

What is the most important type of risk for homeowners insurance purposes?

  • Property risk (correct)
  • Personal risk
  • Speculative risk
  • Pure risk

What is the definition of pure risk?

<p>The potential for losses where there is no viable opportunity for any gain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a peril?

<p>The direct cause of a loss (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hazard results from unintentional carelessness or laziness?

<p>Morale hazard (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a moral hazard and a morale hazard?

<p>Intent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of insurance covers only the perils listed in the policy?

<p>Named perils insurance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a physical hazard do?

<p>Increases the likelihood of a loss occurring due to inadequacies in the condition, structure, or operation of an insured property (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor or activity may cause or exacerbate a loss?

<p>Hazard (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the source of the loss?

<p>Peril (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of coverage protects against any loss that is not specifically excluded?

<p>Special form coverage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the intent behind a moral hazard?

<p>Deliberate intent to deceive (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What results from fraudulent acts committed by an insured?

<p>Moral hazard (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a legal hazard do?

<p>Increases the likelihood and severity of a loss due to a condition imposed by the legal process (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential for a loss?

<p>Risk (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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