Insurance Types and Concepts
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What is the primary objective of life insurance?

  • To provide financial protection against accidental death
  • To indemfify losses due to natural disasters
  • To create a fund for the next of kin in the event of the insured's death (correct)
  • To provide medical and health benefits

What type of insurance compensates the insured for losses due to a gas pipe leakage?

  • Life insurance
  • General insurance (correct)
  • Accidental insurance
  • Health insurance

What is the term for the process of compensating the insured for losses?

  • Restitution
  • Compensation
  • Reimbursement
  • Indemnification (correct)

What type of insurance does not fall under life insurance?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of a fortuitous loss?

<p>Unforeseen and unexpected loss (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a necessary condition for an insurer to calculate the probability of loss?

<p>The loss must be measurable in specific dollar amounts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason why insurers usually charge a high premium for perils with high probability of occurring?

<p>Due to the high risk involved (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a legal principle of insurance?

<p>Principle of Caveat Emptor (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of losses are usually not covered by insurers?

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

Why would an insurer not insure the contents of a container that carries illegal weapons or drugs?

<p>Because it is against society's interest (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the premium charged by an insurer?

<p>To cover the potential loss (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of the principle of indemnity?

<p>To compensate the insured for the loss suffered (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of insurance policies does the principle of indemnity not apply to?

<p>Personal accidents and disability insurance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of non-disclosure or misrepresentation of facts by the insured?

<p>The insurance contract becomes void (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the principle of subrogation?

<p>To allow the insurer to recover loss from the third party's insurer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which principle of insurance involves the transfer of rights from the insured to the insurer?

<p>Principle of subrogation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of insurance contracts is the principle of subrogation usually applicable to?

<p>General insurance contracts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the principle of insurable interest?

<p>To establish economic relevance and/or financial dependence on the subject matter (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a policyholder takes out multiple insurance policies to cover the same loss?

<p>The insurer has the right to call upon other insurers to share the cost of the indemnity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the insured in determining liability in the principle of proximate cause?

<p>To prove the cause of the loss (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of the principle of contribution?

<p>To apportion the cost of an indemnity among multiple insurers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens in the absence of insurable interest?

<p>The insurance policy is deemed unenforceable (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key consideration in determining liability under the principle of proximate cause?

<p>The nearest and most dominant cause of the loss (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of speculative risks?

<p>Definite and measurable loss (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key reason for requiring a large number of exposure in insurable risks?

<p>To reduce the risk borne by the insurer and predict losses more accurately (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of insurance is NOT typically classified under life insurance?

<p>Motor (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of fortuitous losses?

<p>They occur by random chance, unintentional and unexpected (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key requirement for a definite and measurable loss?

<p>Particulars of the loss must be established with certainty (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a general insurance product?

<p>Marine insurance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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