Pure and Speculative Risks in Insurance
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Which type of risk is characterized by a potential gain as one of the outcomes?

  • Non-diversifiable risk
  • Diversifiable risk
  • Speculative risk (correct)
  • Pure risk

What type of risk is associated with a person's income being reduced or additional expenses being incurred?

  • Longevity risk
  • Risk of unemployment
  • Risk of premature death
  • Personal risk (correct)

Which of the following risks is an example of a more serious risk that could lead to permanent disability or death?

  • Risk of fever
  • Risk of unemployment
  • Risk of illness (correct)
  • Risk of poor health

What type of risk is characterized by a loss of income due to the death of a breadwinner?

<p>Risk of premature death (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following risks is not a type of personal risk?

<p>Non-diversifiable risk (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following risks is an example of a risk that can be mitigated through insurance?

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

What is the primary consequence of a firm experiencing losses due to any of the identified perils?

<p>A substantial reduction in the value of the firm (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the risk of a firm being sued by a third party?

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

Which type of risk is illustrated in the example of a customer slipping and falling in a business premises?

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

What is the primary consequence of a manufacturing firm experiencing a fire in its plant?

<p>A decline in sales and loss of market share (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the risk of injury or illness to employees or death or disability to key persons in a business?

<p>Human resource risk (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of risk is illustrated in the example of theft by employees or misuse of company funds by owners or employees?

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

What is the main consequence of a factory's inability to operate as usual?

<p>Disruption in production, sales and normal profits (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the peril in the case of a fireman sustaining burns while on duty?

<p>The fire that caused the burns (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of hazard is a worn out tire on a car?

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

What is an example of moral hazard?

<p>Faking death to claim from life insurance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of loss prevention?

<p>To eliminate the risk of a loss (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of hazard is an individual's careless attitude that increases the severity or frequency of a loss?

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

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