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Vermont Adjuster's Examination for Workers
Compensation Insurance Series 14-34, 152
Questions and Answers, With Complete Solution. 2024.


An employee in Vermont has contracted a disease as a result of employment. A claim must be brought
for workers compensation benefits within:

Two years of the discovery of the disease

In Vermont, the employer/insurer has how many days from receiving notice of a claim to determine
whether
any compensation is due an injured employee?

21 Days

Which of the following workers are covered by the FELA Act of 1908?

Railroad employees

To be covered under a standard workers compensation policy, the last exposure to the conditions
causing bodily injury by disease must occur:

Within the policy period

A workers compensation claim may be denied for all of the following except?

Injured while being trained for a hazardous job

Under Vermont's workers compensation laws, which of the following injuries would not qualify for
permanent total disability benefits?

A severely broken arm that can heal.

Dependent children of a worker killed on the job will receive income benefits:

Until age 18 or longer if still in an accredited school

The premium charged for a standard workers compensation policy is based primarily on a company's:

Payroll

An employee suffered a severe injury while operating a piece of machinery known to be in need of
repair. Unfamiliar with the workers compensation law, the spouse sued the employer, claiming loss of
consortium. What coverage if any in a standard workers compensation policy would respond to this
lawsuit?

Employers liability coverage

,A person who willfully makes a false statement or representation for the purpose of obtaining any
workers compensation benefit or payment either for her or himself or another shall be assessed a
penalty of:

$1,000

All states' workers compensation laws provide which benefits in the case of worker injury?

Medical expenses without limits
Disability/loss of wages

An insurance carrier who does not intend to renew a policy of workers compensation insurance
covering the liability of an employer in Vermont must notify the commissioner and the employer at
least how long prior to the expiration of such policy?

45 days

Which of the following statements about workers compensation laws is correct?
A: The scope of coverage is identical in all states
B: Every state provides "extraterritorial" coverage for residents working in another state
C: Limited benefits are provided for non-economic damages such as pain and suffering
D: The benefits provided under the law are typically the exclusive remedy for injured employees

D: The benefits provided under the law are typically the exclusive remedy for injured employees

An employer who fails to provide workers compensation insurance shall be assessed a penalty of how
much per day for every day that the employer neglected to insure workers compensation liability prior
to receiving notice from the commissioner, but not to exceed how much?

$50 / $5,000

When do benefits under Vermont's workers compensation law begin for a temporary partial
disability?

Benefits begin after the third day

If a worker, covered under workers compensation coverage in Vermont, sustains a work related
fatality, what will the death and survivor benefit be for the employee's surviving spouse and two or
more children?

76 2/3% of the employee's average weekly income
**Spouse and 1 dependent is 71 2/3%
Spouse and 0 dependent is 66 2/3%

Which of the following is NOT used to determine wages?
A: The total household income
B: Bonuses
C: Paid vacation
D: Average of last 12 weeks of wages

A: The total household income

, In most states, workers compensation coverage is available through

Private insurers or self-insurance

The adjuster is a fiduciary agent. As a fiduciary agent of the principal (the insurer), the adjuster should:

Act with a high degree of fidelity and loyalty to the interests of the principal

Which of the following is the most correct concerning premiums in a standard workers compensation
policy?

The insurer has three years after policy expiration to audit the insured's payroll records in order to
determine the final premium.

Which of the following do not have to be covered for workers compensation in Vermont?
A: A bank employee
B: An auto mechanic
C: A ranch employee whose payroll is less than $10K per year
D: An insurance adjuster for an insurance company

C: A ranch employee whose payroll is less than $10K per year

Each adjuster, workers compensation adjuster, public adjuster or appraiser must keep at the address
shown on the license a record of all transactions under the license for a period of:

at least 3 years

An applicant must submit an application to the commissioner within how long of licensing
examination?

24 months

Who does the Jones Act pertain to?

Seaman

Which of the following policies would cover a contractor's own employees for injuries sustained on
the job?
A: Owners and Contractors Protective
B: Contractual Liability
C: Workers Compensation
D: Commercial General Liability

Workers Compensation

All of the following must be covered for workers compensation coverage in Vermont except?
A: Maritime workers
B: Stockbrokers
C: Public employees
D: Road contractor's employees

A: Maritime workers

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