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Massachusetts Property & Casualty Insurance License Exam Study Guide Insurance - answerTransfer of risk from a person or business to an insurer Risk - answerUncertainty / Possibility of a loss Exposure - answerRisks for which the insurance company would be liable Peril - answerA cause of loss....

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Massachusetts Property & Casualty
Insurance License Exam Study Guide


Insurance - answer✔Transfer of risk from a person or business to an insurer


Risk - answer✔Uncertainty / Possibility of a loss


Exposure - answer✔Risks for which the insurance company would be liable


Peril - answer✔A cause of loss. House burns down, peril is the fire


Direct - answer✔Physical loss


Indirect - answer✔consequence of the direct loss


Hazard - answer✔increases the chance of loss


Physical hazard - answer✔The hazard can be seen


Moral hazard - answer✔Dishonesty


Morale hazard - answer✔carelessness


STARR! - answer✔Method of handling risk.

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S - Sharing

T - Transfer

A - Avoidance

R - Retention

R - Reduction


Contract (policy) - answer✔An agreement between the insured and the insurer


1st party - answer✔Insured (customer)


2nd party - answer✔Insurer (insurance company)


Law of large numbers - answer✔The larger the group, the more accurately future losses can be

predicted


CANHAM - answer✔Elements of an insurable risk




C - Calculable

A - Affordable

N - Non-catasrophic

H - Homogenous

A - Accidental

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M - Measurable


Adverse selection - answer✔Risks that have a greater than average chance of loss




•Not wanted by insurers

•Tendency for high risk individuals to get and keep insurance

•Why insurers go through the underwriting process

•High risk = higher rate or refusal to insure


Reinsurance - answer✔an insurance company (the ceding company) paying another insurance

company (reinsurer) to take some of the company's risk




•Reinsurers help spread the insurer's risk


Facultative - answer✔The reinsurer evaluates each risk before allowing the transfer


Treaty - answer✔The reinsurer accepts the transfer according to an agreement called a treaty


Stock Insurer - answer✔•Owned by stockholders


•Dividend is not guaranteed

•Dividend is paid to stockholder

•Dividend is taxable to stockholders

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•Issues non-participating policies


Mutual Insurer - answer✔•Owned by the policyholders (customers)


•Dividend is not guaranteed

•Dividend is paid to policyholder

•Dividend is not taxable, considered refund of premium

•Issues participating policies


Fraternal Insurer - answer✔•Provides insurance and other benefits


•Must be a member of the society to get benefits


Reciprocal Insurer - answer✔•Unincorporated


•Members are required to pay an assessed amount if a loss to any member of the group occurs

•Managed by an attorney-in-fact


Lloyd's association - answer✔Insurance provided by individual underwriters, not companies




•Insures unusual risk

-Hole in one contest

-Athlete's arm

-Celebrity's hair

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