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AU 60 Exam Questions and Answers Martin is a commercial underwriter. How can he minimize the effects of adverse selection? - Answer-As an underwriter, Martin can minimize the effects of adverse selection by carefully selecting applicants to insure, charging appropriate premiums for the accepted ...

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AU 60 Exam Questions and Answers

Martin is a commercial underwriter. How can he minimize the effects of adverse selection? -

Answer✔✔-As an underwriter, Martin can minimize the effects of adverse selection by carefully

selecting applicants to insure, charging appropriate premiums for the accepted loss exposures,

and monitoring applications and books of business for unusual patterns of policy growth or loss

and making any needed adjustments.


In addition to monitoring his underwriting decisions, Martin monitors books of business. What

does this process involve, and why do you think it's important? - Answer✔✔-Monitoring a book

of business requires evaluating the quality of all the business written for any group of policies to

see whether the policies are profitable and to identify issues for each type of insurance that

indicate a need for changes.


Korey is an underwriter in the field. He just evaluated an application for insurance and

determined that the producer requested coverage for the applicant's loss exposures that is

broader than the insurer is willing to provide. Rather than denying the application, what course

of action could Korey take? - Answer✔✔-Korey may elect to offer a more limited form of

coverage that involves covering fewer causes of loss and/or charging a higher deductible.


Elena is a corporate underwriter. How can she best work with management to ensure profitable

risk selection for the insurer? - Answer✔✔-Elena can effectively help by engaging in these

activities, as appropriate: • Research the market. • Formulate underwriting policy. • Revise

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underwriting guidelines. • Research and develop coverage forms. • Review rates. • Educate and

train. • Arrange reinsurance. • Assist others with complex accounts. • Conduct underwriting

audits.


What are some sources of big data used by commercial underwriters? - Answer✔✔-

Underwriters' risk selection and pricing activities are powered by big data generated from

sources including smart products, the internet of things (IoT), telematics devices, insurers' own

loss exposure and pricing data, regulators, government organizations, industry associations,

agents and brokers, third-party databases, social media, and the internet.


How does artificial intelligence help underwriters? - Answer✔✔-Artificial intelligence helps

underwriters make sense of big data and automate a large part of the risk assessment process.


ABC Insurance has become one of the market leaders for property insurance on the East Coast.

However, in recent years, wind and hailstorms have increased in frequency and intensity in the

region. What should ABC do to help maintain the profitability of its East Coast portfolio? -

Answer✔✔-ABC should develop catastrophe models to assess the effect that catastrophic

events (such as storms) can have on its in-force policies. Companies widely use these models to

manage their exposure to catastrophe risk.


Why are insurers allowed to discriminate against different groups of customers? - Answer✔✔-

Not only is it legal for insurers to discriminate against different groups of insureds or applicants,

it's often necessary. In insurance, discrimination isn't necessarily a negative term; it's a

descriptive term that means to distinguish, differentiate, or categorize. Fair discrimination is

needed to ensure that each insured pays for the risk it presents to the insurer.

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During the course of an underwriting market conduct examination, what details do examiners

analyze? - Answer✔✔-During the course of an underwriting market conduct examination,

examiners analyze details such as these: • General compliance • Underwriting criteria •

Application of underwriting rules • Cancellation and nonrenewal practices


Jimmy is a new underwriter who has been assigned an account. Who might he wish to approach

for the best information? - Answer✔✔-Jimmy should aim to establish a good relationship with a

producer, as producers provide excellent and trustworthy sources of information for

underwriters. In fact, producers provide more information about an account for underwriters

than any other source: They are the first people to interview prospective clients, see the

property or operations to be insured, and evaluate an account's exposure to loss


In reviewing his account's application, Jimmy realizes he needs more information. Why might he

have determined this? - Answer✔✔-Jimmy may need more information for any of these

reasons: • To collect missing information • To investigate conflicting information • To verify the

accuracy of the information provided • To handle a complex account or account that presents a

relatively high degree of risk


What information is captured on an insurance application? - Answer✔✔-The insurance

application captures the name and address of the individual or organization that wants to buy

insurance and the types and amounts of insurance desired. A properly completed application

also provides the information needed to classify the account for rating purposes and to

determine the premium. In addition, information such as loss history and prior insurance can

assist in verifying and supplementing application information.

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