Defnitions Flashcards

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Insuring Agreement

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Describing coverage under a policy

Elsewhere in policy may restrict or exclude coverage

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Exclusions

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Provisions in an insurance policy indicates what is denied coverage

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Conditon

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Action that insured mist take or continue to take insurance policy to remain in force insurance process a claim

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Transacting Insurance

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NAIC commissioner is to premote uniformity of state regulation and legislation as it concerns the industry

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Licensing Requirement : Agents

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Individual who sells and services insurance policies in 2 classifications

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LIcensing Requirements: Independent Agent

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Represents at least 2 insurance companies and gives a good price for most coverage paid on commison

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Licensing Requirements :Non-resident

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Markets/Insurance policies in a state which she/he isnt domiciled in

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Licensing Requirements: Direct Writer

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Rep 1 company
ONly sells its policies paid on a commission

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Licensing Requirements: Temporary

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Dept may issue a temporary license under the section 2 article who will be considered by another agent who will complete under agents insurer or health organization at least 40 hrs of training

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Definition of Insured

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Essential Parts of the insurance policies that explain the meaning of important word/phrases in policy

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Commissioner of Insurance

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Top state regulator of the insurance business who is elected or appointed by the state safe guard
1. General power duties
2. Examination of Records
3.Investigations
4.Penalties
Company must examine
once ea 6 months for the 1st 3 yrs ,once for the next 4 to 6 yrs, once every 3 years
Record examinations

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Consideration

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When the insured has made the payment of 1st premium and fills out an application this would constitute

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Denial of License

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Violated any provision of TX insurance laws

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Denial of License

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Made material misstatement in license application

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Denial of License

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Obtained or tried to obtain license by fraud

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Denial of License

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Misappropriated, converted, or legally withheld money belonging to insurer and insurance

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Denial of License

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GUilty of fraud or dishonest acts

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Denial of license

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Mirepresented the terms and conditions of any insurance policies or contract

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Denial of License

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made or caused any mishaps or incomplete comparison about terms aand conditions of any contract to try to convince owner to deny policy to renew

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Denial of License

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Not intrested in writing policy

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Denial of License

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Disability defined by the first act 12 5-6 wil not approve license

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Declarations

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Statement that the insure makes about loss exposures in a application for a policy

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Avoidance

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Staying away from bad risk

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Commission Sharing

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Sharing commissions between agents w/ valid license. Agents may not split commisisons w/ licensed agents

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Boycott, coercion or intimidation
Entering any agreement to commit or by any converted action committing to result unreasonable retrain of or monopoly in business of insurance
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Fraud
Dishonest Act
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Discrimination
Discriminating rates between individuals. Discriminating in the amount of premium policy fees or rates
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Reduction
To take action to reduce the possibility of severity of possible loss
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Foreign
Insurance company whose domicile is in a state other than the company writing business
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Personal Contract
Between insured and insurer
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Express Authority
Authority formally granted in oral or written agreement by insurer
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Defamation
Any oral or written statement that is false or critical of condition of any insurer which is calculated
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Aletory Contract
Depends on ocurrence ea party may not give and recieve the same value
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Apparent Authority
Action/Inaction by insurer gives agent the impression that he/she has certain authority
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Conditional Contract
when a loss occurs both parties must meet certain conditions to make contract legally enforceable
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Binder
Temporary insurance contract providing coverage until policy is issued
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Agent Responsibilities
Responsibility to handle funds ethically and to keep records and remit premiums when due
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Proof of loss
Documentation of loss required of a policy owner by insurance company
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Defamation
To publish/spread or calculate any oral written statement which is false critical or derogatory to the financial condition of any insurer
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Transfer
Shifting the individual risk of a loss to a larger similar group or transfering potential financial loss of another party
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Unilateral
Act is exchanged for a promise
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Implied Authority
Kind the public may reasonably believe an agent to have
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Implied authority
KInd the public may reasonably believe an agent to have
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Contract of Adhesion
Terms are drawn by the insurer and insured simply adheres to the terms but is able to cancel the contract at any time Any ambiguity must be interpreted in favor of insured because insured has no control over policy
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Licensing Requirements: Exceptions
Provision in insurance policy that indicates denied coverage
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Licensing Requirements: Exemptions
Size of the estate passing free from estate and gift of taxes the amount as of January 1, 1987 is $600,000
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Licensing Requirements: Continuing Education
Agent licensed to do business in state which plan is described as subsection (a) each agent will recieve 15hrs of education
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Alien
In foreign country.IN order for insurance to be carried in a particular in state in the US it must follow insurance companies
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Stock Company
Owned by share holders
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Domestic
The law of the state in which a risk is located and policy is issued the insurance company is domicilied in that state
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Licensing Requirements: Contract
Insurance Agreement under which the insurer is legally enforced to make a benefit payment
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Licensing Requirements: Appointment
Act by company that authorizes an agent to action its behalf
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Controlled Business
At least 25% will be from persons organization other than insurance agent
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Licensing requirements: Limited License
Temporary License
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Exposure
Possibility of loss because of condition
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Sharing
More than one assumes responsibility
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Mutual Insurance Companies
Owned by policy holders no stock is available on stock companies
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Rebating
Giving or offering to pay as an inducement to insurance any rebate of premiums payable in contract of terms
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Foreign Insurance
Organized under law of another state
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Unilateral Contract
Type of contact exists when act is exchanged for promise insurance usually involves contract
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Arbitration
Provision in a property insurance policy that the insured and insurer cannot agree on the amount of claim/settlement each appoint and appraiser at least 2 or 3 agree on settlement amount and is pending
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Certificate of authority
written statement by an insurance company providing powers it has vested in an agent
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Claim method and practices: False Advertising
Advertisement statement or announcement that contains refrence to business, insurance unture, deceptive and misleading
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Renewal
A license that has not expired been revoke not suspended
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Expiration
License expiration 2 years following date issued
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Consideration
premium payed by insurer
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Misrepresentation
intent to defraud
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False Advertising
Statement/announcement that contains refrence to business or insurance business that is not true