Property and Casualty Insurance Flashcards

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Is a homeowner’s policy a single policy?

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No it is a series of policy forms for different scenarios

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How many standard homeowner’s insurance services office forms

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6

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Homeowner’s 2

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Broad form - designed for owner occupants of 1-4 family dwelling units

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Homeowners 3

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Special form - designed for owner occupants of 1-4 family dwelling units

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Homeowners 4

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Contents broad form - tenants of residential property and owner of a building who lives in the units

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Homeowners 5

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Comprehensive form

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Homeowners six

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unit owners form - owners of condominium units

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Homeowners 8

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Modified coverage form - owner occupants of 1-4 family dwelling units

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Homeowner’s Section I

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provides property coverage, in this section policy forms differ

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Homeowner’s Section II

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liability section - identical in all six forms

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Could vacant land have homeowner’s insurance?

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Yes if its owner or rented to an insured

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Can you have homeowner’s insurance on a place you are temporarily residing?

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Yes even if you do not own where you are temporarily residing

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Can homeowner’s extend to a cemetary?

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yes to individual or family cemetery plots or burial vaults of insured

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How are losses on Coverage A settled?

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on a replacement-cost basis

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What is the amount of insurance under coverages B, C and D

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a percent of the Coverage A limit
B = 10%
C = 50%
D = 30%

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What are the standard limits for B C and D coverage

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B - 10% of A
C - 50% of A
D - 30% of A

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Can you have endorsements that modify section I and II homeowner’s?

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Yes
Home daycare coverage
Flood Ins
Earthquake Ins
Inflation guard
Personal property - antiques, fine art, instruments, other collectibles

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Coverage A for the Dwelling

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-property ins for the residence premises listed in the declarations page of the policy
-also applies to structures attached to dwelling like garage, decks, fences, construction supplies

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Where would coverage for structures attached to the dwelling fall?

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Coverage A for the Dwelling

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What does Coverage A not cover

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-Freezing - plumbing, ac, appliances, fences, pavement, patio, pool, docks foundations, retaining walls
-Theft
-Vandalism
-Wear and tear, marring, deterioration

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Under HO-3 Policy - if unexcluded water damage occurs, water damage is covered, what is not covered

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The system or appliance from which the water escaped

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If a water pipe breaks and bathroom leaks under H-03 what is covered

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Fixing the pipe is not covered, but tearing out part of the building to repair the pipe is covered

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Coverage B for other structures

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other structures on the residence that are SET APART by a clear space. Detached garage, swimming pool, garden shed

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If the structure is used for business purposes is it covered under Coverage B?

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No - but garage can be used to store biz property

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Coverage C for personal property
-coverage for property other than the residence -limit is greater than 10% of Coverage C limit or $1000
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Coverage C personal property covered what perils
Named basis. Includes fire, windstorm vandalism, theft, falling objects, electrical current, volcanos!
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How are Coverage C losses settled?
actual cash value basis - replacement cost basis can be added through an endorsement
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How can you increase the limits for Coverage C?
endorsements $200 for monies, $1500 for securities, passports, stamps, $2500 for property used for biz purposes
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Coverage D for loss of use
Can live elsewhere while property is repaired or rebuilt - for those named as insured in Sec I
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Coverage E for personal liability
damages for which the insured is liable - Typically 100k limit per occurrence
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Coverage F medical payments to others
$1000 for mdeical expenses for someone who is injured on your property
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Will property insurance cover things that happen off the property?
Yes - caused by insured - caused by employee, caused by animal owned by insured
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PAP
-personal auto policy -package policy -property and liability insurance for family members
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Do motorcycles or off road vehicles fall under PAP?
Not ATV - motorcycles added with endorsement
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How long much the car be owned/leased to be eligible for a PAP
6 continuous months or longer
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How is auto liability coverage split up
3 parts ex 25k/150k/10k one person bodily injury / max all bodily injury claims / property damage
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Time limit on medical expense payment for car insurance
3 years
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Part B auto medical payments coverage
- covers if you're hit as pedestrian -covers all in your car
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Part C uninsured motorist coverage
-also covers if persons insurance is less than legal limits -hit and runs where offender isn't IDd -whos insurer denies coverage or becomes insolvent
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When would you opt out of part D coverage for damage to an auto
if your car is old and value has diminished
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Part D coverage for damage to an auto
coverage for physical damage for collision and other than collision
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"Other than collision" includes
falling objects, fire, theft or larceny, earthquake, windstorm, hail, water, flood, malicious mischief or vandalism, riot, bird or animal, breakage of glass
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PAP Endorsements
covers other vehicles motor homes, motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts
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No Fault Insurance
owner required to carry first party insurance to compensate all parties injured by that vehicle
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Modified No Fault
law limits but does not eliminate the right of an injured party to recover damages from a negligent party
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2 types of Modified No Fault
Dollar Threshold Verbal Threshold
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Dollar Threshold (modified no fault)
if injuries below the threshold, they can collect from first party benefits and can't sue - if over thresh then can sue
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Verbal Threshold (modified no fault) think V very bad
allows suit if fatal injury, serious injury, serious disfigurement
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Add on plan (no fault)
no restrictions on right to sue negligent party, but first no-fault benefits are available. after that insurance co has subrogation against negligent party
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Hard to insure drivers
find coverage in residual market/substandard market "available" not necessarily affordable
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Watercraft
-coverage under a homeowners policy -not for larger boats/little physical damage for any boat. -large boat available under "yacht policy"
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personal umbrella liability
-protection against catastrophic legal claims/judgements -smallest usually 1 mil -& up to 5/10mil -have to have coverage for smaller amounts and umbrella covers when those are used up
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How Umbrella works re:judgements
Auto coverage of 50k and auto accident judgement of 700k - 50k used up and umbrella covers the 650k
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Commercial Property Insurance
-losses to real and personal property -named or open perils -endorsements to expand coverage to earthquake and flood
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Commercial liability ins.
-premises liability, injury or damage on site -operations liability injury or damage from employee or owner off sit
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Product Liability policy
caused by defective product company manufactured or sold
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Corp Auto liability policy
company cars or trucks - fleet policy is often used
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Biz Umbrella policy
losses that exceed the underlying primary policies
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Professional Liability policy
-malpractice against client - "errors and omissions" for negligence error and omissions
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Liability occurrence basis
damage that occurs during policy period, regardless of when the claim is made
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Liability occurrence basis
damage that occurs while policy is in force, regardless of when the claim occurs
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Directors and officers liability
for breaches of their corp duties
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Workers comp and employers liability
-employer is required to carry workers comp ins
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3 types of workers comp
-state workers comp -employees injured during employment not covered under state -when traveling for work in another state
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Home cost 200k to rebuild. Insurance on home is 120k w/500 deductible. Kitchen fire causes 30k damage - how much is covered?
80% of 200k = 160k 120k/160k = 75% 75% of 30k = $22,500 22,500 - 500 = 22k paid by insurer
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Can you insure raw land?
No
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6 parts of auto policy
A - Liability B - Medical Payments C - Uninsured Motorist D - Damage to your Auto E - Duties after accident or loss F - General Provisions
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Umbrella coverage is used with what type of insurance?
Auto and Home - not disability or life
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Basic Covered perils acronym
HARVEST WFL
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What does HARVEST WFL stand for
Hail, aircraft, riot, vandalism, vehicles, volcanic eruption, explosion, smoke, theft, windstorm, fire, lightning
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Broad form Acronym
HARVEST WFL + FAR falling objects, freezing pipes, artificially generated electricity, ruptured system
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How does a threshold work re:your ability to sue
If its over the threshold then you can sue
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Does a properties replacement cost take into account depreciation?
No
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2 methods to value property that take depreciation into account
Book value actual cash value
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In modified no fault dollar threshold, what happens if injuries are below the threshold?
If injuries are below the threshold, they collect from first party benefits and cant sue
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In modified no fault dollar threshold, what happens if injuries are above the threshold?
They can sue