Questions Flashcards
WHAT IS LLOYDS OF LONDON?
a) A MARKET PLACE WHERE SOME SIGNATORY BROKERS CAN PLACE BUISNESS
WHAT IS LLOYDS OF LONDON?
a) A MARKET PLACE WHERE SOME SIGNATORY BROKERS CAN PLACE BUISNESS
What is the difference between Facultative and Treaty Insurance?
- Facultative – Reinsurance arranged on a case by case basis and Treaty, Reinsurance Contracts
- How can we deal with Risk
1) Avoidance of Risk – Eliminate all chance of Financial loss (impractical)
2) Controlling Risk – Taking measures to reduce frequency & severity of losses ex: alarm, stay home after snowfalls
3) Retention of Risk – Self insurance, large deductible – Large corps and government gCW 500k+ policy
4) Transfer of Risk – Through Insurance, choosing to go through insurance when you need it.
4) Transfer of Risk – Through Insurance, choosing to go through insurance when you need it.
A guy buys a bar (The Bar is a pure risk). It is winter when he purchases it and wants to have a summer patio but isn’t sure yet about the city permit that are required. He has not yet decided the hours of operation but expects to be open until 1 am 6 nights a week and open Sundays till 9pm. Although there are few lounges servicing alcohol in the neighbourhood he is not sure about his alcohol food sales percentages, he expects them to be 50%, 50% ratios
WHAT TYPE OF RISK IS THIS? WHY?
This is a PURE RISK – because The Bar needs insurance, he has a possibility of fire, theft
What are the 5 elements needed to enforce a contract? ACL LG
ACL LG
1) Agreement – Offer is made, unconditional, meeting of the minds, oral agreement
2) Consideration – exchange for something – ex premium
3) Legality of Object - It needs to be legal – No insuring drug houses, etc.
4) Legal capacity of parties - Mental capacity, under influence
5) Genuine Intent - Exchange of something of value between two parties – Insurance premium. I paid you for something
What are Three additional elements in addition to the 5 basic elements to enforce a contract HINT: II, UF, I
1) Insurable Interest – People have an insurable interest if they can show they would suffer financially by a loss
2) Uberrima Fides – Latin for Utmost Good Faith (UF) Complete honesty
3) Indemnity – Law restricts payment under insurance contract s to ensure people receive the actual amount of their loss – no more, no less
THERE ARE FIVE ELEMENTS OF EVERY CONTRACT AND THREE ELEMENTS UNIQUE TO INSURANCE CONTRACTS, WHAT ARE THEY ?
A) Genuine intent, insurable interest, indemnity
b) indemnity, uberrima fides, consideration
c) legal object, insurable interest, indemnity
d) indemnity, integrity, insurable interest
d) indemnity, integrity, insurable interest (They trick us by using integrity which is the same as Uberrima Fides aka Utmost Good Faith
Where would a broker look for a binding authority?
Agency/Brokers agreement
What does an Endorsement do?
A) adds coverage
B) Removes coverage (You golf course with glass windows, endorsement to remove glass coverage)
C) Amends policy coverage – Adds and removes coverage
C) Amends policy coverage – Adds and removes coverage
define Void and provide an example
when a contract is considered never to have existed -
example - purchased a policy after a fire. We would void the policy and refund all premiums
SEEN IN MISREPRESPENTATION - Falsely describing property – misrepresentation of risk, omits to communicate risk or condition can VOID a contract
Define Voidable and provide an example
A contract is is voidable to the wrongdoer but not void to damage caused to third parties :
If I arson my own house and the next door neighbors house is damaged we would cover the neighbors house but not the arsonists house
A binder aka a cover note is
Binders or cover note is a piece of paper, certificate of insurance stating coverage .
Binders – It is common to bind an insurer on a risk meaning that the broker has committed the insurer to a contract of insurance
Binders may be orally written
Riders
Floater:
Rider - Adds additional coverage to an existing contract
Floater - Provides coverage for a property which moves from place to place
What are Physical Hazards PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF THEM
Hazards you can see and touch
Occupants, building construction, housekeeping, not shoveling driveway
*Moral Hazards
Subjective – characteristics of the applicant which may or may not be observed: Eg Financial condition of buisnes, moral character
*Difference between a peril and hazard and provide an example
A hazard is the condition of the property that can cause a peril.
Slippery sidewalks, not shoveling, speeding in school zone. The peril is the cause of loss.
What is covered under the following policies in building and contents
BASIC, BROAD AND COMPREHENSIVE
– Named Perils, only covers perils listed
- Named Perils on the building
- Named Perils on the contents
Broad – All Risk on building
- Named Perils on contents
Comp
- All Risk on contents
- all risk on building
What is covered under the following policies in building and contents
BASIC, BROAD AND COMPREHENSIVE
– Named Perils, only covers perils listed
- Named Perils on the building
- Named Perils on the contents
Broad – All Risk on building
- Named Perils on contents
Comp
- All Risk on contents
- all risk on building
what IS COVERED UNDER COVERAGE A FOR OUTDOOR TREES AND SHRUBS, percent, total, perils
Outdoor trees, shrubs, and plants 5% of A/ 500 / tree only covered under the 6 perils (fire, lightning, explosion, impact by aircraft or land vehicle, Riot, Vandalism or malicious acts
*COVERAGE A: Dwelling, Building & Attached Structures - WHAT IS COVERED
Hint,
I have a PERMINANT POOL, it’s attached to my house. I store MATERIALS ON and ADJACENT to my house for fixing up my house and pool, one day I had to remove the SUPPLIES TEMPORARLY REMOVED. That day someone hit my tree with their car.
- Anything permanently installed or attached to a house , attached garage, deck, shutters, basketball net, underground swimming pool
- Outdoor swimming pools and their attachments
- *Materials and their supplies on or adjacent (beside) designed for the betterment of this dwelling or private structures
- Building fixtures and fittings, temporarily removed (storage repair)
- Outdoor trees, shrubs, and plants 5% of A/ 500 / tree only covered under the 6 perils (fire, lightning, explosion, impact by aircraft or land vehicle, Riot, Vandalism or malicious acts
*A person had $2000 worth of wood delivered and stacked on their lawn. They don’t have enough room for it because they are building more outhouses and a larger deck. They have another stack of wood delivered to dad’s house down the street. Dads house burns down.
where is the wood covered ?
a) Our insureds home policy, coverage A
b) The fathers home policy
C) Our insureds home policy, coverage C section 1 – Contents temporarily removed
d) Not covered
C) Our insureds home policy, coverage C section 1 – Contents temporarily removed
COVERAGE B - WHAT IS IT AND HOW MUCH IS EXTENDED FROM COVERAGE COVERAGE a?
Coverage B - Building or structures
- Extends an additional 10% from Coverage A – 10 percent total not 10 percent per outhouse
- Buildings structures located on the premises separated from dwelling by a clear space, if attached only by a fence line, utility line or similar connection only is it detached (aka: Outhouses - Gazebo, detached shed, workshop, greenhouse, hot tub not embedded into the deck. They need to increase coverage B) you can customize the policy and increase as needed
Explain contents coverage
Coverage C Contents : - All Contents - On premises all contents of the dwelling
- ON premises all contents normal to maintenance
Off premises contents are also covered if they are temporarily removed world wide
ALL CONTENTS ON AND OFF PREMESIS NORMAL TO MAINTENANCE, OFF PREMISIS WHEN TEMP REMOVED