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Barnett Insurance
Barnett Chapters 1 and 2 Review Insurance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When faced with risk, there are three possible outcomes. | True |
| As individuals we are constantly facing risk in our lives. | True |
| When someone faces the possibility of loss; they are said to be "exposed" to the loss. | True |
| One of your biggest assets is your potential income earnings. | True |
| When risk of loss are enormous you should choose insurance as the best risk management method. | True |
| We take steps to reduce the risk in our lives because we can not predict the future | True |
| A house is real property because it is attached to land. | True |
| The legal term for carelessness is negligence. | True |
| Perils are dangers or difficulties that arise from a particular situation or activity. Ex: Fire, flood, earthquake, etc. | True |
| Hazards are chance; an accident. A chance of being injured or harmed; danger: Space travel is full of hazards. | True |
| Earthquakes, lightning, rain, are examples of natural causes of loss. | True |
| The symbol on the front of a house that determined which fire company would stop and extinguish the fire was called a ___ | fire mark |
| A risk in which there is no possibility of gain is a ____. | Pure Risk |
| A risk in which there is a huge dollar loss, but does not happen often is best managed with ____. | Insurance |
| The term underwrite was first used in the coffee house owned by ____ | Edward Lloyd |
| Property loss is easy to define because you can put a _____ on property. | value |
| Liability loss is not easy to define because you can not put a ___ on it. | value |
| Type of insurance that protects a business. | commercial |
| When a person stands to lose financially if a loss occurs has an ____. | insurable interest |
| The father of modern insurance in the U.S. | Benjamin Franklin |
| A person who pledges financial backing of a risk | underwriter |
| an organization of individual who insure large and unusual risks | Lloyd's of Londan |
| The purpose of insurance is to | protect against loss |