Chapter 2

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Which of these statements regarding insurance is false?

As the number of insured units increases, the number of losses decreases

An insurable risk requires

Chance of loss being calculated

For insurance purposes, similar objects which are exposed to the same group of perils are referred to as

Homogeneous exposure units

Risk ____ is the process of analyzing exposures that create risk and designing programs to handle them.

Management

According to the law of large numbers, how would losses be affected if the number of similar insured units increases?

Predictability of losses will be improved

What type of risk involves the potential for loss with no possibility for gain?

Pure risk

An insurer has a contractual agreement which transfers a portion of its risk exposure to another insurer. What type of contractual arrangement is this?

Reinsurance contract

How can an insurance company minimize exposure to loss?

Reinsuring Risk

Which term describes the elimination of a hazard?

Risk Avoidance

Which one of these is NOT considered to be an element of an insurable risk?

Speculative risk

A hold-harmless clause is an example of risk

Transfer

Purchasing insurance is an example of risk

Transference

ABC Company is attempting to minimize the severity of potential losses within its company. The company is engaged in risk

reduction

Which of the following can be defined as "the potential for loss"?

risk

What type of risk involves the potential for loss AND the possibility for gain?

speculative

Which of the following is NOT an example of risk retention?

Not doing a business deal after deciding it would be too risky

Which of the following can be defined as a cause of a loss?

Peril

The Law of Large numbers enables an insurer to

Predict Loses

Which of the following describes the act of insuring a risk against possible loss?

Risk Transfer

A business becoming incorporated is an example of risk ____.

Transfer


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