Personal finance
Factors in setting a driver class?
Age, sex, driving record, marital status
Price paid for insuring home and car should be thought of as
An investment in protect your resources
People who cannot get vehicle insurance
Assigned risk pool
Main bodily injury coverages
Bodily injury liability, medical payments, uninsured motorist protection
Negligence is failure to take ordinary or reasonable—-?
Care
Ways of reducing premiums on automobile insurance
Complete driver training, compare shopping for automobile insurance, instal security devices, maintain a safe driving record
Expensive replacement parts and ——- repairs due to body style contribute to higher automobile rates
Complicated
Comprehensive physical insurance
Covers physical damage to car from fire, theft, falling objects, hitting an animal
Risks related to home and auto insurance
Damage to property and responsibility for injuries of others, responsible for damage to the property of others
Negligent actions
Failing to remove large items from a stairway, improperly supervising children in a swimming pool
Purchasing insurance is the only way to manage risk
False
Collision insurance pays for damage to an automobile regardless of
Fault
Anything that increases the likelihood of loss through some peril
Hazard
Medical payment coverage is insurance that applies to the medical expenses of anyone who is —- in your vehicle
Injured
Examples of risk reduction actions
Installing smoke alarms, wearing seat belts in a car
Money automobile insurance pay in claims goes to
Legal expenses, medical expenses, other costs that arise when someone is injured
Legal responsibility for the financial cost of another person's losses or injuries
Liability
Risk management is a
Long term process
Potential property losses can be caused by
Losses to perils and losses by criminal behavior
Goals of insurance
Minimize personal, property, liability risks
A higher deductible results in
More risk for the insured
Personal insurance plans should change with
Needs and goals
Which cannot be classified as criminal behavior?
Negligence
Drivers involved in accidents collect medical expenses, lost wages, and related injury cost from insurance companies
No fault system
Property damage liability protects you against financial loss when you damage
Others property
Shifting of risk is done through purchasing of an insurance—-
Policy
Automobile insurance covers
Property damage and personal damage
wage loss insurance
Reimburse you for any salary or income lost due to injury in an automobile accident
Amount you can recover with collision insurance is limited to the
Retail value of your vehicle
Not buying flood insurance on a house is
Risk assumption
General risk management techniques
Risk assumption, risk reduction, risk avoidance
Choosing to never drive to work so your not in an accident
Risk avoidance
Most common method of dealing with risk is
Risk shifting
Fewer accidents and vandalism's occur in —-
Rural
Setting up a special fund to cover the cost of a loss
Self insuring
Comparison shopping can help lower premiums on home owners insurance policy
True
Insurance companies can use credit scores in determining premiums
True
Risk management plans are flexible enough to handle life's changing situations
True
Main factors that influence premiums for automobile insurance?
Type, rating territory, and driver classification
Coverage that insures financial protection when another drive has insurance but not enough to pay for injuries they caused
Underinsured motorist protection
Property covered under property damage liability include
Vehicles, buildings, street signs, and telephone poles