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A risk manager is concerned with I.Identifying potential losses. II.Selecting the appropriate techniques for treating losses.


A) I only
B) II only
C) both I and II
D) neither I nor II

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Which of the following statements about a personal risk management program is (are) true? I.Insurance and retention are the only techniques used to handle potential losses. II.The steps in a personal risk management process are the same steps used by businesses.


A) I only
B) II only
C) both I and II
D) neither I nor II

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Which of the following statements about an excess insurance plan is true?


A) The insurer does not participate in a loss until it exceeds the amount the firm has decided to retain.
B) The insurer pays first up to some specified level;the insured then pays all losses exceeding the insurer's retention level.
C) Losses in excess of a specified amount are not covered.
D) The insured and insurer share equally in any loss that occurs.

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Factors a risk manager must consider in selecting an insurer include which of the following? I.The availability of risk management services. II.The financial strength of the insurer.


A) I only
B) II only
C) both I and II
D) neither I nor II

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Parker Department Stores has been hurt in recent months by a large increase in shoplifting losses.Parker's risk manager concluded that while the frequency of shoplifting losses was high,the severity is still relatively low.What is (are) the appropriate risk management technique(s) to apply to this problem?


A) retention
B) loss control and retention
C) transfer through insurance
D) avoidance

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Ryan decided to review his personal risk management program.His car is 10 years old,and he would receive little money from his insurer if the car was damaged or destroyed.Ryan decided to drop the physical damage insurance on the car.From a risk management perspective,dropping the physical damage insurance on the car is best described as


A) increasing the use of avoidance in the risk management program.
B) increasing the use of noninsurance transfer in the risk management program.
C) increasing the use of retention in the risk management program.
D) increasing the use of risk control in the risk management program.

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Cal was just hired as XYZ Company's first risk manager.Cal would like to employ the risk management process.The first step in the process Cal should follow is to


A) evaluate potential losses faced by XYZ Company.
B) formulate a treatment plan for XYZ Company's loss exposures.
C) identify potential losses faced by XYZ Company.
D) implement and administer a risk management plan for XYZ Company.

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Which statement about a company's cost of risk is (are) true? I.Cost of risk includes insurance premiums and retained losses. II.Reducing the cost of risk increases profitability.


A) I only
B) II only
C) both I and II
D) neither I nor II

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All of the following statements about captive insurers are true EXCEPT


A) They may act as a profit center by insuring parties other than the parent company.
B) They provide a way to obtain types of insurance that may be unavailable from commercial insurers.
C) They increase the volatility of the parent company's earnings.
D) They make it easier for a firm to have access to reinsurance.

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Preloss objectives of risk management include which of the following? I.Preparing for potential losses in the most economical way. II.Reduction of anxiety.


A) I only
B) II only
C) both I and II
D) neither I nor II

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A situation or circumstance in which a loss is possible,regardless of whether a loss occurs,is called a


A) deductible.
B) loss exposure.
C) loss avoidance.
D) peril.

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Members of Mid-South Petroleum Distributors,a trade group,had trouble obtaining affordable pollution liability insurance.The members formed a group captive that is exempt from many state laws that apply to other insurers.This group captive is called a(n)


A) reinsurance pool.
B) Lloyd's association.
C) alien insurer.
D) risk retention group.

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Purchasing health insurance illustrates the use of which personal risk management technique?


A) avoidance
B) risk transfer
C) loss control
D) risk retention

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To better understand her company's operations,a risk manager asked a production manager to draw a diagram tracing the steps in the production and distribution of the company's products.Such a diagram,which is useful in risk identification,is called a


A) financial statement.
B) risk management matrix.
C) flowchart.
D) risk management audit.

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Risk management is concerned with


A) the identification and treatment of loss exposures.
B) the management of speculative risks only.
C) the management of pure risks that are uninsurable.
D) the purchase of insurance only.

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ABC Insurance retains the first $1 million of each property damage loss and purchases insurance for that part of any property loss that exceeds $1 million.The insurance for property losses above $1 million is called


A) excess insurance.
B) liability insurance.
C) coinsurance.
D) primary insurance.

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All of the following statements about avoidance are true EXCEPT


A) Certain loss exposures are never acquired.
B) Certain loss exposures may be abandoned.
C) The chance of loss for certain loss exposures may be reduced to zero.
D) It can be used for any loss exposure facing a firm.

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Bev lives in the suburbs and works downtown.She drives to work,and her most direct route to work would require her to pass through an area where carjackings and drive-by-shootings are common.Bev does not drive through this area.Instead,she uses a route which adds 10 minutes to her commute.Which risk management technique is Bev using with respect to the risk of injury while driving through the dangerous area?


A) noninsurance transfer
B) avoidance
C) passive retention
D) loss reduction

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All of the following are risk management objectives prior to the occurrence of loss EXCEPT


A) analysis of the cost of different techniques for handling losses.
B) continuing operations after a loss.
C) reduction of anxiety.
D) meeting externally imposed obligations.

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All of the following are disadvantages of using insurance in a risk management program EXCEPT


A) There is an opportunity cost because premiums must be paid in advance.
B) Considerable time and effort must be spent selecting and negotiating coverages.
C) It results in considerable fluctuations in earnings after losses occur.
D) Attitudes toward loss control may become lax when losses are insured.

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