All About Insurance
Vocabulary
Are you insured?
Anything Goes
Say What?
100

What is insurance?

Insurance protects you from financial loss in risky or uncertain situations.

100

Define co-pay.


TRIPLE THE POINTS!! (300 POINTS)  


a flat fee an individual pays for health care services.

100

The things (services, procedures, medicines) insurance can provide protection for

100

Name FOUR items found an Auto Policy's declaration page.


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Who is insured.

Who's not insured.

The cars that are being insured.

The name of the agent

Premium cost  

The address of the individuals being insured

Coverage

Limits

Deductible amounts

Vehicle ID number

Any lienholders

100

Identify four vocabulary words  that deals with auto insurance.


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collision

comprehensive 

liability coverage

depreciation

policy 

claim

bodily injury insurance

200

Name three vocabulary words that deals with life insurance.

whole life insurance

term life insurance

benefits

face value

beneficiary

200

What is a premium?

amount of money you pay every month (or other set time period) for your insurance coverage.

200

What is a co-pay?

The amount of money you pay for a medical expense, while your insurance pays the rest

200

What are limits?

It's the cap on the insurer's payment for a specific event, such as $100,000 for a dwelling fire or $50,000 per person for auto bodily injury.

200

Which President instituted the Affordable Act Care?

President Obama

300

Name the four common lines of insurance.


(DOUBLE THE POINTS)  


(600 points awarded)

auto

life

health

homeowners 

300

Identify three vocabulary words that requires you to pay money for  (an event or situation) that happens.



This is worth 900 points--YOU MUST EXPLAIN the meaning of each vocabulary.


co-pay

deductible

premium


300

Name three types of coverages to your auto insurance.

Liability 

Bodily Injury

Property Damage

Medical Payments

Collision

Comprehensive

Uninsured Motorist Bodily Injury

300

If you have a deductible for $2,000 on your homeowner's insurance and you have small fire in your house, and the loss is $1,919. What will the insurance pay, if they will pay anything at all.

Your insurance carrier will pay NOTHING! 

300

Name four factors that determine auto insurance rates.


( This is worth 1500 points is answered correctly). 

  1. Age. Age is a very significant rating factor, especially for young drivers.
  2. Driving history. 
  3. Credit score. 
  4. Years of driving experience. 
  5. Location. 
  6. Gender. 
  7. Insurance history. 
  8. Annual mileage.
400

In your own words define depreciation.

Is the decline in value of vehicle because of use.

400

Define deductible. 

amount you must pay first  before the insurance company pays.

400

Explain this words in order:  This is worth 1600 points

claim 

benefit

risk

policy 


agent



400

If you have employer-sponsored insurance, who pays your insurance premium?

It is taken out of your salary by your employer.

400

This is worth 1600 points 

What is the difference between whole life insurance and term life insurance.

Whole life insurance -Guaranteed cash value that gradually builds inside the policy. The cash value forms part of the death benefit but can still be accessed while the insured is alive. (This is a loan). If you cancel the policy you may be able to receive cash back. It's relatively expensive.


Term insurance is covered for certain time period (10/15/20 year). It's inexpensive.  No cash benefit. 

The policy expires at the end of the term.


500

Name five insurance companies.  If answered correctly you will earn 1000 points.

  • Health: UnitedHealth Group, Elevance Health, Kaiser Permanente, Humana, Centene, CVS Health (Aetna).
  • Auto: State Farm, Progressive, GEICO, Allstate, USAA, Farmers, Liberty Mutual, Travelers.
  • Property & Casualty/Diversified: Berkshire Hathaway, Allstate, Liberty Mutual, Chubb, Travelers, Nationwide, American Family. 
500

What is the connection to all vocabulary words listed below:

deductible

premium

claim

declaration page

collision


This is worth 1500 points

Explain your answer in great detail.  Please take your time.  This is worth 1500 points.


500

Give four examples of a loss with the exception of a car accident.

Theft 

Vandalism

Flood

Death

Fire

500

Define risk.  Give three examples of different types of risks that could fall into any of the

categories for the four types of insurance.  (auto, health, life, and homeowners).



This is worth 1500 points


The possibility of a financial loss.

500

Make a connection with the following vocabulary words

whole life

term life

benefit

beneficiary

face value

policy

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