P/L Insurance Concepts
Contract Characteristics
Causes, Hazards, & Perils
Damages/Losses
Settlements
100

This presents a chance of a financial loss

Risk

100

When these are found in a policy, they are in favor of the insured

Ambiguities 

100

This increases the chance of a loss

Hazard

100

This refers to economic loss because of direct loss

Indirect loss

100

Actual cost value (ACV), FL Valued Policy Law, Replacement cost, and Agreed value

Ways a claim can be settled

200

This is referred to as temporary Insurance

Binder

200

This involves someone having the possibility to suffer economic loss

Insurable interest

200

This is an intentional loss and conscious mental attitude

Moral hazard

200

This is physical harm to tangible property, damage to covered real/personal property caused by covered peril, "show me the damage!"

Direct loss

200

Replacement cost - depreciation

Actual cost value (ACV)

300

This is a type of risk that is insurable and presents either loss or no loss

Pure risk

300

This is the max amount that the insurer will pay on behalf of insured

Limit of Liability (LOL)

300

This is an unbroken connection between covered occurrence and damage from occurrence 

Proximate cause

300

This is damage to other property due to direct loss

Consequential damage

300

This settlement is New for Old, like kind and quality

Replacement cost (RC)

400

This is a statistical concept where as the number of policyholders increases, the more confident the insurance company will be that its prediction will be proven true

Law of Large Numbers

400

This is the term for an insurance carrier not licensed in their respective state

Non-admitted/Unauthorized Carrier 

400

Fire, lightning, wind, hail, etc.

Perils

400

This damage to my auto from a tree is considered this

Direct loss

400

This settlement is where the Insurer agrees in advance to stated amount

Agreed value

500

Dec page, coverages, exclusions, conditions, provisions, clauses, insuring agreement, endorsements, and riders

Parts of a policy

500

This is insurance for insurance companies

Reinsurance

500

This is accident proneness, unconscious mental attitude, careless clients, and negligence

Morale hazard

500

This loss of income due to damage to my auto is considered this

Indirect loss

500

This is not a departure from indemnification

Actual cost value (ACV)