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BLW 202 CHAPTER 49 10TH ED T/F SELF TEST



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The party who pays the premiums for an insurance policy is the underwriter.
 

 2. 

An insurance broker ordinarily works for the insurance company.
 

 3. 

The consideration paid to an insurer to obtain an insurance policy is the premium.
 

 4. 

Insurance is an arrangement for transferring or allocating risk.
 

 5. 

Insurance companies are prohibited from engaging in the practice of risk management.
 

 6. 

A sibling may have an insurable interest in his or her sibling's life.
 

 7. 

A person has an insurable interest in property if he or she would sustain a pecuniary loss from the property's destruction.
 

 8. 

The states regulate the insurance industry.
 

 9. 

An insurance application is part of the insurance contract.
 

 10. 

Once an insurance agent accepts a payment from an applicant, the insurance company must issue a policy.
 

 11. 

A coinsurance clause provides that two or more people will be covered by the same life insurance policy.
 

 12. 

Under an antilapse clause, an insurance policy will lapse only if no premium is paid on the date due.
 

 13. 

Arbitration of disputes over insurance claims is often provided for in policies.
 

 14. 

Misrepresentation on an insurance application is a ground for canceling the policy.
 

 15. 

Once an insurance policy is issued, the insured may not cancel the policy without the written permission of the insurance company.
 

 16. 

An insurer can cancel an insurance policy at any time for any reason.
 

 17. 

No insurance can be canceled for nonpayment of premiums.
 

 18. 

Term life insurance provides life insurance for a specified term with no cash surrender value.
 

 19. 

The standard fire insurance policy covers losses to the insured as a result of fire.
 

 20. 

A homeowners' policy does not cover the contents of the insured's home.
 



 
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