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Q24. Directors and Officers liability loss exposures arise out of directors’ and officers’ legal responsibilities and duties. Of the major responsibilities of corporate directors and officers listed below, which one of the following is the most important in analyzing D&O liability loss exposures? The duty to

Q25. No-Flame Company installs fire suppressant systems in newly constructed buildings. No-Flame has an occurrence version of the Commercial General Liability Coverage Form. The first day the owners occupied a new building, the fire suppressant system installed by No-Flame malfunctioned. The building owner sustained personal property damage, and the chemicals released by the system caused minor injuries to three of the building owner’s employees. No-Flame publicly accused the building owner of setting the suppressant system off in order to collect the insurance proceeds, although No-Flame knew that its systems had defects. The owner sued No-Flame for damages. Which one of the following statements best describes how No-Flame’s CGL insurer will respond to the lawsuit?

Q26. Best Builders is considering acquiring another contractor in order to expand its operations into another state.
The uncertainties involved with this decision should be analyzed under which one of the following quadrants of risk?

Q27. Which one of the following best describes a water damage loss covered under the Commercial Property Causes of Loss Broad Form?

Q28. Company 1 sells Company 2 a piece of farm equipment. The sales contract specifies that Company 2 buys the equipment in an “as is” condition, with no promises made regarding the durability or performance of the equipment. This language in the warranty is known as

Q29. Bobbie works for Triple Hills Associates and is gathering current information to consider the application of a new account. She asks Reggie, a junior underwriter, to gather as much information as he can from public sources about the account to help in her analysis, but to be careful of bias and credibility issues. Which one of the following situations might Reggie avoid reporting to Bobbie due to the informational hazards she mentioned?

Q30. Sally recently went to a local nursery to purchase some plants for her yard. She was injured when she tripped over a piece of equipment that a salesperson had left in the aisle after demonstrating it for a customer. From the standpoint of the nursery, this is an example of which one of the following types of liability loss exposure?

Q31. The Growers Insurance Company has begun a SWOT analysis because it has failed to meet its loss ratio goals for three consecutive years. Growers has various strategies in place that have proven successful in the past.
Which of the following would be considered a strength that Growers might be able to capitalize on to address its problem?

Q32. Which one of the following is the foundation of the “predict and prevent” mindset that is permeating the insurance value chain?

Q33. The commercial lines unit at ABC Insurance has been given several objectives as a result of senior management’s strategic planning discussions. ABC wants to become a leader in professional liability insurance, offering not only specifically tailored insurance products, but also consulting services to assist insureds in reducing their professional liability loss exposures. The goal is to become recognized as a specialist insurer and to be able to charge appropriately higher rates for the coverage. This is an example of which one of the following business-level strategies?

Q34. Which one of the following best summarizes the forces that drive competition in the insurance industry, as analyzed under the Five Forces Model?

Q35. Blithe Insurance is a large commercial lines insurer that has been in business for over thirty years. Blithe’s corporate goals are simply stated and have remained fairly constant over the years:
Maintain a superior financial rating
Respond to customer needs
Operate with a high degree of integrity
Blithe’s senior management team develops business strategies on an annual basis to direct the organization toward meeting these goals. Which one of the following strategies would help the organization accomplish its goal of maintaining a superior financial rating?

Q36. Gaining a holistic perspective is an important step in fostering collaboration. Gaining a holistic perspective requires

Q37. John works for J & J Plumbing. One day while driving a company truck from one customer’s house to another customer, he went through a stop sign and struck another vehicle. John only suffered a minor injury, but the driver of the other vehicle was seriously injured and the car was totaled. Which one of the following J
& J Plumbing commercial liability coverages would cover the other driver’s medical expenses and the damage to the vehicle?

Q38. Gulford’s is a large retail store chain with locations throughout the U.S. The operations are divided into three different profit centers. Each center has a separate executive-level position and management team. The profit centers are based on type of product and include apparel, electronics, and grocery. Which one of the following types of organizational structure has Gulford selected?

Q39. The spouse of an employee sues the employer for loss of companionship and care resulting from the employee’s work-related injury. What coverage, if any, is provided by the Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance Policy for this claim?

Q40. Foster Plumbing dug a hole in the street to run a water pipe from the main line to a new home. Foster planned to fill in the hole the next day. No barriers were erected, and Joe drove his car into the hole. Joe was injured and his car was destroyed. Joe sued Foster for damages. Foster’s liability to Joe arises out of Foster’s

Q41. Which one of the following quadrants of risk deals with uncertainties associated with the organization’s procedures, systems, and policies?

Q42. In order for an insurer to cover a bodily injury or property damage claim under Section II Liability of the ISO Businessowners Policy, all of the following conditions must be met, EXCEPT: