WAEC Insurance Past Questions & Answers - Page 20

96.

claims paid by insurers in the event of loss is irrecoverable when the?

A.

average clause is applied

B.

sum insured has been exhausted

C.

sum insured has not been exhausted

D.

payment is and ex gratia basis

Correct answer is A

average clause. is an insurance policy that restricts the amount payable to a sum not to exceed the value of the property destroyed and that bears the same proportion to the loss as the face of the policy does to the value of the property insured.

97.

Addition of a new building to an existing fire and special perils insurance would be effected through the issuance of?

A.

a new policy

B.

an endorsement

C.

a specification

D.

a rectification

Correct answer is B

The purpose of an endorsement is a policy change. Insurance companies create endorsements to offer options to insureds to add coverage or increase coverage limits, but insurers may also issue special endorsements to limit or restrict coverage. Insurance endorsements are used in property and casualty insurance.

98.

A condition precedent to an insurance contract is the

A.

extent of the cover granted

B.

right to cancel the insurance contract

C.

right to take possession of damaged property

D.

existence of the subject matter of insurance

Correct answer is D

Contract Subject matter of insurance is the life, limbs, property, rights or any potential legal liability insured under a policy.Subject matter of contract is the insured's financial interest in the subject matter of insurance.

99.

The right to effect a contract of insurance on the life of a debtor by the creditor is?

A.

utmost good faith

B.

proximate cause

C.

insurable interest

D.

contribution

Correct answer is C

Insurable interest is an essential requirement for issuing an insurance policy which makes the entity or event legal, valid and protected against intentionally harmful acts. People not subject to financial loss do not have an insurable interest.

100.

The method of paying premium in life insurance contract in which premium payable increases as age increases is?

A.

natural premium

B.

level premium

C.

risk premium

D.

pure premium

Correct answer is A

Loading the player... A risk premium is the return in excess of the risk-free rate of return an investment is expected to yield; an asset's risk premium is a form of compensation for investors who tolerate the extra risk, compared to that of a risk-free asset, in a given investment.

level premium is a type of insurance premium that is regularly associated with term life insurance. The term level premium basically means that you are going to have the same premium payment for the entire life of the policy.

The pure premium "refers to that portion of that rate needed to pay losses and loss-adjustment expenses".

natural premium. : the amount required to meet the mortality cost of life insurance for each particular year and increasing from year to year for any given unit of protection.