Question 1a | Explain the Definition of Historical Risk |
Question 1b | What is Loss Exposure? |
Question 1c | How does objective risk differ from subjective risk? |
Question 2 | Identify the major type of personal risks that are associated with economic insecurity |
Question 3 | Explain the Law of Large Numbers |
Question 4 | What are two major differences between insurance and gambling? |
Question 5a | Explain the advantages of using insurance in a risk management program |
Question 5b | Explain the disadvantages of using insurance in a risk management program |
Question 6 | What is enterprise risk management and how does it differ from traditional risk management? |
Question 7a | What is meant by the “securitization of risk”? |
Question 7b | How does a catastrophe bond differ from a regular corporate bond? |
Question 8a | Describe the basic features of mutual insurers |
Question 8b | Identify the major types of mutual insurers |
Question 9a | Define the meeting of underwriting |
Question 9b | Briefly explain he basic principles of underwriting |
Question 9c | Identify the major sources of information available to underwriters. |
Question 10 | Briefly describe the role of the following in adjusting claims:
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Question 1a | Explain the Definition of Historical Risk | |||||||||||||||
Answer | Historical risk is the probability of the loss that can be incurred in the future financial year. It incurred due to market uncertainty that cannot be control by the business organization. It can be minimize by implementing the appropriate business strategies. | |||||||||||||||
Question 1b | What is Loss Exposure? | |||||||||||||||
Answer | Loss exposure is the probability that loss can be incurred due to some unavoidable condition. It is the condition that cannot be controlled and risk exposure can be done due to future events. It is uncertain to predict such event and exposure of loss. | |||||||||||||||
Question 1c | How does objective risk differ from subjective risk? | |||||||||||||||
Answer | It is the degree of risk that disclose the variance between the actual and expected loss. It incurred due to exposure of uncertain event. It is related to the number of exposure incurred. while subjective risk incurred due to uncertain event of mental condition of a person. | |||||||||||||||
Question 2 | Identify the major type of personal risks that are associated with economic insecurity | |||||||||||||||
Answer | Economic insecurity incurred when there is unexpected adverse economic event arise. Personal risk associates with economic insecurities will incurred due to property damaged, inflation, insufficient income. | |||||||||||||||
Question 3 | Explain the Law of Large Numbers | |||||||||||||||
Answer | It is the sample size that led to close the large number of population in the given scenario. It provide the higher probability of the closure to true population. If the sample size is the larger than it will provide the higher probability to select the every units in the given scenario and provide more assurance towards the entire population size. | |||||||||||||||
Question 4 | What are two major differences between insurance and gambling? | |||||||||||||||
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Question 5a | Explain the advantages of using insurance in a risk management program | |||||||||||||||
Answer | It is the risk assessment that has been covered by the insurance to keep the consumer or client safe from the risk exposure. It is done to quantify the risk exposure that can be incurred in the consumer life due to some unavoidable economic event. It provide the advantages such as:-
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Question 5b | Explain the disadvantages of using insurance in a risk management program | |||||||||||||||
Answer | Following disadvantages can be observed in this case:-
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Question 6 | What is enterprise risk management and how does it differ from traditional risk management? | |||||||||||||||
Answer | Enterprises risk management is the strategies develop by the top management of the company to mitigate the risk from the overall perspective so that business growth can be ensure.
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Question 7a | What is meant by the “securitization of risk”? | |||||||||||||||
Answer | Securitization of the risk is done to reduce the systematic risk associated with the assets. It is done to provide the assurance for the fund invested in the assets. In this case security is backed through the mortgage. | |||||||||||||||
Question 7b | How does a catastrophe bond differ from a regular corporate bond? | |||||||||||||||
Answer | catastrophe bond is the debt instrument that provide the high yield to the investor. It is issued by the insurance sectors company to raise fund in the event of disaster. It allow the CAT holder to receive the claim only in case of natural disaster. while corporate bound issued by the company from the any sector and industry in the market to raise the fund. Investor of such bound will receive the fix amount of interest at the predetermined interest rate on specific time. | |||||||||||||||
Question 8a | Describe the basic features of mutual insurers | |||||||||||||||
Answer | Mutual insurer company is the company that is own by the policyholder. Basically it provide the insurance to the member of the company. It manner can adopt to become the management of the company. It provide the regular dividend to the policy holder by investing the fund received from the members and policyholders. Federal law implies on such kind of company. | |||||||||||||||
Question 8b | Identify the major types of mutual insurers | |||||||||||||||
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Question 9a | Define the meeting of underwriting | |||||||||||||||
Answer | Underwriting is the process done by the underwriter in the financial industry to assess the risk of other party and take the consideration in form of fees. They play essential role to in the financial industry to reduce the risk. For instance if the company is coming with the IPO then underwriters provide the assurance for the 100% subscription in the market. | |||||||||||||||
Question 9b | Briefly explain he basic principles of underwriting | |||||||||||||||
Answer | Basic principle of underwriting is to select the subject for insurance company in the manner so that it can reduce the risk and meet the object for the general company. | |||||||||||||||
Question 9c | Identify the major sources of information available to underwriters. | |||||||||||||||
Answer | Underwriter require the information to assess the risk for the exposure in the given situation. Such information can be taken from:- Agent report, inspection report, physical inspection and checking report provided by supervisors and MIB report. | |||||||||||||||
Question 10 | Briefly describe the role of the following in adjusting claims:
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