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CAIB 2 -Terms and Definitions.
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Scheduled Coverage Answer - refers to policy on which coverage is provided only on that property which is specifically identified or scheduled All Property Answer - refers to policy used to insure building, equipment and stock under a single limit of Insurance Tenants Improvement Answer - building improvements, alteration and betterments made at expense of or purchased by the insured to a building occupied by the insured and which are not otherwise insured, provided the insured is not actual owner of such building Actual Cash Value Answer - the replacement or repair cost less depreciation Replacement Value Answer - represents the costs to repair, replace or rebuild the lost or damaged property without deduction for depreciation Reinsurance Answer - involves an insurer to cede part of the risk it has assumed to one or more other insurer Subscription Answer - an insurance policy under which a group of insurers has agreed to participate in providing policy insurance coverages Condition Answer - is something that imposed by the insurer that requires the insured to do or not to do something Subrogation Answer - refers to the right of the insurer to "step into the shoes" of the party whom it has compensated and sue any party whom the compensated party could have sued Warranty Answer - is a promise that the certain facts are as they are represented to be and that they will remain so. Material Fact Answer - a fact which if communicated to the Insurer would effect it ether to decline the insurance all together, or not accept it unless higher premium is paid Fraudulent Answer - to act wilfully and with specific intent to deceive or cheat
Void contract Answer - is the one which has no "legal or binding force" and as such , "is incapable of being enforced by law" Fire Resistive Answer - building which has met minimum standards in terms of hours it will withstand a specific, carefully controlled fire Non-combustible Answer - all structural members including floors, roofs and their supports are constructed of steel, iron, concrete or other non-combustible materials Common Hazards Answer - conditions common to all building which influence their potential for loss Detachment Answer - refers to the proximity of the building insured or containing the property insured to other commercially rated buildings Adverse Selection Answer - occurs when the applicants for insurance are largely those most likely to suffer a loss Risk Classification Answer - refers to the grouping or classifying of risks according to established criteria, which in large part, is based on their probability for loss as a class Soft Market Answer - characterized by intense competition between insurers. As a result, rates tend to be low Hard Market Answer - occurs when low profits margins force out of the competition, as a result, insurers use a more disciplined underwriting approach which gives to the insured little or nothing in the way of rate discounts Hazard Answer - is a condition which may cause a peril to occur Physical Hazard Answer - a condition relating to the use of tangible property which could cause a peril to occur Moral Hazard Answer - subjective characteristics of the applicant that could cause a peril to occur Morale Hazard Answer - deals with the attitude of the client Accommodation Business Answer - business which is marginal or substandard but which the insurers agrees to accept as a favour or accommodation to the broker Supporting Business Answer - the existence of other insurance policies the applicant has with the same insurer Centrifugal Force Answer - the inertia of a body that tends to move it away from the centre around which it revolves
Ordinary Care Answer - the legal duties imposed upon bailees which requires them to take the same care of the goods of others as would be taking by a prudent and diligent owner of such goods Common Carrier Answer - includes airlines, railroads, trucking companies and others that furnish transportation to any member of the public seeking their services Standard (Ordinary) Bill of Landing Answer - reflects the amount for which the bill of landing common carrier will be held legally liable under the tariff Valued Bill of Landing Answer - serves to increase carrier's liability. normally requested by the owner of goods when their value exceeds the value stated in the Standard Bill of Landing Released Bill of Landing Answer - releases a carrier from any liability for the goods being transported Contract Carrier Answer - one that carries, for pay, the goods of certain customers only as contrasted to a common carrier that carries the goods of the public in general Private Carrier Answer - ones who hell their own goods or goods entrusted to them as bailees or lessees and includes shippers who own or lease their vehicles and carry their own goods Catastrophe Limit Answer - the maximum amount the insurer will pay in only one disaster or occurrence Physical Protection Answer - is concerned with setting up physical barriers to restrict unauthorized access to the property Electronic Protection Answer - is concerned with setting up an electronic barriers to restrict unauthorized access to the property Perimeter Protection Answer - refers to the methods used by the owners to secure access to the premises when the business is closed. Area Protection Answer - refers to the protection provided to areas within the building where valuable property is being stored Point Protection Answer - provide direct security for individual items such as safes, vaults, chests, filing cabinets, display cases, expensive equipment Line Security Answer - refers to the ability of a telephone line to withstand tampering Money Answer - currency and coins in current use and having a face value
Securities Answer - all negotiable and non negotiable instruments or contracts representing money or other property and includes revenue and other stamps in current use, tokens and tickets but does not include money Burglary Answer - the unlawful taking of property by a person unlawfully entering or leaving the premises as evidenced by marks of forceable entry or exit Robbery Answer - the taking of insureds property from a custodian by a person or persons who have: