Hazards
Muhtasari
Two traders in the same market insure identical shops for the same sum, yet one pays a far higher premium than the other, and one is quietly refused cover altogether. The difference is not the risk they carry but the hazard they bring to it: the conditions, and the conduct, that make a fire or a theft more likely to happen and more costly when it does.
In this lesson you will learn exactly what a hazard is and how it differs from a peril and from a risk, meet the three hazards every examiner expects you to know apart (physical, moral and the easily confused morale), see how each one pushes up the frequency or the severity of a loss, and follow how an underwriter hunts for hazard on a proposal form and decides what to do about it.
Malengo
- Define a hazard and explain how it differs from a peril and from a risk
- Identify and describe physical, moral and morale hazards
- Explain how each type of hazard increases the likelihood or severity of a loss
- Describe how insurers detect and control hazard when underwriting a proposal
Ramani ya mawazo
Mada hii imechorwa ili uone jinsi mawazo yanavyounganika.
Kadi za kumbukumbu
Mazoezi ya haraka ya kumbukumbu kuhusu kinachopimwa katika mada hii.
Maelezo ya Somo
Jisajili ili Uendelee
Tengeneza akaunti ya bure ili kupata rasilimali zote za kujifunza, maswali ya mazoezi, na kufuatilia maendeleo yako.
Tathmini ya Somo
Hongera kwa kukamilisha somo la Hazards. Sasa kwa kuwa umechunguza dhana na mawazo muhimu, ni wakati wa kuweka ujuzi wako kwa mtihani. Sehemu hii inatoa mazoezi mbalimbali maswali yaliyoundwa ili kuimarisha uelewaji wako na kukusaidia kupima ufahamu wako wa nyenzo.
Utakutana na mchanganyiko wa aina mbalimbali za maswali, ikiwemo maswali ya kuchagua jibu sahihi, maswali ya majibu mafupi, na maswali ya insha. Kila swali limebuniwa kwa umakini ili kupima vipengele tofauti vya maarifa yako na ujuzi wa kufikiri kwa makini.
Tumia sehemu hii ya tathmini kama fursa ya kuimarisha uelewa wako wa mada na kubaini maeneo yoyote ambapo unaweza kuhitaji kusoma zaidi. Usikatishwe tamaa na changamoto zozote utakazokutana nazo; badala yake, zitazame kama fursa za kukua na kuboresha.
- A hazard is best described as: A. The actual cause of a loss B. The uncertainty that a loss will occur C. A condition that increases the frequency or severity of a loss D. The amount payable when a loss occurs Answer: C
- Which of the following is a peril rather than a hazard? A. Defective electrical wiring B. Flood C. Storing petrol indoors D. A watchman who sleeps on duty Answer: B
- A trader secretly sets fire to unsold stock in order to claim on the policy. This is an example of: A. Physical hazard B. Morale hazard C. Legal hazard D. Moral hazard Answer: D
- A driver stops locking his car because he knows it is fully insured. This carelessness is an example of: A. Moral hazard B. Morale hazard C. Physical hazard D. A peril Answer: B
- A risk carries a 4% chance of a loss, and each loss averages 2,000,000 naira. The expected loss is: A. 8,000 naira B. 80,000 naira C. 500,000 naira D. 800,000 naira Answer: B
Jisajili ili Uendelee
Tengeneza akaunti ya bure ili kupata rasilimali zote za kujifunza, maswali ya mazoezi, na kufuatilia maendeleo yako.
Jisajili ili Uendelee
Tengeneza akaunti ya bure ili kupata rasilimali zote za kujifunza, maswali ya mazoezi, na kufuatilia maendeleo yako.
Vitabu Vinavyopendekezwa
Maswali ya Marudio
Unajiuliza maswali ya zamani kuhusu mada hii yanaonekanaje? Hapa kuna idadi ya maswali kuhusu Hazards kutoka miaka iliyopita.
Swali 1 Ripoti
(a) Explain the following terms used in insurance.
(i) peril
(ii) hazard.
(iii) disclosure.
(b) Differentiate . between the following classes of risks: (i) pure and speculative risks; particular and fundamental risks; (iii) static and dynamic risks.
Maelezo ya Majibu
(a) Explanation of terms used in insurance
- (i) Peril: A peril is the actual cause of a loss, that is, the event or contingency that gives rise to damage, injury or destruction. Examples are fire, flood, accident, theft, storm and death. It is the immediate reason why a loss occurs and is what an insurance policy is taken out to protect against.
- (ii) Hazard: A hazard is a condition or circumstance that increases the chance (frequency) or severity of a loss arising from a peril. It does not cause the loss directly but makes it more likely or more serious. A physical hazard relates to the physical characteristics of the risk (for example, storing petrol near a fire), while a moral hazard relates to the attitude, honesty or carelessness of the insured (for example, deliberate carelessness or fraud).
- (iii) Disclosure: Disclosure is the duty of the proposer, under the principle of utmost good faith (uberrimae fidei), to reveal voluntarily and truthfully all material facts that could influence the insurer's decision to accept the risk or fix the premium. Failure to disclose such facts (non-disclosure or concealment) can make the contract voidable at the option of the insurer.
(b) Differences between the classes of risk
| Basis | First type | Second type |
|---|---|---|
| (i) Pure vs Speculative | Pure risk gives only two outcomes: loss or no loss. There is no chance of gain (e.g. fire, death, accident). Pure risks are insurable. | Speculative risk gives three outcomes: loss, no loss or gain. It is deliberately undertaken in the hope of profit (e.g. gambling, business trading). Speculative risks are generally not insurable. |
| (ii) Particular vs Fundamental | Particular risk is personal and localised in its cause and effect, affecting only an individual or a few persons (e.g. a house fire, a motor accident). Particular risks are usually insurable. | Fundamental risk is impersonal in origin and widespread in effect, affecting the whole society or large groups (e.g. war, earthquake, flood, inflation, epidemic). Most fundamental risks are the responsibility of the state and are largely uninsurable. |
| (iii) Static vs Dynamic | Static risk occurs whether or not there is a change in the economy; it results from natural causes or human dishonesty (e.g. fire, theft, perils of nature). It is regular, predictable and insurable. | Dynamic risk arises from changes in the economy or society, such as changes in price levels, technology, consumer taste, income or government policy. It is less predictable and generally uninsurable. |