Insurance WAEC

Fire Insurance

Akopọ

Fire ruins more Nigerian businesses in an afternoon than almost any other single event: a market razed in Kano, a warehouse gutted in Aba, a block of shops lost in Onitsha. Fire insurance is the cover that rebuilds after that afternoon. Yet the word fire has a surprisingly strict meaning on a policy, and a claim can fail simply because the loss was heat without flame, or a fire that stayed exactly where it was supposed to be.

In this lesson you will learn what a standard fire policy actually promises, the three perils it always covers, and the famous three-part test that decides whether a loss even counts as a fire. You will see which special perils can be bolted on for extra premium, which perils are excepted forever, and exactly whose property fire insurance is written for. Master this and you can settle any fire scenario an examiner sets.

Awọn Afojusun

  1. Describe the standard fire policy and state the perils it covers
  2. Explain the meaning of fire, lightning and explosion as insured perils
  3. Identify the special perils that may be added to a standard fire policy
  4. State the properties that may be insured and identify the typical buyers of fire insurance

Àwòrán ọpọlọ

A ti ṣe àwòrán kókó yìí kí o lè rí bí àwọn èrò ṣe so pọ̀.

Káàdì ìrántí

Ìdánrawò kíákíá lórí ohun tí wọ́n ń dán wò nínú kókó yìí.

Akọ̀wé Ẹ̀kọ́

A cloth trader in Balogun Market keeps ₦9,000,000 of stock in a lock-up shop. One night a faulty socket sparks, the fitting catches, and by morning the shop is a shell. If she holds a fire policy she rebuilds the business. If she does not, the loss is hers alone. That is the plain purpose of fire insurance. But notice the detail hiding in the story: a spark, a fitting that caught, a flame that spread where it should not. Change any one of those details and the answer to whether the policy pays can change with it. Fire insurance rewards the student who knows precisely what a fire is.

Ìdánwò Ẹ̀kọ́

Oriire fun ipari ẹkọ lori Fire Insurance. Ni bayi ti o ti ṣawari naa awọn imọran bọtini ati awọn imọran, o to akoko lati fi imọ rẹ si idanwo. Ẹka yii nfunni ni ọpọlọpọ awọn adaṣe awọn ibeere ti a ṣe lati fun oye rẹ lokun ati ṣe iranlọwọ fun ọ lati ṣe iwọn oye ohun elo naa.

Iwọ yoo pade adalu awọn iru ibeere, pẹlu awọn ibeere olumulo pupọ, awọn ibeere idahun kukuru, ati awọn ibeere iwe kikọ. Gbogbo ibeere kọọkan ni a ṣe pẹlu iṣaro lati ṣe ayẹwo awọn ẹya oriṣiriṣi ti imọ rẹ ati awọn ogbon ironu pataki.

Lo ise abala yii gege bi anfaani lati mu oye re lori koko-ọrọ naa lagbara ati lati ṣe idanimọ eyikeyi agbegbe ti o le nilo afikun ikẹkọ. Maṣe jẹ ki awọn italaya eyikeyi ti o ba pade da ọ lójú; dipo, wo wọn gẹgẹ bi awọn anfaani fun idagbasoke ati ilọsiwaju.

  1. In its pure form, a standard fire policy covers: A. Fire, flood and storm B. Fire, lightning and explosion of domestic boilers or gas C. Fire, riot and burglary D. Fire, earthquake and aircraft damage Answer: B
  2. For a loss to count as a fire under a fire policy, which of the following is NOT required? A. Actual ignition B. An accidental origin C. Something not meant to be on fire D. Damage exceeding the sum insured Answer: D
  3. Which of the following is a special peril rather than a standard one? A. Lightning B. Fire C. Flood D. Explosion of domestic gas Answer: C
  4. A trader deliberately sets fire to his own shop to claim on his fire policy. The claim will be: A. Paid in full B. Paid after deducting an excess C. Rejected, because the fire was not accidental in origin D. Paid only for the building, not the stock Answer: C
  5. Which of the following is an excepted peril under a fire and special perils policy? A. Storm B. War C. Burst water pipe D. Impact by a vehicle Answer: B

Ibeere Atunyewo

Ṣe o n ronu ohun ti awọn ibeere atijọ fun koko-ọrọ yii dabi? Eyi ni nọmba awọn ibeere nipa Fire Insurance lati awọn ọdun ti o kọja.

Ibeere 1 Ìròyìn

  1. Outline three properties covered in fire insurance.
  2. Enumerate six special perils covered in fire insurance.
  3. Explain three covers provided under standard fire policy.
Awọn alaye Idahun

Three properties covered in fire insurance

  1. Buildings, such as dwelling houses, factories, offices and warehouses.
  2. Contents of buildings, such as furniture, fittings, machinery and household goods.
  3. Stock in trade, such as raw materials, work in progress and finished goods held for sale.

Six special perils covered in fire insurance

These are perils that can be added to the standard fire policy on payment of extra premium:

  1. Storm and tempest.
  2. Flood.
  3. Earthquake.
  4. Riot, strike and civil commotion.
  5. Explosion (other than boiler pressure).
  6. Bursting or overflowing of water tanks, pipes and apparatus.
  7. Aircraft and articles dropping from them.
  8. Impact by road vehicles or animals.

Three covers provided under a standard fire policy

  1. Fire: Loss or damage caused by actual ignition and burning, whether the property is destroyed or damaged by heat, flame or the water used in putting out the fire.
  2. Lightning: Damage caused by a lightning strike, whether or not it results in an actual fire, for example a building or electrical equipment shattered by lightning.
  3. Explosion: Damage caused by the explosion of gas or boilers used for domestic purposes, and explosion in premises not being part of any industrial process.