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| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Claims Adjustment Procedures | - Reservation of rights letters - Negotiation - Claims adjustment procedures - Settlement procedures - Appraisal - Competitive estimates - Execution of releases - Non-waiver agreements - Arbitration - Mediation - Draft authority - Releases - Alternative dispute resolution - Advance payments - Subrogation procedures - Coverage problems | |
| Topic 2: Commercial Package Policy | 38% | - Common policy conditions - First named insured - Components of a commercial policy - Monoline versus package policies - Common policy declarations |
| Topic 3: Dwelling and Homeowners Insurance | - Dwelling policies - Personal liability supplement - Homeowners liability coverage - Homeowners property coverage - Personal umbrella policies - New York specific endorsements - Standard Fire Policy | |
| Topic 4: Insurance Principles and Concepts | - Waiver and estoppel - Warranties - Fraud - Morale hazards - Insurable interest - Concealment - Physical hazards - Hazards - Insurance principles and concepts - Representations and misrepresentations - Moral hazards - Insurance contracts | |
| Topic 5: Insurance Regulation | - Qualifications - Temporary adjuster permits - Fingerprinting - License maintenance and duration - Licensing process - Licensing requirements - License renewal - Bond requirements | |
| Topic 6: Commercial Property | - Commercial property forms and endorsements - Commercial property coverage - Commercial Package Policy - Commercial General Liability - Businessowners Policy | |
| Topic 7: Other Property and Liability Coverages | - Commercial automobile - Crime insurance - Inland marine - Ocean marine - Flood insurance - Surety and fidelity bonds - Excess liability - Personal automobile - Workers compensation - Aviation insurance | |
| Topic 8: New York Unfair Claim Settlement and Prohibited Practices | - Unfair claim settlement practices - New York claim settlement laws and regulations - Insurance fraud and false statements - Terrorism Risk Insurance Act - Consumer privacy requirements - New York cybersecurity regulation |
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NEW QUESTION # 41
The policy benefits are found in what part of an insurance policy?
Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is A - Declarations. The declarations page provides policy-specific information identifying the coverages and benefits selected by the insured, together with applicable limits, deductibles, policy dates, insured information, covered property, vehicles, or locations as appropriate. New York DFS describes the declarations page as a summary of the insured's coverage and requires covered benefits and limits to be accurately reflected there.
The technical distinction is important: the Insuring Agreement contains the insurer's operative contractual promise to pay or perform when the coverage requirements are satisfied. However, because "Insuring Agreement" is not among the answer choices, the declarations page is the correct response to where the policy's selected benefits and coverage amounts are identified.
Option B, Conditions, establishes contractual requirements governing performance of the policy. Option C, the insured's duties, concerns obligations such as providing notice, protecting damaged property, submitting documentation, and cooperating with investigation. Option D, Exclusions, removes or restricts coverage that would otherwise fall within the coverage grant.
An adjuster should never read the declarations page in isolation; it must be interpreted together with the coverage form, definitions, exclusions, conditions, and endorsements.
Series 17-70 reference topics: Insurance Basics - Declarations, Policy Benefits, Coverage Limits, Conditions, Exclusions, and Policy Structure.
NEW QUESTION # 42
An example of the insured's consideration is
Answer: A
Explanation:
The correct answer is B. Consideration is one of the elements required for an enforceable insurance contract.
Consideration means something of legal value exchanged between the contracting parties. From the insured's side of an insurance transaction, the principal consideration consists of the premium, together with the representations and promises made in the application. From the insurer's side, consideration is the contractual promise to provide the insurance protection and pay covered claims according to the policy terms.
Of the available choices, a paid premium is therefore the clearest and most direct example of the insured's consideration. An application, option A, is primarily the mechanism through which the prospective insured requests coverage and provides underwriting information; the application itself is not the best answer to what constitutes consideration. A contract-signing requirement is procedural rather than the exchanged value supporting the contract. A notice of beneficiary is associated with identifying or changing the person entitled to receive certain policy benefits and is unrelated to contractual consideration.
The official Series 17-70 examination outline specifically places Contract Basics, Elements of a Legal Contract, Offer and Acceptance, and Consideration under Insurance Basics.
Accordingly, the premium supplied by the insured in exchange for the insurer's promise of coverage makes B correct.
NEW QUESTION # 43
Applicants for a New York public adjuster's license MUST file a bond on the condition that the applicant will faithfully perform the adjuster's duties under the license. The penal sum of the bond REQUIRED is
Answer: A
Explanation:
The verified answer is C - $1,000. New York Insurance Law §2108(l)(1) states that no adjuster's license or renewal license-other than an independent adjuster's license-may be issued unless a bond is filed with the Superintendent of Financial Services. The statute sets the required penal sum at $1,000, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the licensee's duties.
Because the question specifically concerns a public adjuster, the bond requirement applies. Public adjusters represent insureds in negotiating or effecting insurance claim settlements and are subject to distinct licensing and regulatory requirements.
The statutory wording is especially important because current New York law expressly excludes independent adjusters from this bond requirement. That distinction matters for Series 17-70 candidates, since Series 17-70 itself is the Independent General Adjuster examination, but this particular question asks about a public adjuster.
The answer shown as $10,000 in some older or secondary practice materials is not consistent with the current New York statutory requirement. The controlling figure under §2108(l) is $1,000.
Accordingly, for current New York law, the correct answer is unequivocally C - $1,000.
NEW QUESTION # 44
Which of the following endorsements ensures that your contents are NOT valued on an actual cash value basis?
Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is D - Personal Property Replacement Cost. Under standard homeowners loss-settlement principles, personal property is commonly settled initially on an actual cash value (ACV) basis unless replacement-cost treatment is provided by the policy or an endorsement. ACV normally reflects depreciation, whereas replacement cost measures the amount required to replace damaged property with property of like kind and quality without deducting depreciation, subject to the policy's conditions and limitations.
The Personal Property Replacement Cost endorsement, HO 04 90, modifies the homeowners contract so qualifying Coverage C personal property may be settled on a replacement-cost basis instead of ordinary ACV treatment. The official Series 17-70 content outline specifically identifies Personal Property Replacement Cost (HO 04 90) as a selected homeowners endorsement and separately tests ACV and replacement-cost valuation.
Inflation guard principally adjusts coverage limits to reflect increasing construction costs; it does not itself convert contents from ACV to replacement cost. "Other insurance" governs coordination when multiple policies apply. Increased cost of construction typically addresses additional building costs generated by enforcement of ordinances or laws rather than depreciation on personal property.
New York DFS distinguishes replacement cost from ACV by noting that replacement-cost settlement does not deduct depreciation.
Therefore, D is correct.
NEW QUESTION # 45
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies cover
Answer: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is B. The National Flood Insurance Program is designed principally to insure eligible buildings and personal property against direct physical loss by or from flood. The Standard Flood Insurance Policy does not function as broad consequential-loss insurance. Federal policy language expressly distinguishes direct physical flood damage from indirect economic consequences such as loss of use, lost revenue, lost profits, business interruption, and additional living expenses. Therefore, option A and option C do not describe the fundamental NFIP coverage grant.
Option D is also incorrect as a general statement. Sewer or drain backup is not independently treated as a covered flood merely because water enters through a sewer or drain; coverage depends on whether the backup is directly caused by an insured flood meeting the federal policy definition and conditions.
Option B uses simplified exam wording. Technically, NFIP does not cover literally every direct loss without limitation; coverage remains subject to insured-property requirements, exclusions, limits, and deductibles.
Nevertheless, B accurately states the intended coverage principle. The official Series 17-70 outline specifically includes National Flood Insurance Program-eligibility, coverage, flood definition, limits, deductibles, proof of loss, and policy forms.
NEW QUESTION # 46
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