NY-Independent-General-Adjuster Premium Exam Questions

The correct answer is B — auto body damage caused by a roll-over. In automobile physical damage insurance, Other Than Collision, commonly called Comprehensive coverage, protects against specified noncollision causes of physical loss. New York DFS specifically identifies theft, fire, flood, windstorm, glass breakage, vandalism, animal impact, and falling or flying objects as examples of comprehensive losses.

Accordingly, an electrical fire causing interior damage falls within the fire exposure contemplated by Comprehensive coverage. Flood damage to the vehicle is also a Comprehensive exposure, and hailstorm damage falls within windstorm/hail-type noncollision loss.

A roll-over or overturn, however, is classified as a collision loss. Collision coverage traditionally includes physical damage resulting from the covered automobile's impact with another vehicle or object and from upset or overturn. Thus, an automobile that rolls over during operation would require Collision coverage rather than Other Than Collision coverage.

This distinction is important because both coverages are optional physical-damage protections in most circumstances and may carry different deductibles. The adjuster must determine the actual mechanism of damage before selecting the applicable coverage.

The Series 17-70 Auto Insurance curriculum specifically tests Collision versus Other Than Collision physical damage coverage, exclusions, limits, and loss settlement.

Therefore, B is the exception.

The correct answer is D. A commercial umbrella policy provides an additional layer of liability insurance above specified underlying policies, such as Commercial General Liability, Business Auto Liability, or Employers Liability. For a loss covered by both the underlying policy and umbrella, the umbrella generally begins responding after the applicable underlying limits have been exhausted by covered loss, subject to the umbrella's terms, limits, exclusions, and attachment requirements.

Travelers describes umbrella coverage as providing additional limits for types of losses covered by primary policies, while excess liability functions as another layer over primary protection. The Series 17-70 outline specifically tests commercial umbrella coverage, underlying limits, excess coverage, stand-alone coverage, and follow-form concepts.

Option A is incorrect because an umbrella ordinarily does not automatically drop down merely because an underlying insurer becomes insolvent; insolvency treatment depends on the umbrella's exact wording. Option B refers to a personal-auto exposure rather than the commercial liability structure asked about. Option C is incorrect because a loss still within the retained underlying limit is principally the responsibility of the underlying insurer or insured retention.

Thus, once the required underlying policy limits have been exhausted by covered claims, the umbrella layer can attach.

Therefore, D is correct.

The correct examination answer is A — Comprehensive. Aircraft physical-damage insurance is commonly referred to as aircraft hull insurance. When written on the broadest physical-damage basis, it is generally described as all-risk hull or comprehensive hull coverage and protects against direct physical loss of or damage to the insured aircraft from covered causes except those specifically excluded.

Modern aviation insurers expressly describe aircraft hull protection as Hull All Risks, covering physical loss or damage to an aircraft while on the ground and in flight. Comprehensive aircraft coverage can address events such as accidental collision, ground damage, storms, hail, theft, vandalism, and other fortuitous causes, subject to exclusions, deductibles, pilot requirements, use restrictions, and policy territory.

Option B, Named Perils, is narrower because coverage exists only for causes specifically listed. Option C, “All Inclusive,” is not the standard aviation insurance classification used for this form of hull protection. Option D, Liability, protects the insured against legal responsibility for injury or damage to others; it does not principally insure physical loss to the aircraft itself.

The Series 17-70 syllabus includes Aircraft Hull and Aircraft Liability coverages, requiring candidates to distinguish first-party aircraft damage from third-party liability.

Therefore, A is correct.

The correct answer is D — Permit the insurer to inspect the vehicle before it is repaired. Under the Personal Auto Policy's duties following an accident or loss, a person seeking physical-damage coverage must give the insurer a reasonable opportunity to inspect and appraise damaged property before repair or disposal. This allows the carrier to document the damage, determine whether it resulted from a covered cause of loss, evaluate repairability, estimate repair costs, establish actual cash value where necessary, and determine whether the automobile constitutes a total loss. Standard personal-auto policy language expressly imposes this duty.

Option A is not universally required for every collision. Police notification is specifically required by the standard policy for situations such as theft, while state law may independently impose accident-reporting obligations in particular circumstances. Option B concerns maintaining coverage before the loss, not a post-loss claim duty. Option C does not express the relevant physical-damage requirement.

The insured must also take reasonable steps to protect the covered auto against further loss and comply with other cooperation and documentation requirements.

The official Series 17-70 outline expressly includes Personal Auto Policy—Coverage for Damage to Your Auto and Duties After an Accident or Loss.

Therefore, the required answer is D.