All-Lines Insurance Adjuster Exam (Texas and Florida 6-20)
Ethics and conduct (FL): practice questions
Our Insurance adjuster (all lines) bank has 11 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1 · Florida
Under Rule 69B-220.201, a public adjuster may NOT:
- Discourage the insured from talking to the insurer
- Put the contract in writing
- Hold a general lines agent license
- Respond to status requests
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A. Discourage the insured from talking to the insurer — Rule 69B-220.201(4)(a); a PA may hold a general lines agent license but not act as both on the same claim (4)(e).
Question 2 · Florida
For residential claims, Florida's ethics rule requires detailed loss estimates to be prepared with:
- Handwritten notes only
- Any method the adjuster prefers
- Electronic estimating software using local prices
- The policyholder's own figures
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C. Electronic estimating software using local prices — Rule 69B-220.201(3)(m)1.; modifications to the program's market prices require documentation and the adjuster's name.
Question 3 · Florida
Under Fla. Stat. 626.989, a person commits a fraudulent insurance act by:
- Filing a claim that is later denied
- Disputing the amount of loss in good faith
- Knowingly submitting false claim information
- Requesting appraisal
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C. Knowingly submitting false claim information — Fla. Stat. 626.989(1)(a)1.
Question 4 · Florida
Under Rule 69B-220.201, an adjuster must adjust all claims:
- Generously for long-time customers
- According to the agent's wishes
- Based on the claimant's income
- Strictly by the contract, treating all equally
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D. Strictly by the contract, treating all equally — Rule 69B-220.201(3)(b): treat all claimants equally, give no favored treatment, adjust strictly according to the contract.
Question 5 · Florida
Under Fla. Stat. 626.877, every adjuster must adjust each claim:
- As the insured instructs
- Under the contract and Florida law
- As cheaply as possible
- As the adjuster's employer prefers, whatever the contract says
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B. Under the contract and Florida law — Fla. Stat. 626.877.
More Insurance adjuster (all lines) topics
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