SOFA-CFE · Question #193
What is a refinement of the insurance company's definition of its overall objective and business and includes the company's vision, mission and objective?
The correct answer is D. strategic plan. Strategic plan (D) is the correct answer because it is the high-level document that refines and gives direction to an insurance company's overall purpose - encompassing the vision (what the company aspires to be), mission (why it exists), and objectives (measurable goals). It…
Question
What is a refinement of the insurance company’s definition of its overall objective and business and includes the company’s vision, mission and objective?
Options
- AOperational plan
- BLong-term plan
- CManagerial Act
- Dstrategic plan
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A6% (2)
- B12% (4)
- C3% (1)
- D79% (26)
Explanation
Strategic plan (D) is the correct answer because it is the high-level document that refines and gives direction to an insurance company's overall purpose - encompassing the vision (what the company aspires to be), mission (why it exists), and objectives (measurable goals). It serves as the foundational blueprint from which all other plans flow.
- A (Operational plan) is wrong because operational plans are short-term, day-to-day action plans focused on how tasks get done - they implement strategy, not define it.
- B (Long-term plan) is a distractor; while strategic plans are long-term in nature, "long-term plan" is not the specific term that encompasses vision, mission, and objectives together.
- C (Managerial Act) is wrong because this describes a function or action performed by managers, not a formal planning document.
Memory tip: Think of the word "STRAT" - a strategic plan sets the Scope, Targets, Reason for existing (mission), Aspirations (vision), and Trajectory. If a question mentions vision + mission + objectives together, the answer is almost always "strategic plan."
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