SOFA-CFE · Question #249
What involves analysis of the company's contact on an account-by-account (policyholder) basis?
The correct answer is B. exposure analysis approach. Exposure analysis approach (B) is correct because it is the established actuarial/reinsurance term for evaluating a company's risk by examining each individual policyholder account separately - assessing the specific characteristics, limits, and hazards of each contract rather…
Question
What involves analysis of the company’s contact on an account-by-account (policyholder) basis?
Options
- Arevelation approach
- Bexposure analysis approach
- Cspotlight analysis approach
- Dlimelight approach
How the community answered
(35 responses)- A6% (2)
- B80% (28)
- C3% (1)
- D11% (4)
Explanation
Exposure analysis approach (B) is correct because it is the established actuarial/reinsurance term for evaluating a company's risk by examining each individual policyholder account separately - assessing the specific characteristics, limits, and hazards of each contract rather than aggregating the portfolio. This granular, account-by-account review allows underwriters and actuaries to precisely measure how much risk ("exposure") exists at each insured.
Why the distractors are wrong: Options A, C, and D - revelation approach, spotlight analysis approach, and limelight approach - are fabricated terms with no recognized meaning in insurance or actuarial practice. They are designed to sound plausible but don't correspond to any standard methodology.
Memory tip: Think of "exposure" as the insurer's vulnerability on each policy. The exposure analysis approach zooms in on that vulnerability policy-by-policy, like inspecting each link in a chain individually. If you remember that "exposure" = individual risk measurement, you can rule out any answer that doesn't use that word.
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