[37 Test Answers] FEMA IS-1110: Writing Commercial Exposures

Here are the FEMA test answers to IS-1110: Writing Commercial Exposures.

Overview: The FEMA IS-1110.A course was published on 5/11/2016 to provide an introduction to commercial exposures and how they are insured within the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Primary audience: The IS-1110.A is an independent study is for property and casualty agents. It’s recommended to take the IS-1101: Basic Agent Tutorial first.

FEMA IS-1110.A test answers

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Question 1. Which of the following is an Other Residential building in the NFIP? 
A. A hospital
B. A grain silo
C. A duplex home
D. An assisted living facility✅

Question 2. The maximum available contents limit for all non-residential buildings is: 
A. $50,000
B. $100,000
C. $250,000✅
D. $500,000

Question 3. Which one of the following is NOT one of the five Additions and Extensions connectors in the Standard Flood Insurance Policy? 
A. A rigid exterior wall
B. A patio✅
C. An elevated walkway
D. A roof
E. A stairway

Question 4. A mixed-use building is classified as a non-residential building if it is less than _______ residential. 
A. 25%✅
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 80%

Question 5. The General Property Form applies only to non-residential buildings. 
A. TRUE✅
B. FALSE

Question 6. Condominium buildings that are at least 75% residential are written on the: 
A. Condominium Master Form
B. Commercial Property Form
C. Residential Condominium Building Association Policy✅
D. General Property Form

Question 7. The maximum limit of coverage for a 100-unit residential condominium building written under the Residential Condominium Building Association Policy is: 
A. $25 million
B. $50 million
C. $75 million
D. $100 million✅

Question 8. The Special Limits clause limits coverage for artwork, jewelry, furs, collectibles, and other named valuable items to: 
A. $1,500
B. $2,500✅
C. $3,500
D. $4,500

Question 9. The maximum deductible option for all non-residential buildings is: 
A. $5,000
B. $10,000
C. $25,000
D. $50,000✅

Question 10. The maximum available building coverage limit for all non-residential buildings is: 
A. $50,000
B. $100,000
C. $250,000
D. $500,000✅

Question 11. Commercial condominium unit owners can purchase building coverage up to a maximum of: 
A. $0. Building coverage may not be purchased in the name of the unit owner.
B. $250,000
C. $500,000✅
D. $1,000,000

Question 12. Pollution damage is limited in the General Property Form to: 
A. $10,000✅
B. $50,000
C. $100,000
D. $500,000

Question 13. The Standard Flood Insurance Policy is always primary, and any other policy that includes flood coverage on the same building is excess. 
A. TRUE✅
B. FALSE

Question 14. The Residential Condominium Building Association Policy is the only Standard Flood Insurance Policy form without a coinsurance clause. 
A. TRUE✅
B. FALSE

Question 15. A nursing home is classified as: 
A. A residential building
B. A habitational building
C. A non-residential business building
D. Another non-residential building✅

Question 16. The General Property Form and the Residential Condominium Building Association Policy automatically include contents coverage. 
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅

Question 17. Losses on all non-residential buildings are settled on an Actual Cash Value basis in the NFIP. 
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅

Question 18. The maximum available contents limit for an Other Residential building is: 
A. $50,000
B. $100,000✅
C. $250,000
D. $500,000

Question 19. Which of the following contents item is covered under the General Property Form? 
A. A watercraft
B. An aircraft
C. A swimming pool
D. A bathroom hot tub✅

Question 20. The Standard Flood Insurance Policy offers a blanket coverage limit for a policy with multiple buildings located in various states around the country. 
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅

Question 21. Which of the following is a Standard Flood Insurance Policy form used to write a commercial building with less than 75% of its floor area in residential use? 
A. The Dwelling Form
B. The Commercial Property Form✅
C. The Residential Condominium Building Association Policy
D. The General Property Form

Question 22. The maximum deductible option for an Other Residential building is: 
A. $5,000
B. $10,000
C. $25,000✅
D. $50,000

Question 23. Non-residential condominium buildings can be insured for up to $500,000 times the number of units in the building. 
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅

Question 24. Which of the following is an example of an ineligible risk in the NFIP? 
A. An open stadium✅
B. A detached garage
C. A pole barn with two walls and a roof
D. A grain silo

Question 25. The actions that Increased Cost of Compliance coverage will pay for to bring a flood-damaged building into compliance are: 
A. Elevating, Restoring, Floodproofing, Demolishing
B. Elevating, Relocating, Floodproofing, Demolishing✅
C. Elevating, Relocating, Floodproofing, Dismantling
D. Escalating, Removing, Floodproofing, Demolishing

Question 26. Other Residential buildings and all non-residential buildings are always covered under the General Property Form. 
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅

Question 27. To meet the NFIP’s “single building” definition, the building must be: 
A. Separated from other buildings by intervening clear space
B. Separated into divisions by solid, vertical, load-bearing walls✅
C. Solid, vertical, load-bearing walls must divide the building from its lowest level to its highest ceiling
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

Question 28. A 5-unit rooming house with a normal guest occupancy of six months or more is an Other Residential building. 
A. TRUE✅
B. FALSE

Question 29. Cooperative buildings are written using the General Property Form. 
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅

Question 30. Coverage for a tenant’s improvements and betterments is limited to_______ of the policy’s contents limit. 
A. 5%
B. 10%✅
C. 20%
D. 50%

Question 31. Retail stores, banks, movie theaters, restaurants, and gas stations are all examples of non-residential business buildings in the NFIP. 
A. TRUE✅
B. FALSE

Question 32. The Preferred Risk Policy is not available for any commercial exposure. 
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅

Question 33. The maximum available building coverage limit for an Other Residential building is: 
A. $50,000
B. $100,000
C. $250,000✅
D. $500,000

Question 34. Commercial contents in a residential building can be covered under the General Property Form. 
A. TRUE✅
B. FALSE

Question 35. Under the General Property Form, if the policy covers “other than household personal property,” coverage is included except for? 
A. Furniture & fixtures
B. A guest’s personal property✅
C. Stock
D. Machinery & equipment

Question 36. The Standard Flood Insurance Policy provides business interruption coverage up to the policy’s Coverage C limit. 
A. TRUE
B. FALSE✅

Question 37. If building coverage is purchased by a tenant due to a lease agreement: 
A. The building owner cannot be named on the policy
B. The tenant cannot be named as an additional insured
C. The building owner must be named on the policy✅
D. The building owner and tenant may each write separate policies to cover the building