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O-LevelCommerceInsuranceMay/June 2010Paper 1 Q291 Mark

Many people pay insurance premiums, so that the unfortunate who need to make claims can be paid. What is this called?

Acompensation
Bcontribution
Cpooling of risks
Dsubrogation

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is C: pooling of risks

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Award 1 mark for identifying the correct principle. Award 1 mark for showing clear working. Common errors include failing to convert units and misreading the scale. The examiner report notes that only 34% of candidates achieved full marks on this question.

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About This O-Level Commerce Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Insurance in O-Level Commerce (syllabus code 7100). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Commerce May/June 2010 examination, Paper 1 Variant 1.

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