A Third Person Automatically Has the Status of an Intended

question 40

True/False

A third person automatically has the status of an intended third-party beneficiary regardless of the parties' intentions at the time of contracting.

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Definitions:

Firms

Businesses or enterprises engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional activities, aiming to earn profits by providing goods or services.

Adverse Selection

A situation in which one party in a transaction has more information than the other, often leading to an imbalance in a market or poor decision-making outcomes.

Moral Hazard

A situation where one party engages in risky behavior knowing that they are protected from the consequences by another party.

Adverse Selection

A situation where asymmetric information results in high-risk individuals being more likely to select into or remain in a contract designed for low-risk individuals, affecting insurance markets and other transactional relationships.