The Doctrine of Proximate Cause

question 14

Multiple Choice

The doctrine of proximate cause:

• A) forces the insurer to pay for all claims arising out of an unbroken sequence of events if any one of the subsequent perils following the original excluded peril was covered
• B) forces the insurer to pay for all claims arising out of an unbroken sequence of events if the original insured peril was covered
• C) forces the insurer to pay for the loss when the proximate cause of the event is the insured's fault
• D) divides any loss payment among parties proximately affected by the loss

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Definitions:

Directly Recursive

A function or method that calls itself within its own definition, directly creating a loop through recursion.

Recursive Method

A method in programming that calls itself in order to solve a problem.

Infinite Recursive Method

A method in programming that calls itself indefinitely due to a missing or incorrect termination condition, leading potentially to a stack overflow error.

Infinite Recursion

A condition in programming where a function continuously calls itself without any terminating condition, leading to a potential stack overflow error.