Which of the Following Best Describes How Adverse Selection Affects

question 100

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how adverse selection affects the price of insurance?

• A)Since insurers can acquire complete information regarding the riskiness of borrowers,they can charge actuarially fair premiums.
• B)Since firms may have private information about how risky they are,insurers must raise premiums to compensate for the existence of this uncertainty.
• C)Since purchasing insurance reduces the firm's incentive to avoid risk,insurers must raise premiums to compensate for the increase in risk.
• D)Since purchasing insurance reduces the firm's risk,insurers can lower premiums to compensate for the reduction in risk.
• E)Since high premiums will drive away the low-risk firms,insurers must lower premiums in order to attract low-risk borrowers.