In an Effort to Minimize the Cost of Conventional Property/casualty

question 86

Multiple Choice

In an effort to minimize the cost of conventional property/casualty insurance, XYZ Electronics decided to manage their risk by self-insuring. The most likely way XYZ would try to do this would be to:

• A) cover small and medium-sized losses itself, and carry conventional insurance only for catastrophic losses.
• B) carry insurance for the small, routine losses and pay for any highly unusual major losses with its own funds.
• C) buy an insurance policy that covers all risks.
• D) establish a well-monitored loss-prevention program.

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Definitions:

Conversion Feature

A provision in some financial instruments that allows the holder to convert the instrument into another asset, often shares of the company's common stock, at a predetermined price.

Convertible Bonds

Bonds that can be converted into a predetermined amount of the issuing company's equity at certain times during their life, usually at the discretion of the bondholder.

Callable

A term describing a financial security (such as a bond) that the issuer has the right to redeem before its maturity date, usually at a specified call price.

Mortgage Bonds

Debt securities secured by a mortgage on the issuer's property, prioritizing bondholder claims on assets in case of default.