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These 10 free GAA questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Georgia Adjuster Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Property and Casualty Insurance Terms and Related Concepts 23% of exam
Question 1
Wind tears an opening in a covered roof, and rain entering through that opening immediately damages the contents. The policy covers wind and resulting rain damage through a wind-created opening. The best causation conclusion is:
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Correct answer: A - Wind is the dominant initiating cause, so the resulting rain damage is analyzed under the covered-opening provision
Question 2
A building worth $600,000 is subject to an 80% coinsurance condition. The insured carries a $360,000 limit, sustains a $50,000 covered partial loss, and has a $1,000 deductible. Before any other limitation, the insurer pays:
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Correct answer: D - $36,500; apply the 75% carried-to-required ratio, then the deductible
Question 3
A store employee carelessly pushes a cart into a shopper's empty cart. Duty, breach, and factual causation are undisputed, but no bodily injury, property damage, or other legally recognized loss results. The missing negligence element is:
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Correct answer: D - Damages
Domain 2: General Property Insurance Product Knowledge Pertinent to Adjusters 48% of exam
Question 4
A condominium unit owner is responsible under the association bylaws for interior additions and alterations. She also wants coverage for personal property, loss assessment, loss of use, and personal liability. Select the homeowners form designed for this exposure.
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Correct answer: C - HO-6 Unit-Owners
Question 5
A driver swerves to avoid a deer but never contacts the animal. The insured auto then strikes a guardrail. Under standard personal auto physical-damage classifications, the loss is:
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Correct answer: B - Collision, because the covered auto struck an object
Question 6
A building owner has only 25% of the total square footage rented or used for customary operations. After 75 consecutive days in that condition, lightning causes $100,000 of covered damage. Ignore the deductible and policy limit. The standard commercial vacancy condition produces a payment of:
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Correct answer: B - $85,000, because another covered cause is reduced by 15%
Question 7
During the policy period, a retailer publishes an advertisement that allegedly libels a competitor. The competitor files suit after the CGL policy expires. The coverage most directly implicated is:
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Correct answer: B - Coverage B, because the enumerated publication offense occurred during the policy period
Domain 3: Property and Casualty Policy Contract Provision 15% of exam
Question 8
At 2:00 a.m., a supply line ruptures and water continues spreading through an insured building. The insured can safely reach the shutoff, but the adjuster cannot inspect until morning. To satisfy standard post-loss duties, the insured should:
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Correct answer: A - Shut off the water, make reasonable emergency repairs, and document the work and expense
Question 9
The named insured intentionally burns a mortgaged building. The lender is listed under a standard mortgage clause, had no knowledge of the act, and satisfies its own duties under the clause. The lender's coverage position is:
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Correct answer: C - The lender may retain separate protection despite the insured's act, subject to the clause
Domain 4: Responsibilities and Duties of an Adjuster Report 9% of exam
Question 10
A fire occurs ten days after the insured increased the building limit. Several purchase receipts are missing, and the fire's cause has not yet been determined. The adjuster's next step should be:
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Correct answer: D - Investigate the timing, documents, cause, and valuation before deciding coverage