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Self-test questions
1. What is the definition of proximate cause?
2. What is the purpose of the doctrine of proximate cause?
3. What must be established between the first and last events leading to a loss, for the first event to be the
proximate cause of the loss?
4. What are the three categories of peril relevant to an insurance claim?
5. In general, what is the position where an excepted peril is at the start of a chain of events?
6. In general, what is the position where an excepted peril is a new and intervening force leading to a loss?
7. How do insurers narrow even further the scope of cover under policies for causes of loss that they wish to
exclude?
You will find the answers at the back of the book Reference copy for CII Face to Face Training Chapter
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