8004 Sample Questions Answers

The role of the UK government and the possible underwriting of risks by tax-payers, and the general question of Moral Hazard

The reform of the Deposit Protection Scheme because of its internal inconsistencies

It emphasised the importance of effective governance arrangements within financial firms

The original successful business model had not stress tested sufficiently for the incidence of Low Probability, High Impact incidents

Failed corporate governance

Accounting abuses

Unfair pricing to customers

Over stating actual sales

I and II

I, II and IV

I, II and III

I only

I, II and III only

I, III and IV only

I, II and IV only

All of these are expectations of the Organization as a Whole

I and II only

I, II and III only

I, II and IV only

All are PRMIA Governance Principles

Market Risk

Credit Risk

Operational and Regulatory Compliance Risk

All of the Above

Realized losses on short-term contracts against unrealized gains on the long-run contract

The final price of the underlying being higher than the initial price

The initial price of the underlying being higher than the final price

The short-term price of the underlying being higher than the long-run contract

use their best judgment

abide by the applicable laws, rules, and regulations of PRMIA and any government and/or regulatory bodies

comply with the higher standard under all circumstances

refer the matter to their supervisor

I, II and IV only

I and II only

I, III and IV only

All of these are PRMIA Governance Principles

The risk manager has submitted the report to their direct supervisor and their obligation ends at this point, nothing further should be done

The risk manager should attempt to resolve the conflict with the direct supervisor, but if that does not work, they should contact the Whistle-Blowing Hotline of the organization. If no such hot-line is in place, they should contact the PRMIA Ethics Committee

Escalation of the issue is against the Code of Conduct because one should respect the administrative structure of the organization

If the risk manager deems it appropriate, he / she should send a copy of the original report to the CEO

allowed Fortress to claim re-insurance claims payments from the finite reinsurers and paid premiums to cover these deals over a 5 year period, and as the risks were spread out over time the annual premiums were accounted for as current liabilities on the books of the pool members, giving a true impression of profitability

allowed Fortress to claim re-insurance claims payments from the finite reinsurers and paid annual premiums to cover these policies, and as the risks were spread out over the year the annual premiums were accounted for as current liabilities on the books of the pool members, giving a true impression of profitability

allowed Fortress to claim re-insurance claims payments from the finite reinsurers and paid premiums to cover these deals over a 5 year period, and as the risks were spread out over time the future premiums were accounted for as current liabilities on the books of the pool members, giving a true impression of profitability

allowed Fortress to claim re-insurance claims payments from the finite reinsurers and paid premiums to cover these deals over a 5 year period, but as the risks were spread out over time the future premiums were not accounted for as current liabilities on the books of the pool members, thus giving a false impression of profitability

No properly defined risk management policies in place and general lack of oversight by senior management

Time value was not taken into account during the contract valuation process

Loss generating positions were rolled over by selling options on larger positions to generate cash premiums' to settle existing position losses

Senior management in China were aware of the positions but did not understand the complexities of risk managing them

Parliamentarian

Secretary

Vice Chair

Chair only