Multiple choice

In an insurance, the immediate effective cause of an insured loss is known as:

  1. Proximate cause

  2. Pure risk

  3. Portability

  4. Perils of nature

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Explanation

In an insurance, Proximate cause is the immediate effective cause of an insured loss. It was defined in the case of Pawsey v. Scottish Union & National as “the active efficient cause which sets in motion a train of events, which brings about a result, without the intervention of any force, started and working actively from a new and independent source”.