Which risk is typically excluded as an insurable risk?

• A. A sudden fire in a home.
• B. War-related loss.
• C. A motor vehicle accident.
• D. A slip and fall on a store aisle.

Answer: (B)

War-related losses are not considered insurable under standard property and casualty coverage. Insurance relies on predictable, controllable risks that can be priced and pooled. Acts of war are large-scale, uncontrollable events that insurers cannot reliably forecast or fund across many policies, so they’re typically excluded.

In contrast, the other scenarios represent perils commonly covered by insurance: a sudden fire is a standard peril in homeowners policies; a motor vehicle accident is covered by auto insurance; and a slip and fall in a store aisle is a liability risk that a business’s general liability policy can cover. Some policies or endorsements may offer limited war risk coverage, but it’s not part of the typical insurable risk set.