A client’s lifestyle, behaviour, and attitude toward risk can materially affect both insurability and coverage availability. Insurers evaluate risk characteristics to determine whether they will offer coverage, what premium they will charge, what exclusions or limitations may apply, and whether risk-improvement conditions are required. For example, hazardous hobbies, poor property maintenance, frequent claims, high-risk driving behaviour, business use of personal property, or unsafe occupancy conditions can all affect underwriting appetite. Option A is false because people do not have the same tolerance or acceptance of risk; some are risk-averse, while others are more willing to retain or ignore exposures. Option B is also false because habits often directly influence risk frequency and severity. Option D is a poor and unethical sales assumption. Riskier clients may create underwriting difficulty, increased claims frequency, and E & O exposure if coverage limitations are not explained. The professional agent must assess risk attitude objectively and match recommendations to the client’s actual exposures. References/topics: Sales; client qualification, risk attitude, lifestyle factors, underwriting acceptability.