• 1 Principles of insurance • 2 Indemnification • 3 When is a Policy Really Insurance? o 3.1 Does the Contract Contain Adequate Risk Transfer? o 3.2 Is There a Brightline Test? o 3.3 "Safe Harbor Exemptions" o 3.4 Risk Limiting Features • 4 Insurer’s business model • 5 Gambling analogy • 6 History of insurance • 7 Types of insurance • 8 Types of insurance companies • 9 Life insurance and saving • 10 Size of global insurance industry • 11 Financial viability of insurance companies • 12 Controversies o 12.1 Insurance insulates too much o 12.2 Closed community self-insurance o 12.3 Complexity of insurance policy contracts o 12.4 Redlining o 12.5 Health insurance o 12.6 Dental insurance o 12.7 Insurance patents o 12.8 The insurance industry and rent seeking • 13 Glossary • 14 Quote • 15 References • 16 See also o 16.1 Lists
17 External links
Contents
Definition of Insurance
History of Insurance
Insurance Business in Bangladesh
Defination of Insurance
Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a potential loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for a premium. Insurer, in economics, is the company that sells the insurance. Insurance rate is a factor used to determine the amount, called the premium, to be charged for a certain amount of insurance coverage. Risk management, the practice of appraising and controlling risk, has evolved as a discrete field of study and
Insurance a system of spreading the risk of one to the shoulders of many. It is a contract whereby the insurers, on