Life Insurance Life insurance is a contract that pledges payment of an amount to the person assured (or his nominee) on the happening of the event insured against. Life insurance or life assurance is a contract between the insurer and the policy owner (policyholder) whereby a benefit is paid to the designated Beneficiary (or Beneficiaries) if an insured event occurs which is covered by the policy. In return‚ the policy owner (or policy payer) agrees to pay a stipulated amount called a premium
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International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics 1018-5895/10 www.palgrave-journals.com/gpp/ Insurance Development and Economic Growth* Liyan Hana‚ Donghui Lib‚ Fariborz Moshirianb and Yanhui Tiana a School of Economics & Management‚ Beihang University‚ Beijing‚ China. School of Banking and Finance‚ The University of New South Wales‚ Sydney‚ Australia. E-mail: donghui@unsw.edu.au b This paper investigates the relationship between insurance development and economic growth by
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Captive Insurance Companies Association Special Section Agency captives can provide additional revenue Great American has a long track record with this model By Michael J. Moody‚ MBA‚ ARM The captive industry has grown and matured significantly from the original concept that Fred Reiss introduced more than 60 years ago. Originally‚ the concept was primarily directed to provide an alternative risk financing approach for Fortune 500 corporations. The approach is one that allows corporations to be able
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Insurance Sector in India Last Updated: August 2013 Brief Introduction Currently India is a US$41 billion industry. Currently‚ in India only two million people (0.2% of the total population of 1 billion) are covered under Mediclaim‚ whereas in developed nations like USA about 75% of the total population are covered under some insurance scheme. A robust insurance sector is a boon to a country’s economy. The sector facilitates long-term funds for infrastructure development and simultaneously
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Q Tell me about 4C Mortgage Consultancy Company and when was it established? 4C Mortgage Consultancy is the UAE’s first ISO 9001:2008 certified independent mortgage consultancy based in Dubai‚ UAE since the year 2013. The company is licensed by the Dubai Economic Department and the Real Estate Regulatory Authority as a certified home finance consultancy which proffer‚ professional and reliable financial solution to investors and the end users in the region. We back simple and straightforward process
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INTRODUCTION Fire is one of the original perils insurance was designed to protect against. Current building codes and many nearby fire departments make it easy to forget about the catastrophic damage fire can do. However the damage caused by fire and the fire departments effort to put out a fire is all too real. It happens in just an instance. Smoker falling asleep in a chair‚ an unattended candle‚ paper or clothing too near the stove or a heat generating source‚ or a spark caused from an
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UNIT 3 GENERAL INSURANCE General Insurance: Principles‚ products (Fire‚ Marine‚ Motor vehicles‚ public liability‚ third party insurance‚ medi-claim and health policies‚ group insurance‚ burglary insurance). 1 Sunil Kushwaha INTRODUCTION Insurance is an important aid to minimize the effect of uncertainties of life as well as property. With the increasing complexities in our personal and professional life‚ the range of risks that the insurance companies accept has also expended
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1988 General Insurance Convention M A R I N E I N S U R A N C E R E I N S U R A N C E A N D GISG 1988 Working Party Members:Chairman: Colin J.W. Czapiewski David H. Craighead Peter A.G Green David M. Hart Peter N. Matthews Chris Mellor Hugh Rice Peter D. Smith David I. Tomlinson Marine Insurance & Reinsurance - An Introduction Page Index 1. Introduction 2 2. Classes of Marine Business 3 3. Types of Insurance and Reinsurance 6 4. Organisations
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health insurance that must meets certain basic requirements. Beginning in 2014‚ individuals who do not acquire health insurance will be subject to a fine. This fine will rise over time‚ reaching $895 per person or 2.5 percent of income‚ whichever is greater‚ by 2018. Beginning in 2014‚ each state is to establish an Affordable Insurance Exchange. Separate exchanges are to be established for individuals and small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. The intention is that private insurance companies
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WORKING CAPITAL AND FIXED CAPITAL AND ITS ADVANTAGES Introduction: A firm requires funds to acquire two types of assets : fixed assets and current assets .Fixed assets include land biulding ‚ plant‚ and machinary ‚ vehicles ‚ equipment etc.These assets relatively permanent in nature and are necessary for carrying on the bussiness .Current assets ‚on the other hand ‚are kept for supporting day-to-day operations and keep changing during the course of the business.They liquidated within short period
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