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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Progressive Case Study Progressive Auto Insurance company is among many other competing firms in the industry. Some of the others include State Farm‚ Allstate‚ and GEICO. They are currently the third biggest private auto insurance industry. From the time they came into existence they have strived for being the most innovative company in the market and shared the values of “fair‚ fast‚ best.” Beginning in 1957 Progressive mainly dealt with standard drivers but soon after they developed a strategy
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Insurance Insurance a defensive measure used against future conditional losses to hedge the possible risks of the future. It is a legal contract that protects a person from contingent risk of losses through financial means and provides a means for individuals and societies to handle some of the risks faced in daily life. Policies the contracts of insurance that are provided by insurance companies. Premium the regular amount charged from customers by the insurance companies‚ which is
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Chapter 1:History ……………………………………………………………..2 -Insurance Business -India’s Insurance Business Chapter 2: Insurance sector reforms…………………………………………4 Chapter 3: IRDA……………… ……………………………………………….5 -History -Powers‚ Duties & Functions Chapter 4: Non –Life Insurance companies…. ……………………………8 Chapter 5: General Insurance Products …………………………………….9 Chapter 1 History of Insurance Business Insurance probably made a beginning in the ancient land of Babylonia
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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
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Knowledge oriented – Study the impact of competition in the field of Insurance Industry Huge opportunity seen in pet life insurance Priya Sheth With rising veterinary costs‚ there is an increasing demand for health insurance for pets‚ although this product is currently not available. On the other hand‚ pet life insurance which is available‚ finds hardly any takers. “Pet health insurance as a product is not available in India today due to the small market size of pet insurance. Due to the high
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Pros and Cons of Insurance Companies: An Exploratory Study Thesis Statement Life Insurance is not new when it comes to people who want to render themselves inside these said insurance companies because of the benefits they can get but the chances that this companies will close is nearly 50/50 which means you don’t have any assurance regarding in satisfying yourself or they could grant the said contract without any faults or problems. Insurers should know the risks/benefits they can get before
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Seven Principles of Insurance With Examples The seven principles of insurance are :- Principle of Uberrimae fidei (Utmost Good Faith)‚ Principle of Insurable Interest‚ Principle of Indemnity‚ Principle of Contribution‚ Principle of Subrogation‚ Principle of Loss Minimization‚ and Principle of Causa Proxima (Nearest Cause). 1. Principle of Uberrimae fidei (Utmost Good Faith) Principle of Uberrimae fidei (a Latin phrase)‚ or in simple english words‚ the Principle of Utmost Good Faith
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INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TO STUDY QUESTIONS CHAPTER 1: Nature of risk and its management 1. Explain the meaning of risk. In your explanation‚ state the relationship between risk and uncertainty. Risk is defined as a condition where there is the possibility of an adverse deviation from an expected outcome. That is‚ there is the possibility of loss. Risk is a state of the real world in which a possibility of loss exists‚ while uncertainty is a state of mind characterised
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Principles of Insurance Principles of Insurance An insurance contract is a type of a legal contract in which a type of risk is transferred to an insurance company in return of a premium by the policyholder. As by their nature‚ insurance contracts may be exposed to misconduct by both parties: the underwriter and the policyholder. Therefore six principles of insurance‚ which are recognised by law‚ were created to reduce this type of abuse. In the following pages I will explain these principles
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