CHAPTER - 1 INSURANCE 1.1 Introduction In law and economics‚ insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent‚ uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss‚ from one entity to another‚ in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the insurance; an insured‚ or policyholder‚ is the person or entity buying the insurance policy. The insurance rate is a factor used to determine the amount to be charged
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INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF INSURANCE INDUSRTY INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………3 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY………………………………………..........8 3. GLOBAL SCENARIO……………………………………………………….9 4. INDIAN SCENARIO……………………………………………………….11 5. EMERGENCE OF IRDA…………………………………………………...19 6. MARKET STRUCTURE……………………………………………………36 7. PEST ANALYSIS…………………………………………………………...37 8. PORTERS FIVE FORCES………………………………………………….61 9. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS……………………………………………..68 10. GLOBAL
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Souvik Guha Location : Mumbai ISB&M‚Kolkata(PGPBM 2011-13) April 23rd 2012 to September 23rd 2012 Topic: Research on Sales & Position of Insurance Products in India Institute Guide: This is to certify that the Project Work titled “Research on sales & position of Insurance Products in India” is a bonafide work of Souvik Guha (Roll No: P/MN/R/11/001) carried out in partial fulfillment for the award of PGPBM Trimester 4 of ISB&M‚
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OF INDEX MONSOON INSURANCE IN INDIA Literature review • AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE IN INDIA-A PERSPECTIVE By Dr. A. Amarender Reddy Scientist (Agricultural Economics) Indian Institute of Pulses Research‚ Kanpur-208024. Abstract Background the paper reviewed the innovative techniques in agricultural/rural insurance‚ which overcome some of the disadvantages of yield based group insurance and suggests rainfall (weather) index insurance as a better alternative/complement
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INSURANCE COMPANIES Insurance companies play an important role in an economy in that they are risk bearers or the underwriters of risk for a wide range of insurable events. Moreover‚ beyond their risk bearer role‚ insurance companies are major participants in the financial market as investors. To understand why‚ we will explain the basic economics of the insurance industry. As compensation for insurance companies selling protection against the occurrence of future events‚ they receive one or more
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BACKGROUND 3 2. TYPES OF COVERAGE 3 3. TYPES OF MOTOR INSURANCE POLICIES 4 3.1. MERCHANDISE INSURANCE 4 3.2. CARRIER LIABILITY INSURANCE 8 3.3. VEHICLE INSURANCE 9 3.4. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE 12 3.4.1. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE IN ROMANIA 12 3.4.2. INTERNATIONAL THIRD PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE 14 4. GREEN CARD 16 5. BAAR - ROMANIAN MOTOR INSURERS’ BUREAU 17 6. UNIFORM AGREEMENT 21 7. INTERNAL REGULATIONS 26 8. AUTO INSURANCE PRODUCTS IN ROMANIA 38 9. BIBLIOGRAPHY 45 ANNEXES
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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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Automobile Insurance "Insurance is a legal contract that protects people from the financial costs that result from loss of life‚ loss of health‚ lawsuits or property damage."(Nielson.) This protection is given to the customer in exchange for a monthly payment to the company. This is a legal contract which is known as a policy‚ binds the customer to the insurance company for the duration of the policy. Insurance‚ whether it be life‚ health or auto‚ helps customers feel safe from everyday risks
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Case Study Progressive Insurance Table of contents: Page I. Brief Description of the case…………………………………………………………………………………… II. Statement of the Problem……………………………………………………………………………………… III. Objectives of the case study…………………………………………………………………………………… IV. Methodologies………………………………………………………………………………………………………. V. Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. SWOT analysis B. VI. Significant Findings……………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. Positive
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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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