marks) “At the heart of every insurance transaction is a requirement that both parties exercise utmost good faith towards each other….The principle is…sometimes expressed by saying that insurance contracts are contracts uberrimae fidae.” (Petony‚ Graw‚ Lennard and Parker‚ Understanding Business Law‚ 5th ed‚ Lexis Nexis‚ 2011‚ p702) Required: a. Explain what is meant by “utmost good faith” and why it is of particular importance in the context of insurance contracts. (10 marks) b. How is
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Medicare is insurance under the Social Security system insuring a vast majority of people over the age of 65. Majority of those on Medicare also have medigap policy‚ a supplemental private insurance. According to Hillier‚ S. & Barrow‚ G.M.‚ “Such policies are sold by private companies to help cover the “gaps” in health-care protection for which Medicare does not provide.” The required core benefits of the medigap policy include: Daily Medicare co-payment of $191 for hospital days 61 through 90‚ and
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Pet Insurance in West Virginia West Virginia is an excellent state to raise pets in‚ whether they are indoor or outdoor ones. The weather conditions do vary‚ as summers can be hot and winters can be downright snowy and frosty‚ so it is important to choose a pet that you know you can care for no matter what the conditions. West Virginia also offers vast amounts of farmland for men and women who wish to raise outdoor farm animals‚ such as sheep‚ pigs‚ cows‚ horses‚ chicken and turkeys. Many also own
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1. Introduction Today‚ life insurance actually the one of everybody needs. As we know‚ it is a type of financial protection to anyone who bought it. Basically‚ life insurance is an agreement between insurance policy holder and insurer‚ where the insurer promises to pay an amount of sum assured to beneficiary upon the death of the life insured. In other words‚ an individual’s pure risk is shifted to insurer in the consideration of premium paid by the policyholders. The premium is either paid regularly
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About Long Beach California This amazing city located in Southern California is the seventh largest city in California and covers 52 square miles of southwest Los Angeles County the Port of Long Beach is where the Nation’s second largest business container port is located‚ also home to the World’s most environmentally safe off –shore oil operations. This community is one of the most ideal strategic spots in the world for international trade‚ new and innovative technology‚ regional commerce‚ and
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Kayla Duplan Kristy McClain CMC Composition 1 10 June 2013 A Long Journey Ever since I graduated from high school‚ I look back on my childhood‚ and I can conclude that my childhood is filled with a lot of exciting events. Field trips‚ receiving many awards‚ making friends and participating in many sports are the highlights of my childhood. The first day of school can be frightening‚ I was scared because I didn’t know what to think about school.. This is how I felt about my first day of
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Cited: Accounting Degree.org. (n.d.). The 10 worst corporate accounting scandals of all time. Retrieved August 10‚ 2013‚ from Accounting-Degree.org: http://www.accounting-degree.org/scandals/ Enriquez‚ M. C. (2008‚ March 8). The scam that rattled high society. Philippine Daily Inquirer . Forbes. (2013‚ April). Global 2000 leading company.
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MIT765801 AUDITING Individual Assignment HIH Insurance Report Student Name: Jinyun Wang Student ID: MIT122634 Lecturer Name: Susan Currie Tutor Name: Susan Currie Due Date: 29 / 1 / 2014 Submitted date: 7/ 2/ 2014 by email Executive Summary The auditing profession plays a significant role in industrialized economies for many years. In the insurance industry‚ the manner of auditing profession is regulated. The collapse of Health International Holdings (HIH) was recorded
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Background Issue #1 The company reached a settlement with its insurance carrier related to a claim from a tornado that destroyed one of the company’s manufacturing facilities. During the year‚ the company received proceeds of $20 million from its insurance carrier in connection with its claim for reimbursement for the destroyed building. The company plans to use the insurance proceeds to fund its defined-benefit pension plan‚ rather than to rebuild the destroyed facility. How is this transaction
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into account not only the amount of net profit‚ he earns but also the amount of standing or fixed charges which have been charged against the revenue for determining the amount of net profit. Of course‚ he may not get such incomes covered by the insurance policy which will not be affected by dislocation of his business on account of fire. e.g. income from investments‚ rent from the property let out etc. Loss of profit occurs because of loss of sales on account of dislocation of the business. Moreover
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