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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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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Issues & Policy‚ states that “There is still 15 percentage of Americans who are currently without any form of health insurance today” (Brux 191). In Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser talks about different employees’ health care benefits and the variance between health insurance companies. Due to the limitation of the economy‚ fewer people are able to get health care insurance. Different states also have different policies to take care of their citizens. When some people feel sick‚ they must bear
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FIRE INSURANCE WHAT IS FIRE INSURANCE? Fire insurance is a contract under which the insurer in return for a consideration (premium) agrees to indemnify the insured for the financial loss which the latter may suffer due to destruction of or damage to property or goods‚ caused by fire‚ during a specified period. The contract specifies the maximum amount‚ agreed to by the parties at the time of the contract‚ which the insured can claim in case of loss. This amount is not‚ however‚ the measure
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returned because a policy of insurance is a contract of indemnity. Second if the insurer does not run the risk‚ the consideration for which the premium or money was put into his hand‚ fails‚ and therefore he ought to return it. Another rule is that if the risk of the contract of indemnity has once commenced‚ there shall be no apportionment or return of the premium afterwards. 2. Explain difference of insurance and wages ? (6/10) Answer : Insurance contract are : ❖ The
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THE ROLE OF INSURANCE IN SOCIETY. ( 5 Pages) You will all appreciate that the subject of this talk is so wide so I will make a brief summary of some of the main salient points that personally strike me as important. For those listening who are not so well versed in insurance I hope that this will open your eyes to our industry and for my colleagues who have been practicing our profession for many years please consider it as an “ aide memoire “. As our lives progress
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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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GROWTH OF MOTOR INSURANCE Vehicle first appeared on the roads in United Kingdom (UK) during 1880’s‚ but the first motor insurance is issued during 1890’s. Therefore it is almost 10 years time people use a motor vehicle as a mode of transportation without insurance coverage. Therefore‚ through their (insurer) experiences on other classes of insurance such as fire‚ theft & liability‚ they introduce the motor insurance towards the use of transportation. Then they emphasis it (motor insurance) on the subject
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Fire Insurance | | | | Fire insurance is a contract under which the insurer in return for a consideration (premium) agrees to indemnify the insured for the financial loss which the latter may suffer due to destruction of or damage to property or goods‚ caused by fire‚ during a specified period. The contract specifies the maximum amount‚ agreed to by the parties at the time of the contract‚ which the insured can claim in case of loss. This amount is not‚ however‚ the measure of the loss. The
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COBRA Insurance Health Care Reimbursement Mrs. Watson‚ MBA Brittanee Johnson July 2‚ 2013 COBRA Insurance COBRA also known as Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act passed in 1986. The first and perhaps most important thing to know about COBRA insurance is that it is actually not a health insurance plan at all‚ it is a law. This protects families who would lose group health coverage because of serious life events by allowing continue their coverage under employee’s group
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