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Insurance
Term | Definition |
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Automobile insurance | Provides payments for both liability and property insurance on a vehicle |
Beneficiary | Someone who receives money if an insured person dies |
Claim | A formal request to an insurance company asking for a payment when the policyholder has an accident, illness or injury |
Co-Insurance | Requires the insured individual to pay a fixed percentage of the loss after the deductible has been paid |
Coverage | The risks covered and amount of money paid for losses under an insurance policy |
Deductible | The out‐of‐pocket money paid by the policyholder before an insurance company will cover the remaining costs attributed to the loss |
Dependent | Someone who relies on someone else for income and care |
Disability Insurance | Provides payment to replace earnings during times when workers cannot work due to illness or injury |
Emergency Savings | Cash set aside that can be used to cover the costs of unexpected expenses |
Employee Benefit | Employers may offer employee benefits in the form of products or services that offer extra value for employees beyond earned wages. |
Health Insurance | Provides money to pay for health care for illness, injury, or, in some cases, preventive care |
Homeowners Insurance | Provides payment to cover liability losses as well as damage and loss of the home structure and its contents |
Household Production | Doing something in the home without pay that takes raw materials along with a family member’s skill, experience, knowledge, and household equipment, to produce a useful product or service |
In-kind income | The donation of a product or service in place of cash |
Insurance | A financial product (called an insurance contract or policy) purchased by many people facing a similar risk to protect against the risk of larger losses. |
Liability Insurance | Provides payment to others if a member of the insured household accidentally causes harm to other people |
Long-Term care insurance | Provides payment for extended nursing care due to accidents, illness or old age |
Moral hazard | When the act of insuring an event increases the likelihood that the event will happen |
Policy | A contract between the insurance company and the insured that states the exact terms of the policy including what risks are covered and how much will be paid for any losses. |
Policyholder | A person who owns the insurance policy |
Premium | The money paid to and insurance company to purchase the policy |
Property Insurance | Provides payment to the insured person if his or her property is damaged or destroyed by an accident covered by the insurance policy |
Renters Insurance | Provides payment to renters to cover the damage and loss of property in a rental unit in addition to liability losses |
Risk | The chance of loss from an event that cannot be entirely controlled. |