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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 policy holder 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 benefits | Employers may offer employee benefits in the form of products or services that add 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 it's 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 or property. |
Life insurance | Provides payment to beneficiaries who were named by the insured person. |
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. |
Policy holder | A person who owns the insurance policy. |
Premium | The money paid to an insurance company to purchase a 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. |