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Insurance
Term | Definition |
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Insurance | Insurance offers financial protection against possible loss and is designed to place the insured person back in the same financial position they were in before the loss occurred. |
Insurance Policy | An insurance policy sets out details of the types of losses covered and the amount of compensation to be paid. |
Premium | A premium is the amount charged by an insurer in return for providing insurance cover for a particular loss. |
Compensation | Compensation is a financial payment made to an insured person if they suffer an insurance loss. |
Material Fact | A material fact is anything that is likely to change the decision to giant insurance affect the level of premium changed. |
Indemnity | A profit cannot be made from insurance. |
Utmost Good Faith | When applying for insurance, all material facts relating to the policy must be disclosed to the insurance company. |
Insurable Interest | To insure something, you must benefit by its existence and suffer (financially) from its loss. |