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Insurance Definition Part 2

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Term
Definition
All Risk Coverage   Policies that provide coverage for any peril except those that are specifically excluded  
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Fiduciary Responsibility   The obligation that one party has in relationship with another one to act entirely on the other party's behalf and best interest  
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Hazard   Conditions that increase the probability of loss  
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Insurance Agent   A person or organization who/that solicits, negotiates, or initiates insurance contracts on behalf of an insurer and can be independent or an employee of an insurer  
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Insurance Broker   An insurance intermediary ( go-between) that represents the insured rather than the insurer  
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Insurer   Insurance company that undertakes to indemnify for losses and perform other insurance-related operations  
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Intentional Acts   An act committed with the purpose of injuring someone or damaging another's property  
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Loss   The basis of a claim for damages under the terms of a policy and loss of assets resulting from a "pure risk"  
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Moral Hazard   Concerns intentional acts committed by the insured that either create or exaggerate a loss to receive claim payment  
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Morale Hazard   Implies a certain indifference to loss simply because of the existence of insurance  
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Named Perils Coverage   Policies that provide coverage only for loss caused by the perils specifically listed as covered  
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Negligence   The failure to use a reasonable degree of care under a given set of circumstances  
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Peril   Cause of loss  
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Physical hazard   Material, structural, or operational features of a business that may create or increase the opportunity for injury or damage  
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Pure Risk   The risk involved in situations that present the opportunity for loss, but no opportunity for gain  
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Reinsurance   Transaction in which one party, the "reinsurer", in consideration of a premium paid to it, agrees to indemnify another party, the "reinsured", for part or all of the liability assumed by the reinsured under a policy it has issued.  
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Risk   Uncertainty arising from the possible occurrence of events  
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Risk Classification   Defined classes based on the probability of loss  
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Speculative Risk   Uncertainty about an event under consideration that could produce either a profit or loss  
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Strict Liability   A legal doctrine that holds a party responsible for their actions or products, regardless of fault  
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Tort   A civil or private wrong giving rise to legal liability  
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