contract that pays monthly income to insured while alive
Annuity insurance
Mutual insurance company in which losses are shared by policyholders
Assessment mutual company
a policy that covers many items of the same kind in different places
Blanket policy
protects against employees' crimes
Dishonesty insurance
the cost to replicate property at today's prices
Replacement value
a form of risk retention in which a part of a firms earnings is designated as a cushion against possible future losses
Self-insurance
contract that transfers risk of financial loss for a fee
Insurance
company writing insurance
Insurer
person who receives proceeds of life insurance
Beneficiary
written contract of insurance
Policy
factors that contribute to uncertainty
Hazards
addition to insurance policy that modifies, extends, or limits base contract
Rider
willful failure to disclose pertinent information
Concealment
misstatement of material fact
False representation
right of insurer to assume rights of insured
Subrogation
contract whereby insurer assumes risk of death of insured for specified time
has no cash value whenever the policy expires the only value is in the event that death occurs during the life of the policy
Term life insurance
contract of insurer to pay money on death of insured
provides death benefits to the survivors of the insured
Life insurance
decreasing term insurance plus savings account
Endowment insurance
30 or 31 day period in which late premium may be paid without policy lapsing
Grace period
insurance covering loss of profits while business building is repaired
coverage pays for lost income and other expenses related to recovery
Business interruption insurance
policy that requires insured to prove loss sustained
Open policy
policy that fixes values for insured items
Valued policy
coverage no matter where property is located
Floating policy
taking property by force
Robbery
protects a firm against losses due to the death of a key employee. usually term life insurance.
Key-man insurance
protects firms against claims that its products cause bodily injury or property damage to end user
Product liability insurance
all efforts that are designed to preserve assets & earning power associated with the business
Risk management
protects you from losses arising from the destruction of property
Casualty insurance
Property insurance
type of loss for which the policy will pay
Coverage
the kinds of loss that the policy will not cover
Exclusions
maximum amounts of coverage that are provided for
Limitations
amounts used to reduce the cost of your insurance. If you accept a deductible, you are assuming some of the loss, and insurance will cover only losses above the deductible amount
Deductibles
limits the amount that's recoverable from a claim to the stated coverage or the actual amount of loss. whichever is less. prevents excess insurance coverage for profit
Indemnity
protects your business against injuries or other kinds of damage for which you and your business may be legally responsible
Liability insurance
used to insure that outstanding debt will be paid in the event of death of a customer
Credit life insurance
protects you against losses when a purchaser does not insure goods purchased on credit; guarantees that you will be able to collect payment from those goods
Installment sales floaters
used to provide protection for a specific type of property or coverage
Peril
policy that continues until age one hundred or death, whichever occurs first