Business - Summer Test Flashcards
What is assurance?
Protection against something that WILL happen - eg death.
What are insurable and non-insurable risks?
Things that can(fire, burglary) or cannot(Acts of God) be insured against.
What is the application form for insurance called?
Proposal form.
What is the fee for taking out insurance?
Premium.
What is the written contract of insurance?
Policy.
Who calculates the premium?
Actuary.
Who looks at the damage and decides on the compensation?
Assessor.
Who finds you the best quote for insurance?
Insurance Broker.
Name and explain the five principals of insurance.
- Insurable Interest: you must benefit from the item and suffer financially if it were gone.
- Utmost Good Faith: you must answer all questions on the proposal form truthfully and enclose all material information.
- Indemnity: you cannot make a profit from insurance.
- Contribution: if an item is insured with more than one insurance company, you cannot claim the full amount from each, but both companies with contribute towards the compensation.
- Subrogation: when an insurance company pays out compensation then they own the lost item and can sue the person who caused the loss.
Name 3 types of life assurance.
- Whole Life Assurance.
- Endowment Assurance.
- Term Life Insurance.
Motor insurance is recquired by law. Name and explain the two types of motor insurance.
- Third Party, Fire and Theft: the insurance company will cover the other people involved in an accident, not the person who caused it. However it will compensate you if your car is stolen or goes on fire.
- Comprehensive: the insurance company covers all people involved in the accident.
Name some factors the premium of your car insurance depend on.
- age.
- gender.
- full licence.
- value of the car.
- purpose/use of car.
- occupation.
What is a claim?
It is when you look for compensation from an insurance company.
What is average clause?
When an item is under-insured and is partially damaged, the client only receives partial compensation.
What are loadings?
They are amounts added on to the premium because of greater risks -eg young male driver.
What are deductions?
They reduce the premium -eg non-smoker.