issuing policy Flashcards
policy summary
specific info about policy, provided prior to/ at policy delivery, includes agents name/info/insurer’s name
field underwriter responsibilities include
proper solicitation of applicants, prevent adverse selection, completing application, collecting initial premium/ issuing receipt, delivering policy
buyer’s guide
generic info about policy, compares policies, provided at time of application
specific information about policy
policy summary
underwriting
risk selection and classification process
parts of application
general information, medical information, agent’s report
field underwriters =
insurance agents
underwriting determines
insurable and what premium to charge
observations for underwriter to get a more proper understanding of the insured
agents report
if insurable and what premium to charge is determined by
underwriting
insuring of risks that are more prone to losses than the average risk
adverse selection
compares policies
buyers guide
provided at the time of application
buyers guide
insurance agents =
field underwriters
process of issuing policy
solicitation/ sales presentation, field underwriting, premium determination, policy issue/ delivery
includes agents name, address, and insurer’s info
policy summary
solicitation
act of asking for something
insurers protect themselves against adverse selection by
refusing/ restricting coverage for bad risks or charging a higher rate
generic information about policy
buyer’s guide
spreading risk among a large pool of people with similar exposure to loss
law of large numbers
hypthetical
policy summary
law of large numbers
spreading risk among a large pool of people with similar exposure to loss
agents report
observations for the underwriter to get a more proper understanding of the insured
adverse selection
insuring of risks that are more prone to losses than the average risk
act of asking for something/ obtaining something
solicitation
primary criteria for underwriting includes
health occupation lifestyle hobbies habits
delivers the policy to insured
field underwriter
prevents adverse selection
field underwriter
provided prior to/ at policy delivery
policy summary
applications that are signed ____
cannot be changed without initials from applicant
required signatures on application
agent, applicant, owner (if not applicant)
proper solicitation of applicants is done by
field underwriter
collects initial premium/ issues receipt
field underwriter
incomplete applications
will never be accepted; full disclosure upfront is mandatory
risk selection and classification process
underwriting
illustration
policy summary