Lesson 1 Flashcards
Reserve
Funds held by the company to help fulfill future claims. Minimum reserves are usually set by the state department of insurance.
Multi-Line Insurer
An insurance company or independent agent that provides a one stop shop for businesses or individuals seeking coverage for all their insurance needs. For example many large insurers offer individual policies for automobile, homeowner, long-term care, life and health insurance needs.
Stock Companies
Are insurance companies owned and controlled by a group of stockholders, whose investment in the company provides the safety margin necessary in issuance of guaranteed, fixed premium, nonparticipating policies.
Nonparticipating Plan
Insurance, under which the insured is not entitled to share in the divisible surplus of the company.
Mutual Companies
Are insurance companies characterized by having no capital stock; it is owned by its policy owners and usually issues participating insurance.
Participating Plan
Insurance is a plan, under which the policy owner receive shares, (commonly called dividends) of the divisible surplus of the company.
Reinsurer
Company that provides financial protection to insurance companies. Reinsurers handle risks that are too large for insurance companies to handle on their own and make it possible for Insurance to obtain more business than they would otherwise be able to.
Fraternal Benefit Societies
nonprofit benevolent organization that provide insurance to its members. Producers or agents, who only sell within their society, do not receive commission, and stay, under a specific premium threshold, often have less stringent licensing requirements.
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Federal law requiring an individual to be informed if she is being investigated by an inspection company, the law also outlines the sharing an impact of such information and requires individuals to be notified prior to being investigated.
Buyer’s Guide
Informational, consumer guidebook, that explain insurance policies, and insurance concept; in many states, they are required to be given to applicants when certain types of coverages are being considered. Buyers guides are often used with life insurance, long-term care, insurance, and annuities.
Policy Summary
a summary of the terms of an insurance policy, including the conditions, coverage, limitations, and premiums. Policy summaries are often used with life insurance, long-term care insurance, and annuities.
National Association of insurance, commissioners (NAIC)
Association of all of the state, insurance, commissioners, active and insurance, regulatory problems, and informing and recommending model, legislation and requirements. The NAIC does not directly make laws, as laws are made at the state level. They do not work on suggesting standards for states to adopt with the goal of standardrizing, the insurance industry throughout the United States of America.
State Guarantee Association
Established by each state to support insurers and protect consumers in the case of ensure insolvency, guaranty associations are funded by insurers through assessments. All authorized insurers are legally required to participate in the state guarantee association for any state state that they are authorized to do business in regardless of where their corporate office is.
Life Insurance
Insurance against loss due to the death of a particular person (the insured) upon whose that the insurance company agrees to pay a stated sum or income to the beneficiary. In its purest form life, insurance states, we will pay this amount when this person dies.
Term Life Insurance
Protection for a certain number of years; expiring without value, if the insured survives the stated., Which may be one or more years. Term life is designed to provide temporary protection in case a person dies during a set period of time.