Life Insurance Flashcards
a unique legal contract which insures the life of a person
life insurance
a stipulated consideration paid by the insured
premium
Who came up with the human life concept
Dr. s.S. heubner
What did Dr. S. S. Heubner came up with
The human life concept
this demonstrates how life and health insurance contained solutions to the problem of protecting human life values against economic loss through death, disability and old age
human life value concept
according to dr heubner, the human life can
- be expressed as a monetary value
- determine the economic value of the person by discounting estimated future earnings used for the family and at reasonable rate of interest
- provide a way to measure how much financial protection a family may need
The person whose life is covered under a life insurance policy; the person who is given the insurance protection.
insured
The person who receives the life insurance proceeds upon the death of the insured.
beneficiary
The amount payable to the beneficiary upon the death of the insured, as stated in the life insurance policy.
Face amount / sum Assured
The amount of money that must be regularly paid to the insurance company to keep the insurance policy in force.
Premium
The written contract between the insured and the insurance company.
Policy