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Principles of insurance

Monday, January 4th, 2010

1. A large number of homogeneous units of influence. Provides great majority of insurance policies for members of a large group of people. Auto insurance, such as the United States of 175 million cars in 2004. The large number of homogeneous units of influence, large insurance companies, which states that the number of units of risk in proportion to actual results may be quick to close the law called “expect the usage rate. Exceptions this criterion. Life of Loyd’s, or actors, actresses and sports figures know that the health insurance. It is rare events include satellite launch insurance. Important insurer of commercial property can be an extraordinary advantage for a “no “homogeneous unit of investment. Despite the absence of this criterion, are treated as common to many insurance risks.

2. Some of the species. If at least theoretically, that the loss is subject to increases in insurance known at the time held in the famous square, the justly famous. Classic example of a man life insurance is death insurance policy. , Automobile accidents, fires and worker injuries may all easily meet this criterion. Other losses may be fixed in principle. Occupational health, and long-term investments include hazardous working conditions where there is no specific time, place or cause can be identified. Ideally, time, place and cause of the loss is quite clear that a reasonable person with relevant information may be objectively verify all three elements.

3. See accidental. If the complaint should initiate the creation of the reserve, where, or dependent beneficiary. Loss of “clean”, meaning a single event is an opportunity for cost results, it should be. Events such as ordinary business risk, speculative elements, which are considered safe is not common.

4. Great catch. Insurance losses are significant focus. The expected loss cost of insurance premiums, increased cost of issuing and administering policies cover loss if necessary, and assure you that the insurance company pays the claim requires capital. For small losses these costs many times, so that the size of the damage can be expected. There is no such thing in the payment to the buyer for the real value of guarantees.

5. About Premium. In the case of insurance, chances are it is too high, or event so that the resulting price increase compared to the large number of security proposals, it is unlikely that anyone will buy insurance, also proposed. In addition, the accounting profession formally recognized financial reporting standards, the premium can not be so great that it is important opportunity insurer losses. If no event of loss, this agreement is a form of insurance can not be significant. (U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board in standard view 113)

6. See calculated. At least two factors to be appreciated, if not formally calculated: the possibility of damage and associated costs. Normally, you can damage the empirical exercise, while the cost of more than one copy of an insurance policy, law and human capacity to demand reasonable policy concerning evidence of damage to determine a fair result and not claim the amount of compensation recovery objective assessment.

7. The risk of large losses Katastroficheski Limited. Risk aggregation is often needed. If a single incident can cause damage to the insurance company has many policies, the insurance company has to continue with the policy, not personal characteristics of the causes of the insured at all, but all factors related to the capacity sum insured freely. Normally, an event for insurance companies, a small portion of their damage on fixed assets, prefer to limit their risk to about 5 percent. If the damage can be collected, or person, very large capital requirements of anorexia policy of the insurance company for additional policies may be limited by date. Failure of earthquakes classic example, when a client has issued a new policy issue and its potential ensures that depends on the size. Especially in the windstorm insurance along the coast, this incident is another example. In extreme cases, aggregation can affect the entire industry because the combined capital of insurers and reinsurers potential insurers in areas at risk of aggregation required can be reduced. In the commercial value of fire insurance, whose assets total lack of capital experienced some insurance companies are well known as possible. Many insurance companies are generally divided between attributes, or insurance company in the reinsurance market risks insured unions.