Saturday, March 19, 2011

Insurance

What is Insurance ?

Insurance is a term used to refer to the action, systems, or business where financial protection (or financial compensation) to life, property, health and others seek relief from the events that can not be expected that could happen such as death, loss , damage or illness, which involves the payment of premiums on a regular basis within a specific period in exchange for policies that ensure such protection.

There is 6 basic principle of insurance


* Utmost good faith An action to disclose accurately and completely, all facts material (material fact) about something that will be insured both solicited and unsolicited. The meaning is: the insurer must honestly explain clearly everything about the scope of terms and conditions of insurance and the insured must also provide clear and accurate description of the objects or interests of the insured. 
* Insurable interest right to insure, arising from a financial relationship, between the insured with the insured and legally recognized.

* Proximate cause A cause of active, efficient cause a train of events that lead to a result without the intervention of which started and working actively from a new and independent sources.

* Indemnity A mechanism by which the insurer to provide financial compensation to put the insured in a financial position that he had immediately before the loss

* Contribution Rights of insurer to another insurer invite equally bear, but do not have the same obligations to the insured to participate provide indemnity.



* Subrogation The transfer of demand from the insured to the insurer after a claim is paid.

Insurance consists of three categories:

1. Insurance losses
 
This type of insurance consists of insurance for the property (such as property, vehicles), financial interest (pecuniary), legal responsibility (liability) and self-insurance (accident or health).

2. Life insurance

This is a form of corporation done between people who avoid or minimize the risk caused by the risk of death, this is things that can not be avoided, will befall anyone, the risk of old age, and risk of accidents. Things outside the 3 points above that fall into this category are: education insurance, retirement, investment, stage, and health.

3. Social Insurance

this type of insurance shall be regarded as held by the government under the Act. The purpose of this social insurance is to provide or providing basic security to the community and are not intended for commercial gain.

Source: http://sulistianto111.blogspot.com/2011/03/type-of-insurance.html

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