Lines Of Insurance, Major
Five primary sectors of insurance coverage. Their purposes are:
- LIFE INSURANCE provides income to a beneficiary in the event of the death of the insured.
- HEALTH INSURANCE provides two types of coverage: Medical Expense, which indemnifies an insured for hospital, physician, and related expenses; Disability Income, which provides a source of income for an insured in the event of partial or total disability. It is generally felt that this source of income should approximate at least 50% of earnings prior to a disability.
- ANNUITY provides monthly income to an annuitant for life.
- PROPERTY INSURANCE indemnifies an insured for damages or destruction of property.
- LIABILITY INSURANCE covers damages on behalf of an insured who becomes legally obligated to pay because of actual (or alleged) negligent acts and omissions.
Popular Insurance Terms
Periodic payments to an annuitant. ...
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Prepaid legal insurance coverage plan sold on a group basis. Entitles a group member to a schedule of benefits, at a stipulated premium, for adoptions, probates, divorces, and other legal ...
Clause in a property insurance policy that requires the insurance coverage in that policy to be allocated in the proportion that it bears to the total insurance coverage in force from all ...
Provision in many property insurance policies that allows an insured to pick coverage for selected perils. The choices are explosion; explosion, riot and civil commotion; explosion, riot ...
Dividends paid historically, currently, and projected. ...
Type of pension plan in which the employer (if noncontributory plan) or the employer and employee (if contributory plan) make level annual premium payments to fund the future retirement ...
Trade association of surplus lines agents and insurers. ...

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