Requirements Of Insurable Risk
- a large number of homogeneous exposures (in order for the deviation of actual losses from expected losses to approach zero, and thecreditability of the prediction to approach one).
- loss must be definite in time and amount.
- loss must be fortuitous. An insured cannot cause the loss to happen; it must be due to chance.
- must not be an exposure to catastrophic loss; risks must be spread over a large geographical area to prevent their concentration, REINSURANCE often is used to spread potentially catastrophic risks.
- premium must be reasonable in relation to the potential loss. In theory, one could even insure against a pencil point breaking, butthe premium would be much greater than any possible loss.
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