| Insurance is a form of risk management primarily | | | | financial or physical losses resulting from a variety of |
| used to protect oneself against the risk of a | | | | hazards or danger. I remember my friend, James, |
| contingent loss or something bad happening in the | | | | asking me how important insurance really is. I |
| future (unforeseen circumstances). Insurance has also | | | | didnât bother trying to explain the concept |
| been defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of | | | | to him until a day came when his car was badly |
| a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for a | | | | damaged by a little rock on the side of the road |
| premium, and can be thought of as a guaranteed | | | | which he bumped into mistakenly. Luckily for him, the |
| small loss to prevent a larger, possibly devastating | | | | state had made it mandatory for all car owners to |
| loss. The company selling the insurance is referred to | | | | insure themselves against accidents. I guess the |
| as the insurer while the insured is the person or | | | | compensation he received afterwards did the |
| entity buying the insurance. The premium is an | | | | explanation for him. By purchasing insurance policies, |
| amount of money or insurance coverage that you | | | | individuals and businesses can receive compensation |
| pay once or regularly for an insurance policy and this | | | | for losses due to car accidents, medical expenses, |
| charge is usually determined by the insurance rate. | | | | fire and storm damage, theft of property, loss of |
| The insurance industry provides protection against | | | | income due to disability or death and lots of others. |