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chapter 10
insurance and taxation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| principles of insurance | insurable interest, utmost good faith, indemnity, contribution, subrogation, average clause |
| insurable interest | you must "gain by the existence and suffer by the loss of the item insure" |
| utmost good faith | you must tell the truth |
| indemnity | you can not gain from insurance |
| contribution | if you insure your house with 4 insurance companies and it burns down you get 1/4 compensation from each company |
| subrogation | insurance company owns the wreck they can take your rights and bring other party to court |
| average clause (under insurance) | this states that if something is insured for only a proportion of its value the insurer is only liable for a proportion of the loss |
| premium | the amount that must be paid to cover the risk(s) |
| no-claims bonus | if the driver has made no claim against the insurance company for some years this may reduce the premium |
| loading | an extra charge which may be added to the premium where the risk is higher than normal eg. a young male driver will have a higher premium for his car insurance |