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Life & Health
WA Life Insurance Study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Applicant or proposed insured | A person applying for insurance |
| Broker | An insurance producer not appointed by an insurer and is deemed to represent the client |
| Insurance Policy | A contract between a policy owner (and/or insured) and an insurance company which agrees to pay the insured or the beneficiary for loss caused by specific events |
| Insured | The person covered by the insurance policy. This person may or may not be the policyowner |
| Insurer (Principal) | The company who issues an insurance policy |
| Policy Owner | The person entitled to exercise the rights and privileges int he policy |
| Premium | The money paid to the insurance company for the insurance policy |
| Reciprocity/Reciprocal | A mutual interchange of rights and priveleges |
| Risk | The uncertainty or chance of a loss occurring |
| Pure Risk | Situations that can only result in a loss or no change, no opportunity for financial gain. The only risk that is insurable. |
| Speculative Risk | The opportunity for either loss or gain. These are not insurable. |
| Hazard | Classified as physical hazards, moral hazards, or morale hazards |
| Physical Hazards | Individual characteristics that increase the chances of the cause of loss. |
| Moral Hazards | Tendencies towards increased risk. Involve evaluatin the character and reputation of the proposed insured |
| Morale Hazards | Arise from a state of mind that causes indifference to loss, such as carelessness |
| Peril | Causes of loss insured against in an insurance policy |
| Life Insurance | Insures against the financial loss caused by the premature death of the insured |
| Health Insurance | Insures against the medical expenses and/or loss of income caused by the insured's sickness or accidental injury |
| Property Insurance | Insures against he loss of physical property or the loss of its income-producing abilities. |
| Casualty Insurance |