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Insurance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Insurance | offers financial protection against possible loss and is designed to place the insured person back in the same financial position they were in before the act occurred |
| Insurance Policy | sets out details of the types of losses covered and the amount of compensation to be payed |
| Premium | is the amount charged by an issuer in in return for providing insurance cover for a particular risk |
| Compensation | Is a financial payment made to an insured person if they suffer an insured loss |
| Material Fact | is anything that is likely to alter the decision to grant insurance or affect the level of premium charged |
| Insurable Interest | To insure something you must benefit from its existence and suffer financially from its loss |
| Utmost Good Faith | Utmost Good Faith is how you must be honest with the insurer |
| Indemnity | A profit cannot be made from insurance |
| Subrogation | Once an insurance company has paid compensation for any insured item the right of ownership of that item passes to the insurance company |
| Write Off | The cost of repairing the damaged item is greater than the items replacement value |
| Assurance | The protection against a certain future loss |