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Class 5 - Operations
Math 3620 - Class 5 - Insurance Company Operations
Question | Answer |
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What does insurance need to succeed? | -Needed Product - ratemaking -Attract customers to their business - marketing -Analyze the prospective customers & whether they fit the desired company profile - underwriting -Manage the float between receipt of premium & payment of claims -records |
Ratemaking | -Pricing insurance & the calculation of insurance premiums Premium = rate x exposure units |
Production | The sales of & marketing activities of insurers |
Underwriting | -process of selecting, classifying, and pricing applicants for insurance |
Basic Principles of Underwriting | -Attaining an underwriting profit -Select prospective insureds according to the company's underwriting standards |
Objectives of claim settlement | -Verification of a covered loss -Fair & prompt payment -Provide personal assistance to the insured |
Steps in claim management - 1st | Notice of loss, immediately or as soon as possible after a loss has occurred |
Steps in claim management - 2nd | The claim is investigated |
Steps in claim management - 3rd | Proof of loss may be required before claim is paid |
Steps in claim management - 4th | The adjustor decides if the claim should be approved or denied |