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Module 6 Insurance

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Claim   paperwork submitted to the insurance company describing accident, injury, or loss.  
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Coinsurance   Method by which an individual and a health insurance company share the total cost of the individual’s medical care after the deductible has been met.  
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Collision coverage   covers damage from an accident with another vehicle, object, or rollover.  
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Comprehensive coverage   covers all physical damage except those caused by collision.  
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Copayment   a specific flat fee paid each time a person visits the doctor.  
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Cost/benefit analysis, risk/reward relationship   tool used to choose among alternatives involves weighing the cost of a product or service against the benefit it will provide.  
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Coverage   protection from a specified type of loss and the amount paid for the loss.  
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Deductible   the amount a person must pay each year before medical insurance begins to pay for covered expenses.  
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Disability Insurance   provides money when an individual is sick/injured and unable to work.  
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Health insurance   provides money to pay for medical expenses when sick or injured.  
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In-kind income   provision of a product or service rather than cash.  
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Insurance   Risk management tool that limits financial loss due to illness, injury, or damage in exchange for a premium; usually provides protection against large-scale financial loss.  
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Insurance premium   the payment a person makes to an insurance company in exchange for its promise of protection and help.  
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Liability   injury or damage caused to other people or their property.  
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Liability insurance   covers injury or damage caused to other people or their property.  
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Life insurance   insurance that pays upon death; certain types accumulate cash and can be used as an investment vehicle.  
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Long-term care insurance   Coverage that provides nursing-home care, home-health care, personal or adult day care for individuals above the age of 65 or with a chronic or disabling condition that needs constant supervision.  
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Medical payment insurance   medical payment insurance pays for needed treatment in the case of injury sustained in an automobile accident.  
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Moral hazard   act of insuring increased the likelihood it will occur.  
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Policy   contract that specifies what risks are covered and what will be paid for a loss.  
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Policy holder   one who owns the policy.  
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Premium   fee paid to insurance company under specified terms.  
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Property Insurance   covers damage to property.  
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Risk investment, personal, insurance   the probability of making a profit or losing money on one’s investment; the chance an investment will decrease in value; possible losses involving income or standard of living. The possibility of a loss from perils to people or property covered by insuran  
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Risk management   deliberately and systematically using various strategies for controlling against potential personal or financial loss from pure risks.  
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Risk tolerance   the amount of uncertainty or possibility of loss the individual can bear.  
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Shared risk   insurance principle: Using premiums from many policy-holders to reimburse the losses of a few, so that no one suffers a financially devastating loss.  
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Umbrella insurance   insurance in excess of coverage of underlying policies (homeowners, auto).  
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Uninsured/Underinsured   covers injury or damage caused by a driver without insurance or with inadequate insurance.  
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