A Study on Insurance Policies and Customer Performance Towards Various Policies

INTRODUCTION

A STUDY ON INSURANCE POLICIES AND CUSTOMER PERFORMANCE TOWARDS VARIOUS POLICIES

Insurance is the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another in exchange for payment. It is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Hey Raymond, are you insured?

According to study texts of The Chartered Insurance Institute, there are the following categories of risk:

1. Financial risks which means that the risk must have financial measurement.

2. Pure risks which means that the risk must be real and not related to gambling

3. Particular risks which mean that these risks are not widespread in their effect, for example such as earthquake risk for the region prone to it.

It is commonly accepted that only financial, pure and particular risks are insurable.

An insurer, or insurance carrier, is a company selling the insurance; the insured, or policyholder, is the person or entity buying the insurance policy. The amount of money to be charged for a certain amount of insurance coverage is called the premium. Risk management, the practice of appraising and controlling risk, has evolved as a discrete field of study and practice.

The transaction involves the insured assuming a guaranteed and known relatively small loss in the form of payment to the insurer in exchange for the insurer's promise to compensate (indemnify) the insured in the case of a financial (personal) loss. The insured receives a contract, called the insurance policy, which details the conditions and circumstances under which the insured will be financially compensated.

In insurance, the Insurance Policy is a contract (generally a standard form contract) between the insurer and the insured, known as the policyholder, which determines the claims which the insurer is legally required to pay. In exchange for an initial payment, known as the premium, the insurer promises to pay for loss caused by...