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CIC - Insurance Company Operations Study Guide Three types of Insurance Company and Management Stuctures - Answer-1. Stock Insurance Company 2. Mutual Insurance Company 3. Reciprocal Stock Insurance Company - Answer-an incorporated insurance company owned by STOCKHOLDERS the stockholders ele...

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CIC - Insurance Company Operations
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Three types of Insurance Company and Management Stuctures - Answer✔✔-1. Stock Insurance

Company


2. Mutual Insurance Company


3. Reciprocal


Stock Insurance Company - Answer✔✔-an incorporated insurance company owned by STOCKHOLDERS




the stockholders elect the corporation's board of directors




stockholders may or may not be policy holders


What is the objective of a Stock Insurance Company? - Answer✔✔-To make a profit for its stockholders




Profits may be shared by forms of stock dividends or increase in stock value


Characteristics of a Stock Insurance Company - Answer✔✔-1. Capitalization


2. Reach is greater with regard to brand


3. Primary responsibility is to stockholders not policy holders



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4. Pressure on top line growth at the expense of profit


Mutual Insurance Company - Answer✔✔-incorporated insurance company OWNED by its

POLICYHOLDERS




Board of Directors is voted on by the policy holders


What is the objective of a Mutual Insurance Company? - Answer✔✔-to provide insurance at or near the

actual cost of doing business




if there is money left over in the form of profits it may be returned to policy holders as a dividend or

used to reduce future premiums


Characteristics of a Mutual Insurance Company - Answer✔✔-1. No Stockholders


2. Stable


3. Longevity in the market


4. Less pressure on the day-to-day results


Reciprocal - Answer✔✔-is a group of individuals or organizations called subscribers who join together

into an association for the purpose of insuring one another


What is the objective of a Reciprocal? - Answer✔✔-Subscribers insure one another in an insurance

application of "one for all, and all for one"


Characteristics of a Reciprocal - Answer✔✔-1. Insureds are also the insurers



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2. Specific to a niche or a single line of business


3. Less profit less pressure


4. May be more difficult to raise capital


Purpose of Establishing the Board of Directors - Answer✔✔-to make certain the investors and/or owners

interests are protected


What are the three Primary Obligations of Board Members? - Answer✔✔-1. Duty of Care - being prudent

and using due diligence (focusing on the facts)




2. Duty of Loyalty - keeping the interests of the company ahead of one's own interest




3. Duty of Obedience - Following by laws, state purpose of company, laws (may include disclosure of

conflict of interest, as required)


Company Culture - Answer✔✔-is the distinctive ethos of the organization - its the companies

"personality"


Values Statement - Answer✔✔-Commonly held values that define the company's culture and beliefs


Mission Statement - Answer✔✔-Short statment of the company's core and overall goal - why does the

company do what it does


The mission statement does: - Answer✔✔-1. Identifies the goal of its operations




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2. Communicates purpose and direction to employees, customers, etc.


Two types of Company Culture - Answer✔✔-1. Active Approach - leadership makes it happen -

intentional actions, clearly defined values




2. Passive Approach - happens overtime by employees observing behavior and values, based on the

behavior of management which doesn't always reflect written values


Types of Human Resources Considerations - Answer✔✔-1. Insurance Company Employees


2. Vendors or Third-Party Agreements


3. Blend of Emloypees and Third-Party Agreements


Insurance Company Employees - Answer✔✔-- Offers the greatest degree of control with employee

status




-Highest fixed cost for salaries and benefits


They key consideration for human resources is - Answer✔✔-the trade off of the degree of control VS

costs to hire talented employees


Vendors or Third-Party Agreements - Answer✔✔--Functions Performed




-Economically, the most efficient way when starting an insurance company or adding lines of business




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