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[Show more]Insurance plays an important role in managing financial risk. The main purpose of Insurance is to: 
A. Enable the consumer to obtain loan or mortgage. 
B. Provide employment and investment capital. 
C. Allow spread of risk. 
D. Reduce losses through loss prevention and loss reduction. - C. Allow spr...
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Add to cartInsurance plays an important role in managing financial risk. The main purpose of Insurance is to: 
A. Enable the consumer to obtain loan or mortgage. 
B. Provide employment and investment capital. 
C. Allow spread of risk. 
D. Reduce losses through loss prevention and loss reduction. - C. Allow spr...
Spread of Risk - - "The losses of few are shared among the many" 
- A large pot into which all insureds place their premiums 
- This pot provides for payment for the losses of those who have claims 
Basis of Credit System - Consumer access to insurance frees up credit 
Eliminates Worry - Encourage...
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Add to cartSpread of Risk - - "The losses of few are shared among the many" 
- A large pot into which all insureds place their premiums 
- This pot provides for payment for the losses of those who have claims 
Basis of Credit System - Consumer access to insurance frees up credit 
Eliminates Worry - Encourage...
List the 5 functions of insurance: - 1) Spread of risk 
2) Basis of credit system 
3) Eliminate worry and develop entrepreneurship 
4) Loss reduction and prevention (road safety, alarms, etc.) 
5) Employment opportunity 
Definition of insurance (3 parts) - 1) insurance provides a means of shifting o...
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Add to cartList the 5 functions of insurance: - 1) Spread of risk 
2) Basis of credit system 
3) Eliminate worry and develop entrepreneurship 
4) Loss reduction and prevention (road safety, alarms, etc.) 
5) Employment opportunity 
Definition of insurance (3 parts) - 1) insurance provides a means of shifting o...
What is the definition of "risk"? - the possibility of loss. 
Types of hazards? - Physical, attitudinal (carelessness), and moral. 
How do insurance companies measure probabilities? - By observing large numbers (mass) of similar 
(homogeneous) exposures in the statistical group from which they mak...
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Add to cartWhat is the definition of "risk"? - the possibility of loss. 
Types of hazards? - Physical, attitudinal (carelessness), and moral. 
How do insurance companies measure probabilities? - By observing large numbers (mass) of similar 
(homogeneous) exposures in the statistical group from which they mak...
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