Risk Ch. 4
Risk Ch. 4
Risk Ch. 4
LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF
INSURANCE
Learning Objectives
Self Insurance:
An individual has an insurable interest in his own
life, and there is no limit to the sum for which a
man may insure his own life
Husband and Wife:
A wife may insure the life of her husband because
his continued existence is valuable to her and she
would suffer a financial loss upon his death.
Likewise, a husband may insure the life of his wife
because her continued existence is valuable to him
and he could suffer a financial loss upon her death.
A father may insure the life of a minor-child, but a
brother may not ordinarily insurance the life of his
sister.
Property
Total indemnity
=Br.80,000
Requirements of Insurance Contracts
Illustration2
Building value = Birr 700,000
Coinsurance requirement = 80%
Insurance carried = Birr 600,000
Loss = Birr 100,000
Insurance required = .80 x Birr 700,000 =
Birr 560,000
Because Birr 600,000 > birr 560,000, the
coinsurance requirement is met, and there is
no coinsurance penalty in the recovery of the
Cont…
In applying the coinsurance formula two
points
should be kept in mind:
First, the amount paid can never exceed
the amount of the actual loss even though
the coinsurance formula produces such a
result. This could happen if the amount of
insurance carried is greater than the
required amount of insurance.
Second, the maximum amount paid for
any loss is limited to the face amount of
insurance.
Coinsurance in Health Insurance
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