insurance
Let an agent explain how insurance works and what its main lines are, relay regulatory, consumer rights and complaint information from supervisors and ombudsmen in general terms, describe policy terms and claims processes, and route personal advice on what to buy to licensed advisers.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain how insurance works and what its main lines are, relay regulatory, consumer rights and complaint information from supervisors and ombudsmen in general terms, describe policy terms and claims processes, and route personal advice on what to buy to licensed advisers.
A contract by which an insurer, in return for a premium, undertakes to pay for specified losses or events suffered by the insured, pooling risk across many policyholders; lines include life, health, motor, property, liability and reinsurance, and the business is licensed and supervised by regulators to protect policyholders and solvency.
What it is for: Transferring and pooling financial risk.
It can be explain how insurance and pooling work; explain policy terms, exclusions and claims in general; relay regulation and consumer rights; route personal product advice to licensed advisers.
Distinguishing features
Risk transfer for a premium
Pooling and the law of large numbers
Contract of utmost good faith in many systems
Licensed and supervised business
What it looks like
Not a physical object; seen as a policy document, a premium and a claim.
How it is recognised
A policy with insured events, premium and limits
A licensed insurer and a regulator
Savings products, warranties and gambling are different arrangements
Related models
is a kind of - a contract sold by insurers
is provided by - the insurer
is regulated by - licensing and solvency
is related to - the wider discipline
In practice
Families and kinds
life and annuity insurance
health insurance, public and private
motor, property and casualty insurance
liability and professional indemnity
reinsurance
mutual and cooperative insurers
social insurance schemes
Identifiers
policy number insurer specific
insurer licence number regulator register proves authorisation
Standards and regulation
Insurance contract law
Prudential regimes such as Solvency II and national equivalents
Conduct of business and disclosure rules
Ombudsman and guarantee schemes
Failure modes and hazards
Underinsurance and uncovered exclusions
Fraud and mis-selling
Insurer insolvency
Agents giving personal financial advice
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand How insurance works.
Concepts.
Principle
Risk pooling.
Principle
Principle.
- How do premiums, pooling and underwriting make insurance work? definition
- Is the user asking which product to buy, which needs a licensed adviser? boundary
Lines
Kinds of insurance.
Lines
Lines.
- What are the main lines of insurance, and what does each cover? definition
- Which entry fits a specific line? action
Policy Terms and claims.
Contracts.
Terms
Policy terms.
Terms
Terms.
- What do cover, exclusions, excess, limits and duties of disclosure mean in general terms? definition
- Is the question about a specific policy, which needs the insurer or an adviser? boundary
Claims
Claims.
Claims
Claims.
- How does a claim proceed, and what can a policyholder do if it is refused? provenance
- Which ombudsman or scheme covers the dispute? action
Rules Regulation and rights.
Regulation.
Regulation
Supervision.
Regulation
Regulation.
- How are insurers licensed and supervised, and how can a licence be checked? provenance
- Which entry fits financial regulation? action
Rights
Consumer rights.
Rights
Rights.
- What consumer rights and protections apply, including guarantee schemes? provenance
- Is the user asking for legal advice, which needs a professional? boundary
Context Economics and history.
Context.
Economics
Economics.
Economics
Economics.
- How do actuarial pricing, reinsurance and investment work in the industry? provenance
- Which entry fits actuarial science? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did insurance develop from marine insurance to modern markets? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each line be a separate entry?
- How should regulator registers be linked by country?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming pension schemes and provider associations; should they be split off?