Ch. 5 Flashcards
(43 cards)
The personal risk management process involves…3
1 identifying
2 evaluating
3 managing pure risk exposures faced by client
First 3 steps of the 7 step risk management process
1 determine objectives of risk management program
2 identify clients risk exposure
3 evaluate risk for probability of occurrence and severity of loss
Last 4 steps of 7 step risk management process
4 determine alternatives for managing risk
5 select alternatives for each risk
6 implement risk management selected recommendations
7 periodically review risk management program
4 responses for managing risk
1 risk avoidance
2 risk reduction
3 risk retention
4 risk transfer
Risk avoidance
Avoiding an activity
Risk reduction
Implementing activities that result in reduction of frequency and severity of losses
Risk retention
Personally retaining the potential for a loss exposure
Risk transfer
Shifting risk of loss through means such as insurance or warranty
Peril
Proximate or actual cause of loss
Common perils include….3
1 accidental death
2 disability caused by sickness or accident
3 property losses caused by fire, windstorm, tornado, earthquake, burglary or collision
3 main types of hazard
1 physical hazard
2 moral hazard
3 morale hazard
Physical hazard
Tangible condition or circumstance that increases the probability of peril occuring
Moral hazard
Character flaw or level of dishonesty person possesses that increases chance of loss
Morale hazard
Indifference to losses based on existence of insurance
Some unique characteristics of insurance contract include:
Unilateral
Only insurer is making promise
Some unique characteristics of insurance contract include:
Aleatory
What is paid in by insured and paid out by insurer may not be equal amounts
Some unique characteristics of insurance contract include:
Adhesive
Insured had no opportunity to negotiate terms, thus ambiguities are charged to insurer
Some unique characteristics of insurance contract include:
Utmost good faith
The insurance applicant is truthful in disclosure of pertinent material facts and insurer discloses critical contract information
Some unique characteristics of insurance contract include:
It is a contract based on the principal of indemnity
Insured cannot make profit from a claim on insurance
3 methods of determiNing life insurance needs are…
1 human life value method
2 financial needs method
3 capitalization of earnings method
Human life value method
Method uses projected future earnings as the basis for measuring life insurance needs
Financial needs method
Method evaluates income replacement and lump sum needs of the survivors in the event of the insureds untimely death
Capitalization of earnings method
Method measures the client’s gross income divided by the risk less rate of return to arrive at life insurance needed
Term life insurance characteristics….3
1 can be renewed annually
2 cheaper than permanent life insurance
3 premiums increase as person ages