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Lecture 12 Ins & Risk Mgmt
Lecture 12 Ins & Risk Mgmt
Insurance
The need for Regulation
• Like other businesses, insurance industry is
subjected to regulations due to :
• To protect the consumers, as insurance only
sells promises which will only be fulfilled in
the occurrence of the insured events and
depends on the insurers’ integrity and
financial stability
• The inability of policyholder to interpret and
understand the contract
• To protect the well being of the public and the
economy
The Importance
The basic consumer rights :
1)Right to satisfaction
2)Right to information
3)Right to choose
4)Right to basic goods and services Right
to be heard
5)Right to redress
6)Right to consumer education
7)Right to a safe and clean environment
Consumer Criticisms and Complaints
Its purposes:
(c)insurance brokers; or
(d)adjusters,
The Role and Challenges of
Insurance regulators
Insurance Regulators
Resolve complaints.
Challenges of regulators
Term Life
Insurance
Life Insurance
Permanent
Life Insurance
Fire
Insurance Insurance
Marine
Insurance
General
Mediclaim
Insurance
Accidental
Motor
Vehicle
Life Insurance
• It is a written contract between the insured and
the insurer.
Financial
Risk Transfer
Bank
Long term investment
Insurance Funding
Company Stability
Capital
Market
Definition of Insurance from Business
Perspective
• By the presence of insurance products, business
risks such as business
Customer Legal
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Competitor Economi
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BUSINESS
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OBJECTIVES FINANCE
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SKILL &
KNOWLEDGE PEOPLE
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Social &
Creditor
Culture
Internal
Eksternal
Business risks are risks that can cause a company to
earn a profit lower than expected or lose.
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RISK/LOSS
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CLASSIFICATION
Financial Risk Strategic Risk Other Risk
Operational
Risk
Insurance Intermediary :
• Brokers or agents who represents consumers in
insurance transactions.
• Insurance intermediaries are contracted with
multiple insurance companies so they can focus
on matching their clients needs with the most
suitable insurance products.
Supervisory Authority sets requirements, directly
or through the Supervision of the Insurers, for the
conduct of Intermediaries
Innovating
marketing
Disseminating
Reducing costs of
information
of consumer
Dissemination
Spread of
insurers risks information
to the
marketplace
Sound
competition
Qualities of a Insurance Intermediary?
Adverse Role of
compensatio
intermediar
n
selectio y
n
The Regulation of Intermediaries :
Agent
s
Brokers
Insurance
intermediaries act
Insurance Agents
Offsettin
Risk is a Focus on
g one
matter of catastrophi
risk with
perspectiv c risks
another
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List of Typical Actuaries Project :
Analyzing insurance rates, such as for cars,
homes or life insurance.
Estimating the money to be set-aside for
claims that have not yet been paid.
Participating in corporate planning, such as
mergers and acquisitions.
Calculating a fair price for a new insurance
product.
Forecasting the potential impact of
catastrophes.
Analyzing investment programs.
Policy Support:
Tax incentives