| Description |
xviii, 691 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Problem of Risk -- Ch. 2. The Insurance Device -- Ch. 3. Risk Management -- Ch. 4. The Fields of Insurance -- Ch. 5. The Private Insurance Industry -- Ch. 6. Regulation of the Insurance Industry -- Ch. 7. Functions of Insurers -- Ch. 8. Financial Aspects of Insurer Operations -- Ch. 9. The Legal Framework -- Ch. 10. Managing Personal Risks -- Ch. 11. Social Insurance Programs -- Ch. 12. Introduction to Life Insurance -- Ch. 13. The Actuarial Basis of Life Insurance -- Ch. 14. The Life Insurance Contract - General Provisions -- Ch. 15. The Life Insurance Contract - Other Provisions -- Ch. 16. Special Life Insurance Forms -- Ch. 17. Buying Life Insurance -- Ch. 18. Annuities and Pension Benefits -- Ch. 19. Managing the Retirement Risk -- Ch. 20. Health Insurance: Disability Income Insurance -- Ch. 21. Health Insurance - Coverage for Medical Expenses -- Ch. 22. Employee Benefits and Other Business Uses of Life and Health Insurance |
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Ch. 23. The Homeowners Policy - General Provisions -- Ch. 24. The Homeowners Policy Forms -- Ch. 25. Other Personal Forms of Property Insurance -- Ch. 26. Negligence and Legal Liability -- Ch. 27. General Liability Insurance for the Individual -- Ch. 28. The Automobile and Its Legal Environment -- Ch. 29. The Personal Auto Policy -- Ch. 30. Commercial Property Insurance -- Ch. 31. Commercial Liability Insurance -- Ch. 32. Surety Bonds and Credit Insurance -- Ch. 33. Insurance in the Future -- Appendix B Insurance Industry Organizations -- Appendix C State Insurance Commissioners |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous ed.: 1992 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Insurance.
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Risk (Insurance)
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| Author |
Vaughan, Therese M.
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| LC no. |
95044545 |
| ISBN |
0471055964 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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