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Thursday 1 April 2010

TURBO


A turbocharger, or turbo, is a gas compressor that is used for forced-induction of an internal combustion engine. A form of supercharger, the turbocharger increases the density of air entering the engine to create more power. A turbocharger has the compressor powered by a turbine, driven by the engine's own exhaust gases, rather than direct mechanical drive as with many other superchargers.

INSURANCE

Insurance policy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In insurance, the insurance policy is a contract (generally a standard form contract) between the insurer and the insured, known as the policyholder, which determines the claims which the insurer is legally required to pay. In exchange for payment, known as the premium, the insurer pays for damages to the insured which are caused by covered perils under the policy language. Insurance contracts are designed to meet specific needs and thus have many features not found in many other types of contracts. Since insurance policies are standard forms, they feature boilerplate language which is similar across a wide variety of different types of insurance policies.

The insurance policy is generally an integrated contract, meaning that it includes all forms associated with the agreement between the insured and insurer. In some cases, however, supplementary writings such as letters sent after the final agreement can make the insurance policy a non-integrated contract.:11 One insurance textbook states that "courts consider all prior negotiations or agreements ... every contractual term in the policy at the time of delivery, as well as those written afterwards as policy riders and endorsements ... with both parties' consent, are part of written policy". The textbook also states that the policy must refer to all papers which are part of the policy. Oral agreements are subject to the parol evidence rule, and may not be considered part of the policy. Advertising materials and circulars are typically not part of a policy. Oral contracts pending the issuance of a written policy can occur.

General features

The insurance contract is a contract whereby the insurer will pay the insured (the person whom benefits would be paid to, or on the behalf of), if certain defined events occur. Subject to the "fortuity principle", the event must be uncertain. The uncertainty can be either as to when the event will happen (i.e. in a life insurance policy, the time of the insured's death is uncertain) or as to if it will happen at all (i.e. in a fire insurance policy, whether or not a fire will occur at all).

§ Insurance contracts are generally considered contracts of adhesion because the insurer draws up the contract and the insured has little or no ability to make material changes to it. This is interpreted to mean that the insurer bears the burden if there is any ambiguity in any terms of the contract. Insurance policies are sold without the policyholder even seeing a copy of the contract.

§ Insurance contracts are aleatory in that the amounts exchanged by the insured and insurer are unequal and depend upon uncertain future events.

§ Insurance contracts are unilateral, meaning that only the insurer makes legally enforceable promises in the contract. The insured is not required to pay the premiums, but the insurer is required to pay the benefits under the contract if the insured has paid the premiums and met certain other basic provisions.

§ Insurance contracts are governed by the principle of utmost good faith (uberrima fides) which requires both parties of the insurance contact to deal in good faith and in particular it imparts on the insured a duty to disclose all material facts which relate to the risk to be covered. This contrasts with the legal doctrine that covers most other types of contracts, caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). In the United States, the insured can sue an insurer in tort for acting in bad faith.

Structure

Early insurance contracts tended to be written on the basis of every single type of risk (where risks were defined extremely narrowly), and a separate premium was calculated and charged for each. This structure proved unsustainable in the context of the Second Industrial Revolution, in that a typical large manufacturer might have dozens or hundreds of types of risks to insure against.

In the 1930s, the insurance industry shifted to the current system where covered risks are initially defined broadly in an insuring agreement on a general policy form, then narrowed down by subsequent exclusion clauses. If the insured desires coverage for a risk taken out by an exclusion on the standard form, the insured can pay an additional premium for an endorsement to the policy that overrides the exclusion.

Parts of an insurance contract

§ Declarations - identifies who is an insured, the insured's address, the insuring company, what risks or property are covered, the policy limits (amount of insurance), any applicable deductibles, the policy period and premium amount. These are usually provided on a form that is filled out by the insurer based on the insured's application and attached on top of or inserted within the first few pages of the standard policy form.

§ Definitions - define important terms used in the policy language.

§ Insuring agreement - describes the covered perils, or risks assumed, or nature of coverage, or makes some reference to the contractual agreement between insurer and insured. It summarizes the major promises of the insurance company, as well as stating what is covered.

§ Exclusions - take coverage away from the Insuring Agreement by describing property, perils, hazards or losses arising from specific causes which are not covered by the policy.

§ Conditions - provisions, rules of conduct, duties and obligations required for coverage. If policy conditions are not met, the insurer can deny the claim.

§ Endorsements - additional forms attached to the policy form that modify it in some way, either unconditionally or upon the existence of some condition. Instead of allowing nonlawyer underwriters to directly customize core policy language with word processors, insurers usually direct underwriters to modify standard forms by attaching endorsements preapproved by counsel for various common modifications.

Life insurance specific features

§ Incontestability - in the United States, life insurance contracts may not be contested by the insurer at any point after the contract has been in force for two years. The insurer has the burden to investigate fully anything they wish to make sure the insured is an acceptable risk within those two years. Any material misstatements on the insurance application (which generally forms a part of the contract) cannot be used as a reason for the insurer not to pay the death benefit, as long as it does not constitute fraud on the part of the insured. The insurer's only recourse if there is no fraud is to adjust the death benefit to correct for the insured's age or sex if they different from what was stated on the application

References

1. ^ a b c Wollner KS. (1999). How to Draft and Interpret Insurance Policies. Casualty Risk Publishing LLC.

2. ^ a b c d Porter K. (2007). The Legal Environment of Insurance, §5.17. AICPCU.U.

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Insurance

Types of insurance

Health

Accidental death and dismemberment insurance · Dental insurance · Disability insurance ·

Total permanent disability insurance · Income protection insurance ·

Long term care insurance · Vision insurance

Life

Permanent life insurance · Term life insurance · Universal life insurance ·

Variable universal life insurance · Whole life insurance

Business

Bond insurance · Errors and omissions insurance · Fidelity bond ·

Professional indemnity insurance · Professional liability insurance ·

Protection and indemnity insurance

Residential

Contents insurance · Earthquake insurance · Flood insurance · Home insurance ·

Landlords insurance · Mortgage insurance · Property insurance

Other

Casualty insurance · Crime insurance · Crop insurance · Group insurance · Liability insurance ·

Marine insurance · No-fault insurance · Pet insurance · Phone insurance ·Reinsurance ·

Terrorism insurance · Vehicle insurance · Wage insurance · Weather insurance ·

Workers' compensation

Insurance policy and law

Insurance policy · Insurance law · Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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