| Insurable Interest |
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| A beneficiary may procure insurance upon the life of an insured only if he has an insurable interest in that insured's life. The determination of whether the beneficiary has an insurable interest depends upon the nature of the relationship between the beneficiary and the insured. If the beneficiary has a valid, insurable interest, he may recover the insurance proceeds upon the insured's death. If he does not, however, the insurer may plead a lack of insurable interest and avoid liability on the policy. More... |
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| Attaching an Insurance Application |
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| An applicant's completed application for insurance may be attached to a policy issued by an insurer to the applicant. If the application is attached, it is considered part of the policy. Some state statutes require attachment and a statement in the policy that the application is attached. More... |
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| Types of Life Insurance |
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| Each of the two basic types of life insurance--term life insurance and non-term or permanent life insurance--has several variations. Term life insurance is for a specified period of time. Whole life insurance covers the life of a person, however long that life is.
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| The Meaning of Reinsurance |
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| Reinsurance is the process by which an insurance company shares the risk that it assumes when it issues an insurance policy. For example, an insurance company that issues a $1 million life insurance policy may reinsure or have other insurers assume $900,000 of the risk. The insurance company issuing the policy thus "cedes" most of the risk to one or more reinsurers. More... |
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| Workers' Compensation Insurance |
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| Workers' compensation insurance is acquired by an employer. Usually, the decision to acquire such insurance is made as a choice, mandated by state law, between purchasing workers' compensation insurance or being self-insured through a separately administered and funded plan. More... |
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