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GENERAL INSURANCE (IC-34)
INTRODUCTION TO INSURANCE
Purpose & need of insurance
How insurance works
The business of insurance - pooling of risks and resources
Tnsurance as a social security tool
Role of insurance in economic development
FUNDAMENTALS / PRINCIPLES OF GENERAL INSURANCE
Contract of insurance
Utmost good faith
Contractual duty
Insurable interest
Examples of insurable interest
Time when insurable interest should be present
Assignment
Indemnity
Motor insurance
Marine insurance
Limitations on the insurer’s liability
Subrogation
Subrogation under policy conditions
Contribution
Contribution under policy conditions
Proximate cause
INSURANCE DOCUMENTS
Proposal forms
Policy forms
Warranties
Cover notes
Certificate of insurance
Endorsements
Renewal notice
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF RATING
Basis of rate making
Degree of hazard
Classification of risks
Past loss experience
Withdrawal of tariff rates
Motor third party insurance rates
Filing of products
Class rated products
Individual rated products
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Insurance act, 1938
Insurance regulatory and development authority act, 1999
Commission, brokerage or fee to intermediary or insurance intermediary
General insurance business (nationalisation) amendment act, 2002
Insurance regulatory and development authority (licensing of insurance agents) regulations, 2000
Important provisions
IRDA regulations (advertisements)
Functions of a direct broker
Code of conduct
Remuneration
IRDA regulations 2000 (surveyors & loss assessors)
IRDA regulations (third party administrators – health services) 2001
IRDA regulations, 2002 (protection of policyholders’ interests)
IRDA regulations (micro-insurance) 2005
Consumer protection act, 1986
Ombudsman
FIRE INSURANCE
The standard fire and special perils policy
Fire
Lightning
Explosion / implosion
Aircraft damage
Riot, strike and malicious damage
Terrorism damage exclusion warranty
Terrorism cover
Deductibles
Impact damage
Subsidence and landslide including rock slide
Bush fire
General exclusions
General conditions
Add on covers
Special policies
Floater policy
Declaration policies
Reinstatement value policies
Industrial all risks policy
Agreed bank clause
Fire proposal form
Consequential loss (fire) insurance
Indemnity period
The sum insured
MARINE INSURANCE
Who effects the insurance
Marine policies
The marine policy form
Institute cargo clauses (c)
Institute cargo clauses (b)
Risks covered
Institute cargo clauses (a)
Exclusions
Duration of cover
Institute cargo clauses (air)
Inland transit (rail / road) clause ‘c’
Inland transit (rail / road) clause ‘b’
Inland transit (rail / road) clause ‘a’
Registered postal sendings
Rating and underwriting
The practice of cargo insurance
Marine policy
Open policy
Open cover
Certificate of insurance
Special declaration policy
Particular average
General average
Sue and labour charges
Extra charges
Claims documents
Inland transit claims (rail / road)
MOTOR INSURANCE
Motor vehicles act, 1988
No fault liability
Certificate of insurance
Transfer of certificate of insurance
Motor accidents claim tribunals
“hit and run” accident
Liability only policy Personal accident cover for owner-driver
Private car package policy
Section i - “own damage”
Sum insured – insured’s declared value (idv)
Section ii- liability to third parties
Section iii – personal accident cover for owner-driver
General exceptions
Rating
Private cars
Additional premium
Electrical / electronic fittings
Use of cng / lpg fuel
Fiber glass fuel tanks
Motorised two wheelers
Four wheeled vehicles (passengers for hire)
Goods carrying vehicles (public carrier)
No claim bonus Claims (own damage)
Theft claims
Third party insurance
PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Types of disablement
Additional benefits at no extra premium
Exclusions Policy conditions
Family package cover
Proposal form
Flight insurance coupons
Group personal accident policy
Salient features of group policy
Janata p.a. policy
Claims documents
HEALTH INSURANCE
Introduction
Mediclaim policy (individual)
Domiciliary hospitalisation benefit
Exclusions Conditions
Cumulative bonus
Cost of health checkup
Sum insured and premium
Age limit
Family discount
Proposal form
Medical questionnaire
Group mediclaim policy
Group discount
Bonus / malus
Maternity expenses benefit extension
Details of insured person
Cancer policy (cpaa)
Critical illness insurance
Overseas medical policy
Section a – medical expenses and repatriation
General exclusions (all sections)
General conditions applicable to all sections (some examples)
Plans
Corporate frequent travellers
Corporate group omp (declaration basis)
Undertaking by the insured
Employment and study policy
LIABILITY INSURANCE
Compulsory public liability policy
Compulsory insurance
Public liability policy (industrial / non industrial risks)
Extensions of cover
Non-industrial risks
Property in the custody of the insured
Sports facilities
Food and beverages
Products liability policy
Group products
Exports
Lift (third party) insurance
Professional indemnities
Employer’s liability policy
Directors’ and officers’ liability policy
ENGINEERING INSURANCE
Contractors all risks (c.a.r.) policy
Marine-cum-erection (mce) policy
Machinery breakdown policy
Contractors plant & machinery (cpm) policy
Boiler and pressure plant policy
Machinery loss of profits (mlop) policy
Advance loss of profits (alop) policy
Deterioration of stock policy
Electronic equipment policy
External data media (section 2)
Increased cost of working (section 3)
MISCELLANEOUS INSURANCES
Burglary insurance
All risks insurance policy
Baggage insurance
Money insurance
Fidelity guarantees
Period of discovery
Types of policy
Television insurance
Pedal cycle insurance
Plate glass insurance
Neon sign insurance
Householders insurance
Shopkeeper’s insurance
Banker’s blanket policies
Jewellers’ block policies
Blood stock (horse) insurance
RURAL INSURANCES
Obligations of insurers to the rural sector
Rural policies
The role of government
Cattle insurance
Claim procedure
Non scheme animals
Scheme animals
Sheep and goat insurance
Poultry insurance
Underwriting considerations
Dog insurance
Silk worm insurance
Honey bee insurance
Horticulture / plantation (inputs) insurance scheme
Horticulture crops
Plantation crops
Comprehensive floriculture insurance
Agricultural pump set policy
Salt works insurance
Cycle rickshaw policy
Animal driven cart insurance
Gobar gas insurance
Hut insurance
Janata personal accident policy
Gramin personal accident policy
Farmers package insurance scheme
Tribal package insurance
CLAIMS
Procedure
Investigation and assessment
Surveyors and loss assessors
Claims documents
Claim forms
Arbitration
Settlement
Salvage
Recoveries
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