Download or read book Fundamentals of the Insurance Business written by Massimiliano Maggioni and published by Springer. This book was released on 2024-10-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook presents the fundamental economic dimensions of insurance companies and links them to managerial issues. Combining academic rigour and a strongly practice-oriented approach, it addresses both the competitive environment and the management of the insurance business. Further, it provides a general overview of insurance undertakings and technical topics are explained in depth. Filling an important gap in the market for textbooks on the insurance business, it is divided into four parts and 35 chapters. Part I (chapters 1 to 10) describes the fundamentals of the business, how the industry works, the Authorities and the regulations. It presents the insurance products (for life, non-life retail, and non-life commercial lines). Part II (chapters 11 to 17) explains the pricing and reserving for life and non-life insurance. Reinsurance business is also illustrated. Part III (chapters 18 to 25) describes business models in the industry and the organizational structures. The main processes of an insurance company (product development, underwriting, claims settlement, investments) are presented. Marketing and distribution are also described. Part IV (chapters 26 to 35) defines the financial statement and introduces IFRS principles. Solvency II calculation, ALM model, and Embedded Value are explained in detail. This part also describes management accounting, performance indicators, and the Business Plan in the insurance industry. The book offers a valuable resource for lower and upper undergraduate students, graduate students, professionals/practitioners working at insurance companies, insurance agents, brokers, bankers, and consultants.
Download or read book Business Income Insurance Disputes written by Richard P. Lewis and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2012-08-24 with total page 2628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unexpected business disruptions and income losses can be triggered by many events: by large-scale disasters - hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, explosions - but also by relatively minor happenings such as a local blackout, computer outages, even something as simple as a street closing. What's more, in today's global economy, major business interruptions can be caused by events far away - a breakdown in goods production in Taiwan or a power failure in India. Business Income Insurance Disputes, Second Edition helps you prepare for any eventuality. It covers everything from the basics of first-party property insurance and case law which impacts time-element coverages - to practical strategies for dealing with today's most complex business income insurance law issues and questions. Unlike the majority of books in this field, this new guide focuses primarily on the side of the policyholder. Yet it will prove useful to insurance company counsel and executives as well, giving them valuable insights into the insured's strategies In clear, plain-English terms Business Income Insurance Disputes, Second Edition helps you.... Provide sound insurance advice to your clients or company Review business income insurance forms; resolve problems stemming from vaguely-worded language; see that coverage is sufficient and all necessary clauses are included Determine the rate of loss accurately and prove that loss Protect against common insurance company tactics Negotiate effectively Avoid pitfalls and costly omissions Anticipate court responses Gain the winning edge in litigation
Download or read book Insurance and Behavioral Economics written by Howard C. Kunreuther and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the behavior of individuals at risk and insurance industry policy makers involved in selling, buying and regulation.
Download or read book Business Knowledge for It in Insurance written by and published by Essvale Corporation Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'Business Knowledge for IT in Islamic Finance' deals with the convergence of business and IT in the Islamic finance industry and is designed to provide the platform for IT professionals to exploit the future demand for talent in this industry. The chapters in this book contain information on the fundamentals of Islamic finance, the features that sets the Islamic finance industry apart form the mainstream finance industry, a number of the prohibitions and business ethics in Islamic Finance, overview of business transactions and the legal process underpinning these transactions; major players in the Islamic Finance world; and, major systems from notable vendors used for lending, financing, capital markets transactions and insurance in the Islamic finance space"--Resource description page
Download or read book The Business Owner s Definitive Guide to Captive Insurance Companies written by Peter J. Strauss and published by Forbesbooks. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MANAGE YOUR RISK IN A MORE EFFICIENT WAY What if you could insure the risks of your business, reduce your out of-pocket expenses, and create another source of revenue? Sounds too good to be true, right? With The Business Owner's Definitive Guide to Captive Insurance Companies, Mr. Strauss shows that, by utilizing a captive insurance company, this is not only possible but also a lot easier than you'd imagine. As one of America's top corporate, tax, and risk management attorneys, Mr. Strauss provides readers with true insight on the key sophisticated planning techniques used by small business owners who implement captive insurance companies. You'll learn the fundamentals and history of captive insurance and how this technique can provide numerous benefits to your business. This book will provide you with the insight on how to: -reduce out-of-pocket expenses; -increase cash flow; -insure more of the risks of your business; -protect personal and business assets from lawsuits; and -select the appropriate manager for your captive insurance company. Creating a captive insurance company may sound daunting, but with Mr. Strauss's guidance you can navigate the legal maze and utilize this valuable strategy with ease. Don't miss out on crucial out-of-pocket savings, and create more liquidity in a more tax-efficient manner. Take steps today and reap the benefits of captive insurance!
Download or read book Uncertain Business written by Richard Victor Ericson and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an age of increasing doubt about whether our institutions and technologies can provide security against risks, many of which they themselves have created. Uncertain Business is an unprecedented inquiry into insurance industry practices and what they tell us about risks and uncertainties in contemporary society. The core of the book is ethnographic studies in distinct fields of insurance: premature death, disability, earthquake, and terrorism. These studies reveal that uncertainty pervades different fields of insurance, the very industry that is charged with transforming uncertainty into manageable risk. Scientific data on risk are variously absent, inadequate, controversial, contradictory, and ignored. Insurers impose meaning on uncertainty through non-scientific forms of knowledge that are intuitive, emotional, aesthetic, moral, and speculative. Nevertheless, the nature of uncertainty and the response to it varies substantially across the fields studied, showing how contemporary society is characterized by competing risk logics. Insurers' perceptions and decisions about uncertainty - with potential for windfall profits as well as catastrophic losses - create crises in insurance availability and provoke new forms of inequality and exclusion. Hence, while the insurance industry is a central bulwark against uncertainty, insurers also play a key role in fostering it.
Download or read book Analytics for Insurance written by Tony Boobier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The business guide to Big Data in insurance, with practical application insight Big Data and Analytics for Insurers is the industry-specific guide to creating operational effectiveness, managing risk, improving financials, and retaining customers. Written from a non-IT perspective, this book focusses less on the architecture and technical details, instead providing practical guidance on translating analytics into target delivery. The discussion examines implementation, interpretation, and application to show you what Big Data can do for your business, with insights and examples targeted specifically to the insurance industry. From fraud analytics in claims management, to customer analytics, to risk analytics in Solvency 2, comprehensive coverage presented in accessible language makes this guide an invaluable resource for any insurance professional. The insurance industry is heavily dependent on data, and the advent of Big Data and analytics represents a major advance with tremendous potential – yet clear, practical advice on the business side of analytics is lacking. This book fills the void with concrete information on using Big Data in the context of day-to-day insurance operations and strategy. Understand what Big Data is and what it can do Delve into Big Data's specific impact on the insurance industry Learn how advanced analytics can revolutionise the industry Bring Big Data out of IT and into strategy, management, marketing, and more Big Data and analytics is changing business – but how? The majority of Big Data guides discuss data collection, database administration, advanced analytics, and the power of Big Data – but what do you actually do with it? Big Data and Analytics for Insurers answers your questions in real, everyday business terms, tailored specifically to the insurance industry's unique needs, challenges, and targets.
Download or read book Business Insurance written by Edwin Harold White and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1980 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Insurance Commander written by Baxter Dunbar and published by Business Insurance Pub. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSURANCE COMMANDER is the first "How To" book on property & casualty business insurance sales. The book helps agents tackle, simplify, & master the complex variables of commercial insurance sales with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions in every property & casualty business insurance sales & underwriting activity. INSURANCE COMMANDER is the useful new command post of information & sales solutions agents will refer to again & again. Agents can now find the facts they need to succeed all in one manual: sales techniques that get results, prospecting sources, pre-survey & survey interview checklists & work sheets, dozens of up-to-date proposal formats, special applications to help agents ask the right questions & gather the best underwriting information on the first prospect interview, simple directions to create brilliant underwriter submissions & powerful proposals that ask for the sale six ways! Packed with practical advice & realistic scenarios, INSURANCE COMMANDER teaches agents how to identify the 18 different personality types of insurance buyers & sell them what they want. To order: Business Insurance Publishing, P.O. Box 480022, Kansas City, MO 64145. 800-247-6553. FAX 419-281-6883.
Download or read book The INSURTECH Book written by Sabine L.B VanderLinden and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-07-02 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive compendium for the Insurance Digital Revolution From slow beginnings in 2014, InsurTech has captured US$7billion in investment since 2010 — a 10% annual compound growth rate is predicted until at least 2020. Three in four insurance companies believe some part of their business is at risk of disruption and understanding the trends, drivers and emerging technologies behind Insurance’s Digital Revolution is a business-critical priority for all growth-minded firms. The InsurTech Book offers essential updates, critical thinking and actionable insight — globally — from start-ups, incumbents, investors, tech companies, advisors and other partners in this evolving ecosystem, in one volume. For some, Insurance is either facing an existential threat; for others, it is a sector on the brink of transforming itself. Either way, business models, value chains, customer understanding and engagement, organisational structures and even what Insurance is for, is never going to be the same. Be informed, be part of it. Learn from diverse experiences, mindsets and applications of technologies Discover new ways of defining and grasping growth opportunities Get the inside track from innovators, disruptors and incumbents Be updated on the evolution of InsurTech, why it is happening and how it will evolve Explore visions of the future of Insurance to help shape yours The InsurTech Book is your indispensable guide to a sector in transformation.
Download or read book Business Interruption Insurance written by Sean Lawrence Gosnell and published by Aurora, Ont. : Canada Law Book. This book was released on 2006 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of Insurance written by Bryan Falchuk and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 100 years, Insurers have stood by customers at some of the toughest moments in their lives, and helped allow people to go about their lives and pursue their business ideas without having to worry about the risks involved.Today, those customers have different expectations for how they want to do business and be served. And those expectations are changing faster than ever before.The industry has faced many headwinds, making it difficult to keep up with change - regulation, bureaucracy, system constraints. past technology project pain, thin margins, etc.And yet, several carriers have innovated and evolved.Understanding their paths to success can help shed light on how we as an industry can continue to evolve to meet our customers' needs despite the disruption and headwinds we all face.The Future of Insurance shares the first-hand accounts of insurers across functions and lines of business to not just give inspiration, but leave readers with a tangible blueprint for evolving through a new set of modern, flexible and responsive approaches and tools.
Download or read book Insurance Law and Practice Cases Materials and Exercises written by CHRISTOPHER C. FRENCH and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 909 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description Coming Soon!
Download or read book A Guide to Effective Insurance written by Francis Tierney and published by Butterworths. This book was released on 1992 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Regulating the Business of Insurance in a Federal System written by Joseph F. Zimmerman and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Regulating the Business of Insurance in a Federal System, Joseph F. Zimmerman provides an up-to-date historical description and analysis of the regulation of the business of insurance in the United States. He focuses on the controversial issue of whether Congress should authorize optional federal charters for insurance companies, thereby establishing a dual charter system superficially similar to the dual banking system. Reviewing the evidence between federal and state level regulation of the financial securities industry, Zimmerman finds that federal regulation falls woefully short of its state counterpart. He concludes that the current system, rather than the proposed dual insurance regulatory system, is the most efficient and effective.
Download or read book Revival The Business of Insurance 1904 written by Alexander Johnstone Wilson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This little book is in no sense intended to be of use to insurance experts. It is written by an outsider mainly for the ignorant, for the multitude who either wish to insure their lives, or to whom the insurance agent is for ever coming with his proposals, his promises and blandishments. My doctrine is that every man ought to insure his life the moment he arrives at a period or position when his responsibility extends over the lives of others. If this duty were regarded as an imperative one by the community at large, there would be little or no necessity for the elaborate machinery required by our life offices to induce people to invest in life or other insurance policies; but as long as apathy prevails, such agencies must be maintained and a ceaseless activity displayed by the offices in tempting investors to enter into policy contracts.
Download or read book The Historian and the Business of Insurance written by Oliver M. Westall and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
