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Reinsurance is essentially insurance for an insurer. That is, it is insurance which the primary insurer (one that issues policies directly to the public) buys to ensure that it has sufficient funding to pay expected claims that may be incurred during the policy period.
State insurance regulators require that primary insurers have and maintain sufficient levels of capital and reserves to pay expected claims. Depending upon the amount of capital and reserves, the insurer is permitted to issue a stated dollar amount of primary insurance. One of the ways that the primary insurer can meet the statutory requirements, other than by having all capital and reserves in cash or cash equivalents, is through a reinsurance structure that is approved by the financial authorities of the state insurance regulator.
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How do insurance companies determine if business are underinsured?
Under insurance is the situation where your insurance coverage is less than what is required to cover any loss you would incur. Insurance companies do random checks and base any quotes on the market averages to try to avoid the occurrence of under insurance.
How insurance companies make money?
Insurance companies make money by collecting premiums and deductibles from customers. Not everyone will ever use their insurance policy, so the company profits from those cases.
Why would one purchase insurance through Prudential Insurance Company over its competitors?
One would purchase insurance from Prudential if their rates were better than other companies or if they provided services that other companies didn't. Some companies offer their employees discounts from Prudential, and this may induce somebody to get their insurance from Prudential.
How affordable is einsurance compared to other insurance companies?
Esurance has competetive rates. When you get a quote from Esurance, you will be able to compare it to the rates of other top insurance companies and judge for yourself if you are getting a good deal.
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How is reinsurance different from insurance?
Insurance is simply when one is able to receive money for damages. Reinsurance is the same except it covers the actual insurance companies themselves. This is a form of risk management.
What are the reasons for reinsurance?
There are several reasons for reinsurance. Firstly, reinsurance helps insurance companies manage their risk exposure by transferring a portion of their risk to reinsurers. Secondly, it provides financial stability to insurance companies in the event of large or catastrophic claims. Lastly, reinsurance allows insurance companies to underwrite policies with higher limits, which they may not be able to handle on their own.
Distinguish between co-insurance and reinsurance?
Coinsurance in medical health (casualty) is sharing of costs between insurer and insured, and in property insurance it is were the risk( one risk) is shared between different insurance companies. Reinsurance is insurance for an insurance company, where by an insurance companies seeks for indemnification in case that a stated loss takes place.
Who sells reinsurance?
Majority of reinsurance is sold by Reinsurance companies. The biggest of these are Munich Re, Swiss Re, Gen Re, Hannover Re and so called London Market - however it cannot be considered as classic reinsurance company. In some cases insurers reinsure other insurance companies.
Who are the buyers of reinsurance?
*Direct insurance company *Captive insurance company *Reinsurer However, there are no clear separation between buyers and sellers in reinsurance. Insurance company maybe a buyer (outward reinsurance) and a seller (inward reinsurance)
What is called reinsurance?
When we go for insurance , the insurance have a time period for which it will be valid. When we want to extend the time period of the insurance,we have to do reinsurance.
The oldest and continuously active insurance and reinsurance market is called?
(LIRMA) London Insurance & Reinsurance Market Association
What has the author Robert L Carter written?
Robert L. Carter has written: 'The London insurance market' -- subject(s): Insurance, Insurance exchanges, Market surveys 'Reinsurance' -- subject(s): Reinsurance 'The reinsurance market'
What is reinsurance?
Reinsuring is the act of purchasing a reinsurance agreement. Reinsurance is purchased by an insurance company who wishes to transfer part of the risk of loss from an issued policy or group of policies to another insurance carrier. This is done when the limit of insurance for a particular policy would exceed the capacity of an insurance carrier or a carrier needs reinsurance to increase the policy holder surplus required to maintain a sound financial position. Their are two types of reinsurance, treaty reinsurance and facultative reinsurance. Treaty reinsurance is arranged usually in advance, for a group of policies meeting certain criteria. For example, a treaty reinsurance policy may cover $250,000 of property losses excess of $250,000 for all commercial building properties in a given state. This is called excess of loss treaty reinsurance. This would be used to address capacity issues that occur frequently. Another type of treaty reinsurance is pro-rata reinsurance or share reinsurance. In pro-rata reinsurance, the reinsurer agrees to pay a percentage of all losses on the agreed upon policies. For example, a pro-rata treaty reinsurance policy may pay 50% of all losses of a group of policies. The premium for this type of reinsurance would be 50% of the earned premium for each of the policies covered minus a deduction for policy expense (underwriting and compensation to the agent). This type of treaty reinsurance is used to address a policyholder surplus need of the ceding insurer. Facultative reinsurance is issued for one policy, not a group of policies, and is usually used to address large line capacity, especially in property coverage. Facultative is usually written on an excess of loss basis. For example, an insurance company may have secured treaty reinsurance to write properties of a certain type up to $150 million loss limit, but the insured is requesting $250 million. To write the insurance policy, the insurance company must secure facultative reinsurance in the amount of $100 million excess $150 million. This may be abrivated $100 million xs $150 million. Mark Walters, ARM AAI West Insurance Group mwalters@westagy.com
What are some well known Surety Bond companies?
There are many Surety Bond companies. Some of the more known companies include American Alternative Insurance Corporation, Federated Mutual Insurance Company and Partner Reinsurance Company of New York.
Who is Insured in case of Reinsurance?
Reinsurance may be purchased by an insurance company for an individual risk, a specific class of risk, or an entire book of business. In any case, the insurance company that purchases the reinsurance is the Insured. The actual policy holder(s) are unaware of the reinsurance arrangement.
What is reinsurance broker?
No such profession. There are only insurance brokers. These will handle renewal of insurance.
