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Insurance Contracts: Key Principles Explained

The document discusses key concepts related to insurance contracts, including the principle of indemnity, insurable interest, and utmost good faith. It outlines the legal characteristics of insurance contracts, such as aleatory, unilateral, conditional, personal, and adhesion contracts. Additionally, it covers the rules of agency governing agents' actions and the concepts of waiver and estoppel.

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Insurance Contracts: Key Principles Explained

The document discusses key concepts related to insurance contracts, including the principle of indemnity, insurable interest, and utmost good faith. It outlines the legal characteristics of insurance contracts, such as aleatory, unilateral, conditional, personal, and adhesion contracts. Additionally, it covers the rules of agency governing agents' actions and the concepts of waiver and estoppel.

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RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
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CHAPTER FOUR:
Fundamentals of Insurance Contracts [Legal Principles]
G1.
a. Explain the principle of indemnity.
b. Identify three ways that the principle of indemnity is enforced in a property insurance contract.

G2.
Explain the difference between indemnity value and replacement value.

G3.
a. Explain the meaning of an insurable interest.
b. Why is an insurable interest required in every insurance contract?

G1.
a. Explain the principle of utmost good faith.
b. What are its historical roots?

G2.
In property insurance, indemnification is based on the actual cash value. Give examples of different
methods used in other types of insurance.

G3.
List the four requirements that must be met to form a valid insurance contract.

G1, G2, and G3.


Insurance contracts have certain legal characteristics that distinguish them from other contracts.
Explain the following legal characteristics of insurance contracts.
a. Aleatory contract
b. Unilateral contract
c. Conditional contract
d. Personal contract
e. Contract of adhesion

G1.
Explain the general rules of agency that govern the actions of agents and their relationship to insureds.

G2.
Identify three sources of authority that enable an agent to bind the principal.

G3.
Explain the meaning of:
a. Waiver
b. Estoppel

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