Risk Management
Risk Terms
Types of coverage
Other
Property
100

Paid protection against loss due to injury or property damage?

Insurance 

100

The possibility of loss or injury

risk

100

Covers injury to someone else

Bodily Injury Liability Coverage

100

Covers towing, rental, motorcycles, and snowmobiles.

Miscellaneous Coverage

100

Covers personal items inside the home like furniture, clothes, and electronics.  

Personal Property Coverage

200

A contract between a person and an insurance company to cover a specific risk.

Insurance Policy

200

Anything that increases the likelihood of loss through peril

hazard

200

Covers damages to the policyholder's vehicle.

Collision Insurance Coverage

200

Protects drivers from people who cannot pay insurance claims.

Uninsured/underinsured Motorists Protection

200

Insurance that covers financial payment for someone injured on your property who does NOT sue you.

Medical Payment 

300

The price an insured person or business pays for insurance protection for a specified period of time.

premium

300

Any threat of loss with no opportunity for gain

pure risk

300

Covers damage to another persons vehicle or property.

Property Damage Liability Coverage

300

Coverage to protect people who live in an apartment.

Renters insurance

300

Coverage that will cover the cost of temporarily living someplace else if the home is uninhabitable.

Loss of use 

400

The systemic process of managing risk to achieve your objectives.

risk management

400

Risk that is caused by human mistake

human risk

400

Covers medical bills for injuries to drivers and passengers.

Medical Payments Coverage

400

Covers rebuilding a home that was destroyed by fire.

Homeowners policy

400

Covers other buildings on the property such as a detached garage, sheds, barns, etc.

Other structures coverage 

500


Two factors that will affect how much you have to pay for an insurance policy on a vehicle?

Age of driver, how many miles you drive, type of vehicle, amount of deductible

500

The possibility of a catastrophe caused by flood, tornado, hurricane, fire, or earthquake

natural risk

500

Covers damage to a policyholder's vehicle caused by things other than an accident.

Comprehensive Coverage

500

Your auto policy has a premium of $200, a deductible of $1,000, and a limit of $20,000.  You are in an accident that caused $6,000 in damages.  How much does your insurance company pay?

$5,000

500

Covers lawsuits for injuries to someone else or damages to their property.

Personal Liability coverage