FIN 502 Chapter 11: Chapter 11.docx
Document Summary
Vast amount of pure risk as a result of owning or using properties- home, automobile, furniture, clothing, etc. Most important risk is damage or destruction. Property insurance: insures your physical properties- home, clothing, furniture, appliances, If you own a home, exposed to risk of damage by fire, lightning, explosion, vandalism, etc. If you own a car, exposed to risk of theft, collision, bodily injury to yourself/ passengers. Jewellery, and so on- against damage or destruction: most important property insurance is home and automobile industry. Protects your family against the risk of loss, damage, or destruction of the home, its retained outbuildings (ex: garage), its contents (ex: clothing, furniture, appliances) and covers liability to third parties for injuries suffered on the property. List of typical risks that are covered by a home insurance policy: damages and destruction to: fire, lightning, falling objects, riots, windstorm, hail, explosion, vandalism, flood, collapse, theft, glass breakage, ice, electrical wiring, etc.