Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Risk Limiting Features

An insurance policy should not contain provisions that allow one side or the other to unilaterally void the contract in exchange for benefit. Provisions that void the contract for failure to perform or for fraud or material misrepresentation are ordinary and acceptable.
The policy should have a term of not more than about three years. This is not a hard and fast rule. Contracts of over five years duration are classified as ‘long-term,’ which can impact the accounting treatment, and can obviously introduce the possibility that over the entire term of the contract, no actual risk will transfer. The coverage provided by the contract need not cease at the end of the term (e.g., the contract can cover occurrences as opposed to claims made or claims paid).

1 comment:

Amelia said...

Its good to have time factor associated in the policy for the parties i.s insurer and insured. That is why it is popular that everyone should possess a complete knowledge about their policy terms and condition before signing it.
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