7. Dr. Pfeffer defined Insurance as a device for the
reduction of the uncertainty of one party called
the insured, through the transfer of particular
risks to another party called the insurer, who
offers, a restoration at least in part of economic
losses suffered by the insured.
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8. The party bearing the risk is known as the
„insurer‟ or „assurer‟ and the party whose risk
is covered is known as the „insured‟ or
„assured‟.
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9. Speculative risks are not insurable.
Pure risk is insurable.
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10. It is a contract between two parties whereby
one party agrees to undertake the risk of
another in exchange for consideration known
as premium and promises to pay a fixed sum
of money to the other party on happening of an
uncertain event (death) or after the expiry of a
certain period (in case of life insurance) or to
indemnify the other party on happening of an
uncertain event (in case of general insurance).
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11. This Act came into force on 1st July 1939.
This law is applicable to all the insurance
companies and other entities participating in
the insurance industry in India
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13. IRDA is the regulator of the insurance industry
in India and was constituted by an Act of
Parliament in 1997.
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14. Issuance of certificate of
registration, renewal, modification, withdraw, sus
pend or cancel such registration
Protection of the policyholders interest
Laying down qualifications, training and code of
conduct for intermediaries
Laying down code of conduct for Surveyors
Control of the rates, terms etc. offered by general
insurers in respect of business not
controlled by Tariff Advisory Committee (TAC)
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15. Regulation of investment of funds by insurers
Supervise TAC
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16. Life Insurance
Non- Life Insurance
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19. The first Life Insurance Company which came
into existence in India was “The Oriental Life
Insurance Company”, established in 1818. This
was a British company.
The first Indian insurance company
subsequently came into being in 1871 called the
“Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society”.
Life insurance in India was nationalized on
January 19, 1956
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20. Triton Insurance Company Ltd.” (the first
general insurance company) was formed in the
year 1850 in Kolkata by the British.
The first Indian general insurer to commence
operations was the “Indian Mercantile
Insurance Company” in the year 1907.
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