About insurance in finance the side bet known as insurance in the card game of blackjack Blackjack Insurance Refimprove date May 2008 In law and economics , insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to Hedge finance hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertainty uncertain loss. Insurance ... for payment. An insurer is a company selling the insurance an insured, or policyholder, is the person or entity buying the insurance policy. The insurance rate is a factor used to determine the amount to be charged for a certain amount of insurance coverage, called the premium. Risk management ... the insurance policy , which details the conditions and circumstances under which the insured will be financially compensated. Principles Financial market participants Insurance involves pooling ..., the risk insured against must meet certain characteristics in order to be an insurable risk . Insurance ... entities can also self insurance self insure through saving money for possible future losses. ref Gollier C. 2003 . http dhenriet.perso.egim mrs.fr gollier.pdf To Insure or Not to Insure? An Insurance Puzzle . The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory . ref Insurability Main Insurability Risk ... is adapted from Mehr and Camack Principles of Insurance , 6 sup th sup edition, 1976, pp 34 37. ref Large number of similar exposure units Since insurance operates through pooling resources, the majority of insurance policies are provided for individual members of large classes, allowing insurers ... insurance policy. Fire , Traffic collision automobile accidents , and worker injuries may all easily ... the control of the beneficiary of the insurance. The loss should be pure, in the sense that it results .... Insurance premiums need to cover both the expected cost of losses, plus the cost of issuing ... of protection offered, it is not likely that the insurance will be purchased, even if on offer .... If there is no such chance of loss, the transaction may have the form of insurance, but not the substance ... more details
Weather insurance insures against weather variations. India ICRISAT Rainfall Insurance has been sold since 2003. ref cite web url http www.icrisat.org gt mpi Presentations Strategic 20assessments Rainfall 20Insurance World 20Bank pdf.pdf title Weather Insurance In Rural India ref References reflist External links http sites.google.com site insurancefaq19 weather insurance Does Your Business Need Weather Insurance? See also Crop insurance Flood insuranceInsurance DEFAULTSORT Weather Insurance Category Types of insurance Category Weather ... more details
cleanup date September 2009 Insurance commissioner or commissioner of insurance is an Executive government ... differs state by state In some states insurance commissioner is a constitutional office established ... the insurance commissioner is an elected official in other states they are appointed by the state governor In some states the insurance department or division is autonomous in other states such a department is part of a larger body. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC is a professional association for these individuals. List of insurance commissioners Alabama Jim L. Ridling , Alabama Commissioner of Insurance , Alabama Department of Insurance ref http www.insurereinsure.com BlogHome.aspx?entry 948 ref Alaska Division of Insurance Director Alaska Division of Insurance Arizona Director of Insurance Arizona Department of Insurance Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Arkansas Insurance Department California Steve Poizner , California Insurance Commissioner , California Department of Insurance Colorado Insurance Commissioner Colorado Division of Insurance Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Connecticut Insurance Department Delaware Insurance Commissioner Delaware Department of Insurance FL Alex Sink , Chief Financial Officer of Florida Florida Department of Financial Services GA Ralph Hudgens , Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Hawaii Insurance Commissioner ... of Insurance Director Idaho Department of Insurance Illinois Director of Insurance Illinois Division of Insurance, part of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Indiana Insurance Commissioner Indiana Department of Insurance Iowa Insurance Commissioner Iowa Insurance Division Kansas Sandy Praeger , Kansas Insurance Commissioner , Kansas Department of Insurance Kentucky Office of Insurance agency within the Kentucky Public Protection Department and Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet. Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Louisiana Department of Insurance ... more details
State Insurance is an insuranceinsurance company based in New Zealand . As of 2011 State serves as a brand of IAG IAG New Zealand Limited , a subsidiary of Insurance Australia Group . History State Insurance was formerly known as the State Insurance Office. Previously it had been known as the State Fire and Accident Office. The State Insurance Act 1990 repealed the State Insurance Act 1963 and created State Insurance as a State Owned Enterprises of New Zealand State Owned Enterprise . References reflist http www.state.co.nz State Insurance at www.state.co.nz Category Companies of New Zealand Category Government owned companies in New Zealand NZ company stub insurance company stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Vision insurance is a form of insurance that provides coverage for the services rendered by eye care professional s such as ophthalmology ophthalmologist s and optometry optometrists . There are many vision insurance companies. The typical vision insurance plan provides yearly coverage for eye examination s and partial or full coverage Glasses eyeglasses , sunglasses , and contact lens es, with or without copay s, depending on the plan chosen. See also Health insurance in the United States Insurance DEFAULTSORT Vision Insurance Category Health insurance Finance company stub ... more details
AA Insurance Limited was launched in 1994 and is a joint venture between the New Zealand Automobile Association and Suncorp Metway Limited . AA Insurance has over 350 staff servicing 150,000 plus customers and manages almost 300,000 policies. Over half of those policies cover motor insurance risks including cars, bikes, caravans, and motor homes, and the remainder are house and contents insurance. http www.aainsurance.co.nz AA Insurance website DEFAULTSORT Aa Insurance Category Insurance companies of New Zealand ... more details
Casualty insurance , often equated to liability insurance , is used to describe an area of insurance not directly concerned with life insurance, health insurance, or property insurance. Strictly defining casualty insurance has become problematic in recent years with the rising popularity of multi line insurance policies. ref Wieder JW. 1956 . Reviews of Publications. Proceedings of the Casualty Actuary ... insurance 4957966 1.html Casualty Insurance . ref However, the elastic term has also been used to describe property insurance for aviation insurance, boiler and machinery insurance, and glass and crime insurance. ref name AllBusiness It may include marine insurance for shipwrecks or losses at sea or fidelity and surety insurance. It may also include earthquake , political risk insurance , terrorism insurance , fidelity bond fidelity and surety bond s. One of the most common kinds of casualty insurance today is automobile insurance . In its most basic form, automobile insurance provides liability ..., all of which would fall into the realm of casualty insurance coverage. ref http www.cpmipro.com casualty insurance agents.htm Casualty Insurance Agent Career Information ref If coverage were extended ... a casualty insurance policy. The state of Illinois includes vehicle, liability, worker s compensation, glass, livestock, legal expenses, and miscellaneous insurance under its class of casualty insurance ... 1000000&ActName Illinois Insurance Code. Illinois Insurance Code . ref In 1956, in the preface to the fourth edition of Casualty Insurance Clarence A. Kulp wrote blockquote It has never been possible really to define casualty insurance. Broadly speaking, it may be defined as a list of individual ... .... is to raise the question of the usefulness of the traditional concept of casualty insurance ... some insurance men predict that the casualty insurance of the future will include liability and disability lines only. blockquote Later in Chapter 2 the book states that insurance was traditionally ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Proof of insurance POI is any type of documentation that a person can provide to another individual proving that the person has valid insurance with an insurance company . The most common form of a POI is a paper card provided by the insurance company listing policy information and effective dates. Many states require that a person carry proof of insurance in their automobiles or on their person while driving. If a person is questioned by a law enforcement official, they must provide proof of insurance. A citation is generally issued if the person cannot provide such documentation. See also no fault insurance External links http sites.google.com site faqoffinance proof of insurance Proof of Car Insurance 2 Ways to Get Your Proof Quickly DEFAULTSORT Proof Of Insurance Category Insurance terms Category Vehicle insurance Law stub ... more details
multiple issues notability December 2010 primarysources December 2010 expert December 2010 refimprove November 2008 Landlords insurance is an insurance policy that covers a property owner from financial losses connected with rental properties. ref name landlords Insurance cite web url http www.biec.com.au what is landlords insurance title landlords Insurance accessdate 2010 01 07 ref The policy covers the building, with the option of insuring any contents that belong to the landlord that are inside. The policy will normally cover standard perils such as fire , lightning , explosion , earthquake , storm , flood , escape of water oil, subsidence , theft and malicious damage. Each insurance policy is different and may or may not include all these items. Optional coverage might include accidental damage, terrorism, legal protection, alternative accommodation costs, contents insurance , rent guarantee insurance , and liability insurance . References reflist Insurance DEFAULTSORT Landlords Insurance Category Types of insurance ... more details
Notability date December 2009 Primary sources date December 2009 Real Insurance is an Australia n based general insurer . Real Insurance is a part of the Hollard Group , which has offices in the UK, USA, China, South Africa and India. The Hollard Group has more than 6.5 million policy holders worldwide. ref About Real, Real Insurance http www.realinsurance.com.au accessed 15 Sep 09 ref The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd opened in Australia in 1999. Under its direct insurance brand Real Insurance, The Hollard Insurance Company has over 200,000 policy holders. ref Insurance minnows challenge giants online , Sara Rich http www.theaustralian.com.au business news insurance minnows challenge giants online story e6frg906 1225850067823 accessed 19 April 09 ref The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd is regulated and licensed by APRA the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission Australia s insurance regulatory bodies. ref About Hollard Insurance, Hollard Australia http www.hollard.com.au accessed 15 Sep 10 ref Real Insurance opened in Australia in 2005. Real Insurance is a general insurer. Its products include home insurance, car insurance, contents insurance, life insurance, bicycle insurance and landlords insurance. Real Insurance has been labelled a challenger brand , representing a threat to Australia s biggest insurers. ref US online specialist gains foothold in rising local market , ERIC JOHNSTON http www.smh.com.au business us online specialist gains foothold in rising local market 20100329 r8cy.html accessed 19 April 10 ref Real Insurance was the first Australian insurance company to offer Pay As You Drive car insurance. ref Pay As You Drive insurance launched, Insurance News www.insurancenews.com.au accessed 19 April 10 ref References references Category Insurance companies of Australia ... more details
Infobox Company company name Selective Insurance Group company logo Image Selective logo.png company type Public company Public nasdaq SIGI foundation 1926 location Branchville, New Jersey key people Gregory E. Murphy, Chairman of the Board, President, CEO num employees 2,000 employees revenue 1.846 billion 2007 industry Insurance Types of insurance Property and casualty insurance , Insurance homepage http www.selective.com www.selective.com Selective Insurance Group, Inc. nasdaq SIGI , is a regional insurance holding company based in Branchville, New Jersey , and provides property and casualty insurance products and insurance services to customers in the United States through its subsidiaries. Selective provides insurance, alternative risk management products and related services to businesses and individuals, and administers flood insurance policies for the National Flood Insurance Program. The Insurance Operations segment writes commercial lines and personal lines property and casualty insurance through independent insurance agents in 22 states in the Eastern and Midwestern regions of the United States. Selective competes with Cincinnati Financial , Ohio Casualty, Harleysville, St. Paul Travelers , The Hartford , Zurich Financial Services , GEICO and Progressive Corporation Progressive . External links http www.selective.com Company home page insurance company stub Category Insurance companies of the United States Category Companies established in 1926 ... more details
Lotte Insurance Co, Ltd. hangeul is a South Korea n insurance company, the former name was Hanwha Daehan Life Insurance , headquartered in Seoul , Korea . established in 1946 . The damage insurance group division of the company controls a large portion of the South Korean calling card market under the low price online automobile insurance brand name How Much . Competitor Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Hyundai Hi Car Direct Insurance Kyobo Automobile Insurance Dongbu Fire Samsung Fire LIG Damage Insurance Daum Direct1 Meritz Hanwha Damage Insurance Heungkook Ssangyon Fire Korea Alliantz Fire Kyowon Nara Automobile Insurance See also Economy of South Korea External links http www.lotteins.co.kr Lotte Damage Insurance Homepage in Korean http www.3655.co.kr How Much Insurance Homepage in Korean insurance company stub korea company stub KNIA Category Insurance companies of South Korea Category Insurance companies Category Companies established in 1946 ... more details
Infobox Company company name GMAC Insurance company logo File GMAC Logo.png 170px GMAC Corp Logo company type Subsidiary of Ally Financial company slogan foundation 1939 location Winston Salem, NC , USA key people industry Insurance & Finance products Auto insurance Auto Insurance revenue operating income net income employees 3,800 homepage http www.gmacinsurance.com www.gmacinsurance.com Founded in 1939 as Motors Insurance Corporation, the GMAC Insurance Group is a property and casualty insurance company in the United States and is subsidiary of Ally Financial . Ally has agreed to sell GMAC Insurance Group to Maiden Holdings pending regulatory approval. ref http www.globalsurance.com blog majority of gmac insurance group to be acquired by maiden holdings 136020.html ref GMAC Insurance is the only insurance company in the United States to come from within the automotive industry. The GMAC Insurance umbrella constitute the 15th largest underwriting company in the United States. ref Net Quotes. http www.netquote.com auto insurance gmac insurance.asp GMAC Insurance Information Net Quotes, December 30, 2007. ref References reflist 2 Category Companies established in 1939 Category Insurance companies of the United States Category Companies based in Winston Salem, North Carolina insurance company stub NorthCarolina stub ... more details
by an Insurance Carrier directly to the customer or by a broker that is operating specifically to write Niche Insurance . This is done by a more specialized insurance professional than your common Insurance broker Insurance Broker . There are some significant advantages of this type of insurance sales ... appetite to name a few. Online insurance reduces much of the paper work that was required. Special event insurance in particular has been written by many companies with success. References Reflist Insurance DEFAULTSORT Online Insurance Category Insurance finance stub ... more details
notability Companies date October 2009 orphan date August 2009 Infobox Company company name Drakefield Travel Insurance foundation 1998 homepage http www.aatravelinsurance.com AA Travel Insurance br http www.gotravelinsurance.co.uk Go Travel Insurance br http www.1stoptravelinsurance.co.uk 1stoptravelinsurance br http www.quotebanana.co.uk Quotebanana.co.uk br http www.etravelinsurance.co.uk etravelinsurance.co.uk parent Acromas Holdings Drakefield Insurance Services Limited is a British company providing insurance services. The company was founded in 1998 and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Drakefield Insurance Services Limited is a subsidiary of Drakefield Holdings. Acromas is the holding company for Saga UK Saga Holdings Ltd , The Automobile Association AA Limited , Direct Choice Ltd and Drakefield Holdings Ltd. ref http www.travelweekly.co.uk Articles 2007 03 26 24065 aa insurance agrees deal to buy drakefield insurance services 26 mar.html ref Drakefield Insurance Services Limited own and operate several UK based Travel Insurance websites including AA Travel Insurance, Go Travel Insurance and 1stop Travel Insurance which are all serviced via UK based call centre s. Drakefield Insurance Services Limited was awarded the Fastest Growing Independent East Anglia Broker award for 2005 2006 from the Insurance Times. References references Category Insurance companies of the United Kingdom ... more details
orphan date August 2010 Computer insurance is the insurance of computer hardware , computer system systems and computer data data against loss or damage. ref citation url http www.questia.com googleScholar.qst jsessionid L8ChWnR2nGD4yYtCDZrzjwK7GKpWGp6H5BTh8vq6sTpJphTDLGkb 2079581585 1267578727?docId 5001322757 title How Good Is Your Computer Insurance? author Chaim Yudkowsky journal Journal of Accountancy volume 185 year 1998 ref References reflist Insurance computing stub finance stub Category Types of insurance Category Computers Insurance ... more details
Infobox Company company name Shelter Insurance company logo Image ShelterInsuranceLogo.jpg 90px company type Mutual company Mutual company slogan Seek Shelter Today foundation 1946 location Columbia, Missouri , United States USA key people Dave Moore businessman Dave Moore , President & CEO num employees 2,000 industry Insurance & Finance homepage http www.ShelterInsurance.com www.ShelterInsurance.com Shelter Insurance Company is a mutual insurance company which focuses on Auto insurance Auto , life insurance Life , home insurance Home , Business, and Farm coverage. It operates in fourteen U.S. states and the headquarters is in Columbia, Missouri . Shelter was founded in 1946 as the insurance ... M.F.A. Insurance. The Shelter name came from the company s most famous slogan, M.F.A is your Shield of Shelter . In 1981, the name was changed to Shelter Insurance. The company s headquarters remained in Columbia. The Shelter Insurance Gardens are located at the company headquarters in Columbia. The Shelter Insurance family of companies includes Shelter Mutual Insurance Company Shelter General Insurance Company Shelter Life Insurance Company Daniel Boone Underwriters, LLC Shelter Enterprises, LLC ... Benefits Management Inc. Shelter Financial Bank States where Shelter Insurance operates Arkansas ..., Oklahoma, Tennessee Lines of Insurance actively sold Apartment Owners Auto insurance Automobile Boatowners Business Property insurance Commercial Fire Property insurance Dwelling Fire Property insurance Farm Fire Liability insurance Farm Liability Farmowners Liability insurance General Liability Home insurance Homeowners Marine insurance Inland Marine Life insurance Life Umbrella insurance Personal Umbrella External links http www.ShelterInsurance.com Shelter Insurance Homepage http www.AMBEST.com A.M. Best Company Category Insurance companies of the United States Category Mutual insurance ... Life insurance companies ... more details
Crime insurance is insurance to cover losses due to victimization by criminals. It s also called fidelity insurance. Many businesses purchase crime insurance that allows them to file claims for employee theft or other offenses with the potential to cause financial ruin. Insurance companies sell separate crime insurance because regular property insurance policies usually don t cover losses caused by dishonest employees. Crime insurance pays when an organization suffers a loss from things like embezzlement theft forgery computer fraud counterfeiting breaking into a safe general crime and dishonesty Some organizations buy crime insurance instead of a surety bond . Anarcho capitalist s favor the use of crime insurance by individuals as well, to cover losses due to murder, rape , and other violent crimes in addition to property crimes this type of crime insurance is termed aggression insurance . ancap Insurance Category Types of insurance Law stub Anarchism stub zh ... more details
Mergeto Insurance Other types date August 2009 Original research date August 2009 Unreferenced date August 2009 Phone insurance is becoming of increasing importance. Cell phone insurance as it is referred to in USA or mobile phone insurance the UK and Australian common term is important as the devices move into advanced or smartphone category meaning that they are becoming much more expensive to replace. Many consider it to be fraud though by companies not replacing original phones with new ones. They use remanufactured phones as a replacement if one gets lost, damaged or stolen. Insurance DEFAULTSORT Phone Insurance Category Types of insurance Category Telephone services finance stub ... more details
Longevity insurance , insuring longevity , is designed to pay to the policyholder a benefit if he or she survives to a pre established future age. While any lifelong life annuity is a longevity insurance in the loose sense, in the stricter sense it is a policy that only pays out from a rather high age, e.g. 85. The benefit is generally paid in the form of an annuity for the remainder of the individual s life, though alternative benefit forms may be provided depending on the terms of the actual policy. Not many Insuranceinsurance companies offer these policies currently. The most notable are Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Metropolitan Life Insurance , Symetra Life Insurance Company and Hartford Insurance Companies. The main use of these products is to provide retirees with a manner to hedge economically against living to an age at which they may have diminished financial resources. Category Retirement Category Types of insurance ... more details
Tianan Insurance is China s fifth largest nonlife insurer. The company was established in 1994. In 2005, Japan s Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. purchased a 24.9 stake in the company. External links http www.tianan insurance.com Tianan InsuranceInsurance companies of China Category Insurance companies of China Category Privately held companies of the People s Republic of China Category Companies established in 1994 ... more details
Contents insurance is insurance that pays for damage to, or loss of, an individual s personal possessions whilst they are located within that individual s home. Some contents insurance policies also provide restricted cover for personal possessions temporarily taken away from the home by the policyholder. In this context possessions means anything that is not permanently attached to the structure of the home possessions that are permanently attached to the structure of the home can only be insured via home insurance. Some contents policies may also include possessions kept in outbuildings or in the garden area attached to the house. Contents insurance is usually sold alongside home insurance but it can also be purchased as a stand alone policy, especially for those who are renting rather than owning their home. See also Homeowners insurance Legal liability Liability External links http www.adviceguide.org.uk c household contents insurance.pdf Household contents insurance Adviceguide http www.abi.org.uk Information Consumers General What is Home Contents Insurance.aspx Home Contents Insurance Consumer Information Association of British Insurers Insurance DEFAULTSORT Contents Insurance Category Types of insurance de Hausratversicherung nl Inboedelverzekering Nederland ru ... more details
Insurance is a federal subject in India . The insurance sector has gone through a number of phases and changes. Since 1999, when the government opened up the insurance sector by allowing private companies to solicit insurance and also allowing foreign direct investment of up to 26 , the insurance sector has been a booming market. However, the largest life insurance company in India is still owned by the government. History In India, insurance has a deep rooted history. Insurance in various forms ... . The fundamental basis of the historical reference to insurance in these ancient Indian texts ..., floods, epidemics and famine. The early references to Insurance in these texts has reference to marine trade loans and carriers contracts. Insurance in its current form has its history dating back until 1818, when Oriental Life Insurance Company was started by Anita Bhavsar in Kolkata to cater ... century, many insurance companies were founded. In the year 1912, the Life Insurance Companies Act and the Provident Fund Act were passed to regulate the insurance business. The Life Insurance Companies ... Indian and foreign companies. The oldest existing insurance company in India is the National Insurance ... on 19th January, 1956 nationalising the Life Insurance sector and Life Insurance Corporation came into existence in the same year. The Life Insurance Corporation LIC absorbed 154 Indian, 16 non ... Insurance Business Nationalisation Act was passed by the Indian Parliament, and consequently, General Insurance business was nationalized with effect from 1st January, 1973. 107 insurers were amalgamated and grouped into four companies, namely National Insurance Company Ltd., the New India Assurance Company Ltd., the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd and the United India Insurance Company Ltd. The General Insurance Corporation of India was incorporated as a company in 1971 and it commence business on January 1sst 1973. The LIC had monopoly till the late 90s when the Insurance sector ... more details
Pollution insurance is a type of insurance that covers costs related to pollution. This can include the costs of brownfield restoration and cleanup, liability for injuries and deaths caused by pollution. The largest players in this industry are AIG , ECS XL , Kemper and Zurich . ref http www.insurancejournal.com magazines southcentral 2001 07 23 features 18589.htm Environmental Pollution Insurance A Fluid and Ever changing Market Bot generated title ref One of the purposes for such insurance policies is so that when companies that cause environmental disasters go bankrupt, the victims can still be compensated. ref http pubs.acs.org cen news 86 i08 8608notw9.html Chemical & Engineering News Latest News China s Pollution Insurance Bot generated title ref The insurance may also protect against cost overruns or regulatory changes that increase the cost of cleanup. ref http www.bizjournals.com philadelphia stories 2001 11 05 focus4.html Pollution insurance growing in popularity Philadelphia Business Journal Bot generated title ref The director of China s EPA SEPA has called for imposing mandatory pollution insurance on polluting industries. ref http www.treehugger.com files 2006 12 chinas epa dema.php As Citizens Sue, China s EPA Demands Compulsory Pollution Insurance TreeHugger Bot generated title ref According to the Cato Institute , legal theories of joint and several liability e.g. ... property regardless of the insurance contract have hurt the pollution insurance industry but nonetheless, the basic idea of pollution insurance remains sound. Cato claims, With the help of insurers and risk ... the sum of insurance premiums, expected payments to victims in excess of insurance coverage , and risk ... issues References reflist 2 External links http sites.google.com site faqoffinance pollution insurance Pollution Insurance Explained Things You Need To Know DEFAULTSORT Pollution Insurance Category Pollution Category Types of insurance ... more details
Image 2005nonlife premia.PNG thumb right Non life insurance premia written in 2005 General insurance or non life insurance policies, including automobile and homeowners policies, provide payments depending on the loss from a particular financial event. General insurance typically comprises any insurance that is not determined to be life insurance . It is called Property insurance property and Casualty insurance casualty insurance in the United States U.S. and Non Life Insurance in Continental Europe. In the United Kingdom UK , General insurance is broadly divided into three areas personal lines , commercial lines and London market . The London market insures large commercial risks such as supermarkets, football players and other very specific risks. It consists of a number of insurers, reinsurers, P&I Clubs , brokers and other companies that are typically physically located in the City of London. The Lloyd s of London is a big participant in this market. http www.iii.org commerciallines global lloyds The London Market also participates in personal lines and commercial lines, domestic ... liability, commercial fleet and other general insurance products sold in a relatively standard fashion to many organisations. There are many companies that supply comprehensive commercial insurance packages ... products are designed to be sold in large quantities. This would include auto insurance autos private car , home insurance homeowners household , pet insurance, creditor insurance and others. ACORD http www.acord.org which is the insurance industry global standards organisation. ACORD has standards ... those XML standards, standard applications for insurance, and certificates of currency. Market trends USA was the largest market for non life insurance premiums written in 2005 followed by the EU and Japan, See also Life insurance , Outstanding claims reserves External links New Zealand Insurance Companies IDEX Professional Recruitment Ltd Category Types of insurance Category Actuarial science ... more details