1.1 How does insurance reduce risk? The gains from car collision insurance that weve studied here apply...
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1.1 How does insurance reduce risk? The gains from car collision insurance that we’ve studied here apply to all types of insurance. Examples are property and casualty insurance, life insurance and healthcare insurance. One person’s risks associated with driving, life and health are independent of other persons.
That’s why insurance is possible. The risks are spread across a population.
But not all risks can be insured. To be insurable, risks must be independent. If an event causes everyone to be a loser, it isn’t possible to spread and pool the risks. For example, flood insurance is often not available for people who live on a floodplain because if one person incurs a loss, most likely all do.
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Economics
ISBN: 9781118150122
10th European Edition
Authors: Michael Parkin, Dr Melanie Powell, Prof Kent Matthews