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,Legal Purpose Risk transfer doesn't violate the law
Offer Insured submits application and first month premium to insurer
Insurer accepts or insurer declines the risk
Counteroffer Agrees to issue policy but with higher premium or restrictions/ exclusions
Insured either accepts the conditions or withdraws their application
Competent Parties Competent• Legal age (usually 18) • Mentally sane• Sober
Adhesion Policy written by the insurance company
Adhesion = glue
Insured has no input
If ambiguous, court will take the side of the insured
Aleatory Contract • Unequal value
• Pay small premium and have a large claim, or pay premiums for many years without a
claim
representation believed to be true
misrepresentation representation that is actually false.
Material misrepresentation information given that is not true and DOES affect the insurer's decision
warranty statement that is guaranteed to be true, and it may be relied on by the other party. If a
warranty is not kept, there is a breach of warranty that voids the contract.
Concealment failure to disclose known facts
Property insurance policies Covers"mystuff"
"Mystuff"=buildings(real property) and personal belongings
First Part Loss
Casualty Insurance Casualty = Liability
Always pays the other guy, never me
Third party losses
, D. I. C. E. E. ■ Declarations■ Insuring agreements■ Conditions■ Endorsements and additional
supplementary coverages ■ Exclusions
Declarations who, what, when, where, and how much
Insuring agreement(s) promise to pay and perils covered
Conditions rules for the policy
Endorsements changes to the original policy
Exclusions items not covered
Named insured listed on the declarations
First-named insured first on the declarations
policy territory typically includes the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories and
possessions. Most insurance policies do not extend coverage into Mexico
flat cancellation. policy is canceled on the effective date, by either the insurer or insured
Cancellation occurs before the policy's expiration date
Insurer cancellation requires advance notice
Insured cancellation—no advance notice
Nonrenewal occurs at the expiration date
Insurer must give advance notice
No advance notice required by the insured
Nonconcurrency result of two or more policies covering the same property but providing different or non-
identical coverage.
Pro Rata Each insurer's liable for a portion of the loss
calculate pro rata policy limit of one company/ loss policy limit of all companies X loss