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Principles of Risk Management and Insurance Midterm (1) 2025 Risk Uncertainty concerning the occurrence of a loss Risk (Insurance) Used to identify the property of life that is being considered for insurance Risk (Economics and Finance) Used in situations where the probabilities of possible outcomes are known; uncertainty is used in situations where such probabilities cannot be estimated

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Principles of Risk Management and
Insurance Midterm (1) 2025

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