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Insurance, see, Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), s. 80C, Expl. 1.Insurance, the act of providing against a possible loss, by entering into a contract with one who is willing to give assurance, that is, to bind himself to make good such loss should it occur. In this contract, the chances of benefit are equal to the insured and the insurer. The first actually pays a certain sum, and the latter undertakes to pay a larger, if an accident should happen. The one renders his property secure; the other receives money with the probability that it is clear gain. The instrument by which the contract is made is called a policy; the stipulated consideration, a premium. As to what is known as a coupon policy, i.e., a coupon cut out of a diary, etc., see General Accident, etc., Assce. Corpn. v. Robertson, 1909 AC 404.Insurable Interest must be possessed by the person taking out a policy; he must be so circumstanced as to have benefit from the existence of the person or thing insured, and some preju...
National insurance
National insurance. The (English) National Insur-ance Act, 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 55), introduced by Mr. Lloyd George, established a wide system of compulsory state insurance covering both ill-health and unemployment, which is based upon premiums contributed in part by the employer, in part by the employee, and in part by the State. The Act consisted of three parts, the first dealing with National Health Insurance, the second with Unemployment Insurance, and the third contained miscellaneous provisions. This Act remained the basis of National Health Insurance, although the subject of very extensive amendment, until the National Health Insurance Act, 1924, consolidated the law. The law has been consolidated again by the (English) National Health Insurance Act, 1936 (26 Geo. 5, and 1 Edw. 8, c. 32), amends and repeals the whole of the Acts passed in 1920, 1922, 1924 and 1928. The arrangement is as follows:-Part I. Insured Persons and Contributions.Part II. Benefits.Part III. Approved Soc...
life insurance
life insurance : insurance providing for the payment of money to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the insured see also endowment insurance ordinary life insurance : whole life insurance in this entry straight life insurance : whole life insurance in this entry term life insurance : life insurance that provides coverage for a set term and does not accumulate cash surrender value universal life insurance : life insurance characterized by flexible premiums, benefits, and payment schedules, by the indexing of cash value to money market interest rates, and by the periodic reporting of current value and company costs charged to the account universal variable life insurance : variable universal life insurance in this entry variable life insurance : life insurance in which all or part of the cash value of the policy is located in a tax-deferred investment portfolio with risk assumed by the insured for investment losses compare variable annuity at annuity variable univer...
Insurer
Insurer. The person assuring against loss.The word 'insurer' in s. 2D of the Insurance Act, 1938 means a person who was carrying on the business of insurance but has closed it, Vanguard Fire and General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Fraser and Ross AIR 1960 SC 971; see also (1973) 1 SCC 310: (1960) 3 SCR 857. [Insurance Act, 1938, s. 2D; 339 (9)]Insurer means an insurer as defined in the Insur-ance Act who carries on life insurance business in India and includes the government and a provi-dent society as defined in s. 65 of the Insurance Act. [Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956), s. 2(6)]...
Double insurance
Double insurance takes place when the assured makes two or more insurances on the same subject, the same risk, and the same interest. The assured may recover the amount of his actual loss against any of the insurers, but nothing beyond this, and if he obtains full satisfaction from one of the assurers, the latter is entitled to contribution from the others. Excess of indemnity received by the assured is held by him in trust for the assurers. Double insurance is therefore entirely different from re-insurance, which is effected by the underwriter to secure himself from a loss. Double insurances are not prohibited by the law maritime unless fradulently made; see Arnould on Marine Insurance, 8th Edn. P. 430; the Marine Insurance Act, 1906, ss. 32, 80; Newby v. Reid, (1763) 1 W Bl 416.Double insurance is prohibited under the (English) National Health Insurance, Old Age, and Widows, etc., (English) Contributory Pensions Act, 1936....
Policy of group insurance
Policy of group insurance, means any instrument covering not less than fifty or such smaller number as the Central Government may approve, either generally or with reference to any particular case, by which an insurer, in consideration of a premium paid by an employer or by an employer and his employees jointly, engages to cover, with or without medical examination and for the sole benefit of persons other than the employer, the lives of all the employees or of any class of them, determined by conditions pertaining to the employment, for amounts of insurance based upon a plan which precludes individual selection. [Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899), s. 2 (19A); Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1999, s. 2(28)]Policy of sea-insurance or sea-policy,--(a) means any insurance made upon any ship or vessel (whether for marine or inland navigation), or upon the machinery, tackle or furniture of any ship or vessel, or person, any goods, merchandise or property of any description whatever on board of any sh...
Life insurance fund
Life insurance fund, The life insurance fund as defined in s. 10(2) is an absolute security of the life policy-holders and cannot be used in any manner. The words 'life insurance fund' have a definite meaning under the Insurance Act under s. 10(2), read with s. 11 and form D of the Insurance Act, Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Crown Life Insurance Co., AIR 1965 SC 1985 (1987): (1965) 3 SCR 474. [Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956]...
insurance certificate
insurance certificate 1 : a certificate issued by an insurer to a shipper as evidence that a shipment of merchandise is covered under a marine insurance policy 2 : a certificate issued in place of an insurance policy by an insurer to one insured as evidence of membership in an insurance or pension plan ...
mortgage insurance
mortgage insurance a policy that protects lenders against some or most of the losses that can occur when a borrower defaults on a mortgage loan; mortgage insurance is required primarily for borrowers with a down payment of less than 20% of the home's purchase price. Insurance purchased by the buyer to protect the lender in the event of default. Typically purchased for loans with less than 20 percent down payment. The cost of mortgage insurance is usually added to the monthly payment. Mortgage insurance is maintained on conventional loans until the outstanding amount of the loan is less than 80 percent of the value of the house or for a set period of time (7 years is common). Mortgage insurance also is available through a government agency, such as the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or through companies (Private Mortgage Insurance or PMI). Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
Marine insurance business
Marine insurance business, means the business of effecting contracts of insurance upon vessels of any description, including cargoes, freights and other interests which may be legally insured, in or in relation to such vessels, cargoes and freights, goods, wares, merchandise and property of whatever description insured for any transit by land or water, or both, and whether or not including warehouse risks or similar risks in addition or as incidental to such transit, and includes any other risks customarily included among the risks insured against in marine insurance policies. [Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938), s. 2(13A)]...
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