INSURANCE NOTES-Important For LIC AAO

Dear Reader,

Now that the LIC AAO Call Letter is out, we are sure you all have started the preparations in full force. 

Here are some insurance related definitions that you should be knowing before you face the final battle. 

We will publish the second lot soon. So keep learning. 

1. What is Insurance? 

Insurance is defined as a contract between two parties whereby one party called insurer undertakes in exchange 

for a fixed sum called premium to pay the other party called insured a fixed amount of money after happening of a

 certain event.

According to the Indian Contract Act 1872, “A Contract may be defined as an agreement between two or more

 parties to do or to abstain from doing an act, with an intention to create a legally binding relationship.”

2. What is Banccasurance?

Banccasurance means selling of insurance products through banks. The insurance companies and the banks

 come up in a partnership wherein the bank sells the tied insurance company’s insurance products to its clients. 

Bank Insurance Model is also termed as Banccasurance. 

3. Who is an Actuary?

A person with expertise in the fields of economics, statistics and mathematics, who helps in risk assessment and 

estimation of premiums etc for an insurance business, is called an actuary.

A professional statistician working in an insurance company is an Actuary. 

4. What is an Actuarial Science?

Actuarial science is the discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in insurance,

 finance and other industries and professions.

Actuarial science includes a number of interrelated subjects, including probability, mathematics, statistics, finance, 

economics, financial economics, and computer programming.

5. Who are Third Party Administrators?

Third Party Administrators or TPAs are a vital link between health insurance companies, policyholders and health 

care providers.

The TPAs maintain databases of policy holders and issue them identity cards with unique identification numbers 

and handle all the post policy issues including claim settlements. 

6. What is Mortality Charge?

Mortality Charge is the amount charged every year by the insurer to provide the life cover to the policyholder on 

the life of the Life Insured. It is also called as Cost of Insurance.

7. What is Maturity Date?

The date on which the principal amount of a note, draft, acceptance bond or other debt instrument becomes due 

and is repaid to the investor and interest payments stop.

The maturity date tells you when you will get your principal back and for how long you will receive interest 

payments.

8. Who is an Agent?

An Agent is a person who is licensed by state to sell Insurance. The Agents serve as an intermediary between the

 insurance company and the insured.

Agents are only responsible for the timely and accurate processing of forms, premiums, and paperwork.

• Captive Agent – Agent sell Insurance of a specific Company.
• Independent Agent – Agent who works independently and sells Insurance of many companies.

9. Who is a Broker?

An insurance broker is a specialist in insurance and risk management.Brokers act on behalf of their clients and 

provides advice in the interests of their clients.

Insurance brokers can be best described as a kind of super-independent agent.

10. What is Annuity?

A long-term contract sold by an insurance company designed to provide payments to the holder at specified

 intervals, usually after retirement.