| Cost Comparison of Rating Programs for Traditional Insurance |
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| Traditional commercial insurance policies may be priced through a guaranteed cost rating, a dividend program, or a retrospective rating. Each of these alternatives has distinctive features that could affect the effectiveness of a risk management program. More... |
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| Aviation Insurance Pools |
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| Insurance pools have developed in response to the magnitude of potential losses from an occurrence involving aviation. Aviation insurance generally covers risks arising from the operation of aircraft and ground facilities for aircraft. A single occurrence involving aircraft or an airport could result in catastrophic exposure that would exceed the capacity of a single insurer and its reinsurers. More... |
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| Diability Insurance While Employed |
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| If an insured becomes totally disabled, he may recover payments under his disability insurance policy during his period of disability. One factor that is used to determine the insured's eligibility for such payments is his ability to work. If he has the ability to engage in substantially gainful employment, for example, he may be denied coverage. Also, if he actually obtains employment, he may also be denied coverage. This articles addresses situations in which the insured may or may not be entitled to disability payments if he actually obtains employment. More... |
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| INTERPLAY WITH CONSUMER PROTECTION STATUTES |
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| The Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, was one of the first laws to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts or practices in commerce. Additionally, most states have now adopted either the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act1 or enacted similar statutes that protect consumers and other businesses from unfair and deceptive acts or practices in commerce. These consumer-oriented statutes are typically limited to the sale of goods or services and transactions for personal, family, household, and similar purposes. While there is a variance in these statutes as to what constitutes an unfair and deceptive trade act or practice, the following activities are typically prohibited under all consumer-oriented deceptive trade practice statutes: (1) passing off goods or services as those of another; (2) causing confusion or misunderstanding as to the source or approval of goods or services; (3) falsely representing that goods or services have sponsorship, approval, or benefits that they do not have; (4) disparaging the goods, services or business of another by false or misleading representations; and (5) engaging in any other conduct that creates a likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding. Federal and state consumer-oriented laws usually allow both business competitors and consumers to sue a business or person that has engaged in a deceptive trade practice. In many states, aggrieved consumers may obtain treble damages and collect attorney's fees. More... |
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