I have decided to start a new series of post containing various terminologies related to insurance which one can come across in dealing with insurance related matters. This is the first installment of this series. I will keep things simple and straightforward so that any one reading the post can understand. I will not cover too much terminology in one post. Each post will contain three to five terminologies. This may also be helpful to those pursuing or willing to pursue their study in insurance. So let’s start.
- Insured: Insured is the person who has taken the insurance policy. The other word which is synonymous to this is the policyholder. Both are synonymous to each other. Suppose, if you have taken a life insurance policy, then you are the insured or the policyholder.
- Insurer: This is the insurance company which provides you the insurance. The company providing life insurance is known as life insurer and the company providing non-life insurance is known as non-life or general insurer. Some of the insurers in India are LIC of India, ICICI Lombard, SBI Life Insurance, SBI General Insurance, HDFC Ergo General Insurance, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, PNB Metlife etc.
- Beneficiary: This is the individual who will receive payment due to annuity, life insurance policy etc. Nominee is an example of beneficiary who receives the payment on the event of insured death.
– Ashish Kumar
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