Friday, January 28, 2011

The Importance of Insurance

A lot of people are very much out of the know when it has to do with exactly what insurance is, and the real power you’re afforded when you utilize its capabilities. Well for all of you that would like a brief explanation on the ins and outs of how it works, and what it can do, this article is for you.

The easiest way to describe insurance in layman’s terms would have to be that it is a tool for owners to protect their assets from situations and occurrences beyond their control, with homes, it would be theft, vandalism or forces of nature. For vehicles it would be accidents or theft and for anything else, well the possibilities are endless. For any investor or owner it is one of the most powerful tools they can possess. It acts as a buffer between you and any potential damage done to your assets.

Insurance is a form of risk management, accrued through a third party in which you compensate some times biyearly, sometimes monthly depending on the piece of property the insurance policy is taken out on. Also, depending on the value of the property, the price can have a drastic difference. Whether it be a car, or a valuable piece of machinery or a home, this piece of property needs to be appraised, and through the appraisal of the property the insurance policy can be made, and paid depending on the value of the item.

Now, the transaction is between the owner and the agency, the agency guarantees to compensate, or in technical jargon, to indemnify the insured party, if ever something is to happen to the insured item, therefore giving the owner a reason to exchange a relatively small amount to the insurer. When the moneys are exchanged, the owner receives a contract from the insurer called an insurance policy.

To give you a clear picture of all the possibilities of insurable assets, I’ll include a few of the insurable goods and investments, it can reach to many lengths, and isn’t just constrained to the assets I am including here, but just for your information here are some things you can procure a policy on. There’s auto insurance policies, in which you insure your personal or business vehicles with. There’s home insurance, a way to keep from losing an expensive asset, your home. There’s also health insurance, this insurance policy protects you when you’re hurt or get sick, offsetting the cost of expensive doctors and emergency room visits. There’s also casualty insurance, now this protects you in case of accidents, you or someone else. Life insurance is a way to protect your family in case an untimely death happens. Another form of insurance is property insurance. Property insurance is a policy that compensates you in the even of fire, earthquake or something such as this. A very important policy available to home owners.

In summation, this isn’t a very comprehensive explanation of all the possibilities of insurance but a brief summation of the possibilities of it.