Friday, 6 April 2012

Weather Insurance for Small Companies

Japan has introduced a new type of insurance in the form of weather insurance. This type of insurance is to anticipate a decline in profits due to the cool summer climates (cool summer). Target sales of this type of insurance is a small company engaged in the service such as rental homes (huts) that are used by tourists on holiday edge beach, restaurant manager, swimming pool, ice cream industry and other small businesses whose sales concentrated in the summer.

How it works as follows: The number of days in the summer in August determined only for 10 days. Summer day is defined as a day where the temperature is more than 30 0 C. When the days of summer numbered less than 10, then asuradur indemnify in accordance with the deficit because of the small number of summer days. For example, such compensation is determined $ 5,000 per day, if the number of summer days in August was 6, then the amount of damages amounted to $ 20,000 as compensation for deficiency 4 days of summer.

Application closing risks should be completed before entering the period of insurance in August. Determination of the sum insured are free, but the overall limit of indemnity specified maximum profit margin incurred in August of the year with gains in August of the previous year. While it has been designed also some kind of insurance to cover the risk of a fall in profits due to abnormal weather conditions, such as warm winter, heavy rain or sunshine insufficiency.

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Part I: How Insurance Company in the U.S Choose A Reinsurance Company

The factors which affects the insurance companies in the United States for choosing the reinsurance companies are as follow:

- The reinsurance is financially secure
- Trustworthy
- Easy to work with
- Open to negotiation
- Consistency of underwriting decisions
- Competitive Price
- Always give choices
- Good grades according to the Rating Agencies
- Providing genuine concern
- There's collateral claims settlement
- Authority underwriter
- Underwriters are easily to be contacted
- Consistency prices
- Speed ​​in the handling of documents
- Low interaction cost
- Superior in business Casualty
- Have programs that are creative and innovative
- It has a large capacity for business Casualty
- Have the capacity to provide Integrated Products
- Having a good quality of claims settlement
- Having a skilled and flexible staff
- It has a large capacity to the Property Catastrophe
- Having the ability facultative high
- Having the ability to do all the courses
- Providing solutions that are not public
- It has a capacity of multi-line
- Can provide a turn-key products
- It has the capability of modeling
- It has a high capacity for business property
- Having a reliable actuarial
- Respected by brokers
- It has a large capacity for business property
- Having actuarial data well
- It has the ability of dynamic financial analysis

More details are to be updated on to the next post.

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

How to Achieve an Effective Completion Claim In 10 minutes

The most important step in dealing with property claims is the first contact with the insured customer. If this stage is going well then the next process will give a satisfactory result for the adjuster and the insured.

The following are suggestions a few effective ways to complete the claim in 10 minutes. Even though it looks simple and basic, yet often overlooked, but can prevent the problems that occur in a settlement of claims.

1. Calm the insured customer
Loss suffered is something painful to the insured because of all the effort, money and pride in their hard work disappear in a moment. Therefore we have to empathize with the suffering of the insured; say that we understand their current situation and will try to help as best we can. Emphasize also that we need their cooperation.

2. Explain the claims settlement procedure
Insured customer is generally do not pay attention to the claims handling procedures, so we have to explain the following reasons why the move is necessary to do. It is very important to explain to them the risks, limits and items that are guaranteed by the policy. Thus, the insured will know what they can expect from the settlement of claims.
Rupture process into several parts to be easily understood by the insured who are panicking. For example, what to do before, during and after the inspection, as well as what to do after the claim is paid.
Explain that the task is to determine the adjuster guarantees and examine the value of the loss, not for repair the damaged items.

3. Find out what's going on
We should ask questions that are specific to avoid unnecessary conversation, for example, do not ask "Where is the leak occur?" but ask "In what room leak happened?" and we will get an accurate answer.

4. Find out what items were damaged
Tell the difference between the insured items home ( dwelling ), content (content ), and equipment and other structures as it will simplify and speed up the data collection items that were damaged. Say that inventory loss is their duty in accordance with the provisions stated in the policy. Besides, they will be more familiar with the belongings of their own from the adjuster.

5. Is there a third party involved
Ask the insured if the loss is caused by the mistakes of others. By asking this information then sub-rogation process can begin immediately because it usually takes a relatively long time and sometimes have to wait disposition of the insured.

6. Let the customer know what they need to do next
Tell the insured obligations in the handling of claims in order to reduce the false presumption of the insured against the insurer and the insured to avoid the possibility of saying "I was never told".

Firstly, the insured should be reminded to take steps necessary to prevent further damage, for example, cover the steps necessary to prevent further damage, such as closing a pipeline leak .

Secondly, the insured must try to reduce the damage, such as moving things from a puddle of water, separating the damaged goods are not damaged.

Thirdly, the insured must allow inspection of the goods suffered losses and had to maintain the condition of the goods until the adjuster conduct research.

Fourthly, the insured must prove all aspects of filing claims.

Lastly, insured must support the efforts of sub-rogation.

If the insured complained that he had too much to do, then answer that we understand but it is important that the resolution process can run faster and smoother.

7. Tell the insured customer to give an estimate and calculate
Have all the receipts or estimattion include a description of the goods were damaged, where the goods are placed, what has been done on these items (repair or cleaning) and how the price was calculated (time purchases, materials, price per unit). These data are very helpful in verifying the age and value.

8.Give them your name and phone number
Insured would feel better if there was someone who was always willing to help.It's not enough to just know the insured's Customer Service telephone number.We should tell the name and phone number so they can call when needed.

9.Give a bit of time for Estimated Time of Completion
Should we loosen the estimated completion time of a claim in order to avoid disappointment insured when we have time to complete the unfulfilled promise.

Besides, do not make the commitment before we can ascertain the cause of the loss, bail and detail loss.

10.Take note everything in detail for proofs for all the details that have been made
We should note the date and time of all conversations and the names of the people we spoke to. Write down what they say and what we tell them because we can not possibly expect the insured will want to write the conversation. And also, recording what we do can be used as support in the event of a dispute.

Thursday, 12 January 2012

Tips on How You Should Consider Purchasing a Life Insurance

To consider purchasing life insurance, these are the following tips for you:

1. Understand why you need it, especially with regard to the policies set by the insurance company.
2. Before buying, do a lot of research by looking for information about life insurance from other people who do understands.
3. Ask your friends to recommend a life insurance agent that they trust, and do have the ability to help and serve customers.
4. Buy when you're healthy in financial condition. The sooner you buy, the better. That is when you are still healthy, young age, and you have not used the money to pay other bills burdensome.

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

43 Percent of Women In the U.S Does't Have Life Insurance

The economic crisis currently makes men no longer can be the sole breadwinner. Women must work in order to increase their income, or even the main breadwinner. Not surprisingly, the number of women working now has increased.

There's just something that needs attention. As many as 43 percent of women work in the United States did not have life insurance. Many women have a fairly high level, but they apparently never thought to buy insurance products. If this is the case 100 years ago, maybe it's understandable because they could not afford it. Because the income they gets in the informal sector was not significant.

Unlike now, when women already know their needs, and already has power over their income, women need life insurance, as a safety net for them. As they become breadwinners for the family, and one is no longer able to provide such maintenance for whatever reason, they must ensure that families still have an income to survive. This is where life insurance to meet those needs.

Even single women also should buy life insurance. Because, there are some situations that may make insurance a helper. For example, you have to pay for the care of sick parents. Alternatively, you being the only child still living with their parents, and must pay for their lives. That is to say, life insurance is needed by anyone who has dependents.

It's just that, you should not buy life insurance because the seller can not stand the seduction, or for joining in others. Moreover, you actually do not really understand the benefits for yourself.

In addition, when purchasing insurance protection, you should buy a pure insurance protection with no-frills investments. In other words, life insurance and investment are two things that should be separate. If you want to invest, then investing is the investment manager of the company, not the insurance company. There really, other areas are better to invest, such as precious metals or property.