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प्रश्न
Define Fire Insurance.
उत्तर
According to the Indian Fire Insurance Act, 1938; "In addition to other insurances, fire insurance is that insurance contract which takes place against fire and such other risks which are mentioned in the fire insurance contract."
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The Principle of indemnity is not applicable to ____________
a. life insurance
b. marine insurance
c. fire insurance.
Choose the correct answer for the following:
Which of the following is not a function of insurance?
Find the premium on a property worth ₹ 25,00,000 at 3% if (i) the property is fully insured, (ii) the property is insured for 80% of its value.
A shop is valued at ₹3,60,000 for 75% of its value. If the rate of premium is 0.9%, find the premium paid by the owner of the shop. Also, find the agents commission if the agent gets commission at 15% of the premium.
A person insures his office valued at ₹5,00,000 for 80% of its value. Find the rate of premium if he pays ₹13,000 as premium. Also, find agent’s commission at 11%.
60,000 articles costing Rs. 200 per dozen were insured against fire for Rs. 2,40,000. If 20% of the articles were burnt and 7,200 of the remaining articles were damaged to the extent of 80% of their value, find the amount that can be claimed under the policy.
The rate of premium on a policy of ₹ 1,00,000 is ₹ 56 per thousand per annum. A rebate of ₹ 0.75 per thousand is permitted if the premium is paid annually. Find the net amount of premium payable if the policyholder pays the premium annually.
Insurance companies collect a fixed amount from their customers at a fixed interval of time. This amount is called ______.
Fill in the blank :
General insurance covers all risks except __________.
Solve the following :
A merchant takes fire insurance policy to cover 80 % of the value of his stock. Stock worth ₹80,000 was completely destroyed in a fire while the rest of stock was reduced to 20% of its value. If the proportional compensation under the policy was ₹67,200, find the value of the stock.
Solve the following :
A 35-year old person takes a policy for ₹1,00,000 for a period of 20 years. The rate of premium is ₹76 and the average rate of bonus is ₹7 per thousand p.a. If he dies after paying 10 annual premiums, what amount will his nominee receive?
Solve the following :
A cargo of grain is insured at `(3/4)`% to cover 70% of its value. ₹1,008 is the amount of premium paid. If the grain is worth ₹12 per kg, how many kg of the grain did the cargo contain?
Solve the following :
A property valued at ₹7,00,000 is insured to the extent of ₹5,60,000 at `(5/8)^"th"` % less 20%. . Calculate the saving made in the premium.Find the amount of loss that the owner must bear, including premium, if the property is damaged to the extent of 40 % of its value.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Premium is the amount paid to the insurance company every month
State whether the following statement is True or False:
An installment of money paid for insurance is called Premium
State whether the following statement is True or False:
The value of insured property is called policy value
Policy value = ₹ 80,000
Period of policy = 20 years
Amount of money paid in 10 years = `square`
Annualized average rate per bonus = ₹ 20 per thousand per year
For one year, bonus = `square/1000 xx 80,000`
= ₹ 1,600
Bonus for 10 years = `10 xx square`
= ₹ 16,000
Total amount after 10 years = `square + 16000`
= ₹ `square`
