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Dr. N.N.Sengutpa
Introduction
• Insurance is collective bearing of risk.
• Insurance spreads risks and losses of few people among
a large no. of people as people prefer small fixed liability
instead of big uncertain & changing liability.
• Insurance can be defined as a legal contract b/w 2 parties
whereby one party called Insurer undertakes to pay a
fixed sum of money on the happening of a particular
event, which may be certain or uncertain.
Principles of Insurance