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Insurance Against the Flu: Key Points and Offers
Insurance Against the Flu: What You Need to Know About Policies and Offers Some insurance companies offer voluntary health insurance (VHI) programs for protection against the flu and acute respiratory diseases, but there is no unified approach to this issue. Some programs include mandatory vaccinations and compensation for illness, while others provide flu treatment within broader insurance plans without having separate programs. Specialized flu insurance may exist, but difficulties in diagnosis and determining the connection between complications and the flu can lead to disputes over claims. Overall, while specialized programs may be more affordable, the uncertainty in diagnosis makes them less appealing to insurers. Challenges: The main issue with flu insurance is the difficulty in diagnosing influenza distinctly from other respiratory infections. Insurers require a clear flu diagnosis to determine coverage, leading to potential disputes over claims. If complications arise, the i...
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Types of compulsory insurance
Types of compulsory insurance In Ukraine, the following types of compulsory insurance are carried out: health insurance; personal insurance of medical and pharmaceutical employees (except for those working in institutions and organizations financed from the State Budget of Ukraine) in case of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus during the performance of their official duties; personal insurance of departmental employees (except for those working in institutions and organizations financed from the State Budget of Ukraine) and rural fire brigades and members of voluntary fire brigades (teams); insurance of sportsmen of higher categories; life and health insurance of specialists in veterinary medicine; personal insurance against accidents in transport; aviation insurance of civil aviation; liability insurance of the maritime carrier and the performer of work related to the servicing of maritime transport, in respect of compensation for losses incurr...
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History of insurance: Medieval era
History of insurance. Medieval era. Sea loans or foenus nauticum were common before the traditional marine insurance in the medieval times, in which investor lend his money to a travelling merchant, and merchant will be liable to pay back if the ship returns safely, providing credit and sea insurance at the same time. The rate of interest for sea loans was high to compensate higher risk involved. Hence, in sea loans merchants have to pay the interest charges to the lenders for bearing the sea risk rather than profit sharing, as it was the case in sedentary-travelling merchant relationship. Therefore, due the usury involvement in the transaction, in 1236 the Pope Gregory IX condemned this practice in his decretal Naviganti (Roover, 1945, p. 175; See also Kingston, 2011). The commenda contracts were introduced when Pope Gregory IX condemned the sea loans because of usury. Capitalist provide funds to entrepreneur to carry out trade on partnership, sharing the profit but both sea and c...
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Insurance of issued guarantees (sureties) and accepted guarantees
Insurance of issued guarantees (sureties) and accepted guarantees Insurance of issued and accepted guarantees (sureties) is a type of insurance where the subject of the insurance contract are property interests that are not contrary to the law and are related to losses Losses incurred by the creditor as a result of non-fulfillment (improper fulfillment) of obligations by the guarantor (surety) in the amount and within the terms specified in the guarantee (surety agreement); Losses incurred by the guarantor (surety) as a result of non-performance (improper performance) by the debtor of its obligations to the creditor to the extent and within the terms specified in the agreement. This type of insurance provides for the insurer's obligation to pay the insurance indemnity in accordance with the terms of the insurance contract for the fee (insurance premium, insurance payment, insurance premium) established by the insurance contract by indemnifying the Insured, if the Insured ...
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Watercraft Owners' Liability Insurance (including Carrier's Liability)
Watercraft Owners' Liability Insurance (including Carrier's Liability) Watercraft Owners' Liability Insurance (including Carrier's Liability) is a type of insurance under which the subject of the insurance contract are property interests that do not contradict the law on compensation of damage caused by the Insured or another person whose civil liability is insured to life, health, working capacity, property of third parties, including owners of cargo and baggage (cargo), during operation of a watercraft and transportation or forwarding. This type of insurance provides for the Insurer's obligation to pay indemnity in accordance with the terms of the Insurance Contract for the payment (insurance premium, insurance payment, insurance premium) established by the Insurance Contract for damage caused to the life, health, working capacity and/or property of a third party by a person whose civil liability is insured as a result of a maritime event (accident) during the...
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