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Chapter 4
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Insurance
Professional
10/05/2011

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Term
PORTFOLIO
Definition
A group of policies with common characteristics.
Term
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
Definition

The activity involved in:

  1. Developing new insurance products,
  2. Changing existing insurance products,
  3. Establishing profitability goals,
  4. Pricing products,
  5. Managing profitability, and
  6. Managing operation associated with a portfolio of insurance policies.
Term

ENVIRONMENTAL

SCANNING

Definition

The process of

  1. Identifying factors that are crucial for an organization's success or failure in the marketplace
  2. Defining signals or events that affect the factors
  3. Determining the implications of the signals or events
Term
FOCUS GROUP
Definition
A small group of customers or potential customers brought together to provide opinions about a specific product, service, need or other issue. They provide qualitative data regarding customers' opinions through open discussion.
Term

RISK PROFILE

(of a portfolio)

Definition
A set of characteristics common to all risks in a portfolio.
Term
COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Definition
A study that compares the likely costs of a product or service with the likely benefits, both to the customer and to the insurer.
Term
REUNDERWRITING
Definition

Process of analyzing the characteristics of policies within a portfolio and the trends of those characteristics.

    1. Identifies common loss exposures that generate losses that were not anticipated at the time rates were estalished.
    2. Possible activity for correction are then identified and selected for implementation
    3. Then is moniotored to determine the effectiveness.

 

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