PERSONAL FINANCE
PERSONAL FINANCE
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ISBN: 9781308498706
Author: Kapoor
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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To determine:

Purpose of insurance.

Introduction: Insurance refers to a contract including two parties; in which one party agrees to cover all expenses in future related to specified reasons, if loss arises. Insurance provides coverage to insured in return of premium.

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Answer to Problem 10.1PQ1

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The main purpose of insurance is to provide financial cover against some known future risk.

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The purpose of insurance is to provide financial cover against some known future risk. The insurance provides money to the insured if future risk materialized. The future risk may be of disability, death, loss of property or anything else. Insurance helps in covering the financial damage that happens to the person. The secondary purpose is to take tax advantage because tax deduction is available for insurance, which helps an individual in saving money.

Hence, purpose of insurance is to cover risk.

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