investment-type insurance

  • 1Insurance — This article is about risk management. For Insurance (blackjack), see Blackjack. For Insurance run (baseball), see Insurance run. In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a… …

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  • 2China Pacific Insurance — 中国太保 Type Public Company Industry Diversified insurance Founded 1991 Headquarters …

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  • 3investment product — ➔ product * * * investment product UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► a type of investment, such as bonds or shares, that is sold by a financial organization and that pays interest or a dividend: »The insurance company sells annuities and other investment… …

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  • 4insurance — A contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, one party undertakes to compensate the other for loss on a specified subject by specified perils. The party agreeing to make the compensation is usually called the insurer or underwriter; the… …

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  • 5insurance — A contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, one party undertakes to compensate the other for loss on a specified subject by specified perils. The party agreeing to make the compensation is usually called the insurer or underwriter; the… …

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  • 6insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… …

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  • 7Insurance in Australia — Australia has a sophisticated and well developed insurance market, which can be divided into roughly three components: life insurance, general insurance and health insurance. These markets are fairly distinct, with most larger insurers focusing… …

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  • 8Investment advisor — An investment advisor (or investment adviser) is an individual or firm that advises clients on investment matters on a professional basis. They tend to fall into two distinct categories: * investment advisors offering direct financial advice to… …

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  • 9Investment risk — On ground of assurance of the return, there are two kinds of Investments Riskless and Risky. Riskless investments are guaranteed, but since the value of a guarantee is only as good as the guarantor, those backed by the full faith and confidence… …

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  • 10Type I securities — A category of investment securities defined by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ( OCC) (12 CFR 1). A Type I security is any one of the following: (1) Obligations of the U.S. government. (2) Obligations issued, insured or guaranteed… …

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