n bChapter 1: Introductory Parts
1.1 Introduction
Insurance is essentially a collective endeavor under which a large number of individuals agree to share the loss which a few of them would incur in future. This means insurance protects those unfortunates who suffer heavy financial impact of anticipated misfortunes by distributing the loss among many who are exposed to the risk of similar misfortunes.
The process insurance has been evolved to safeguard the interests of people from uncertainty by providing certainty of payment at a given contingency. The insurance principle comes to be more and more used and useful in modern affairs. Not only does it serve the loss/damage of any losses it also provide financial benefits to the individual for death or at the end of a time period.
1.2 Background of the study
This report has been prepared as requirement of the Insurance and Risk Management course. The study of the report was based upon the overall insurance company’s problem and prospects in Bangladesh. We, THE WHIZKIDS group, were duly approved by our course teacher Kazi Raihan Uddin sir. This study will help us to identify the insurance business problem and prospects.
1.3Literature Review
Uninsured risk leaves poor households vulnerable to serious or even catastrophic losses from negative shocks. It also forces them to undertake costly strategies to manage their incomes and assets in the face of risk, lowering mean incomes earned. Welfare costs due to shocks and foregone profitable opportunities have been found to be substantial, contributing to persistent poverty. Insurance has the potential to reduce these welfare costs. By offering a payout when an insured loss occurs, it avoids other costly ways of coping with the shock leaving future income earning opportunities intact. Furthermore, the security linked to being insured can be expected to allow the