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Reading insurance contracts Study Guide

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Contract Formation and the Policy Map: How an Insurance Deal Forms and Where Its Parts Live

An insurance policy is a contract, which is an agreement the law can enforce. This lesson has two parts. First, you'll learn the building blocks that turn an agreement into a contract. Then you'll learn to find your way around the policy itself: who and what it covers, what the insurer promises, what rules apply, and what is left out.

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Recommended first: Why insurance works and what it can insure. Suggestions, not required steps.

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Recognize Negligence and Other Bases of Liability

When someone is hurt or their property is damaged, the first question is whether anyone is legally responsible, meaning required by law to make it right. The second question is why. The reason someone is held responsible is called the basis of liability.

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Recommended first: Read a loss scenario: peril, hazard and cause, Contract formation and the policy map. Suggestions, not required steps.

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