INS 23 - Insurance Course

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Commercial Insurance
Covers for-profit business & not-for profit orgainzations against adverse financial effects of property & liability losses
Loss Exposure
Any condition or situation that presents a possiblity of loss, regardless of whether the loss actually occurs
Corporation
An enitity organized under state laws and entitled to the same rights as a person, distince from its owners, who are called stockholders or shareholders
Partnership
For profit business entity jointly owned by 2 or more people who share ownership & profits (& Losses) (May not be an equal ownershop basis)
Joint Venture
A business association formed by an express or implied agreement of 2 or more people to accomplish a perticular project (i.e - construction of a building)
Limited Libility Company (LLC)
A form of business entitiy that provides its owners the limited liability of a corporation & the tax advantages of a partnership
Unincorporated Association
A voluntary association of individuals acting together under a common name to accomplish a lawful purpose