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| Automobile insurance | Provides payments for both liability and property insurance on a vehicle |
| Beneficiary | Someone who receives money if an insured person dies |
| Claim | A formal request to an insurance company asking for a payment when the policyholder has an accident, illness or injury |
| Co‐insurance | Requires the insured individual to pay a fixed percentage of the loss after the deductible has been paid |
| Coverage | The risks covered and amount of money paid for losses under an insurance policy |
| Deductible | The out‐of‐pocket money paid by the policyholder before an insurance company will cover the remaining costs attributed to the loss |
| Dependent | Someone who relies on someone else for income and care |
| Disability insurance | Provides payment to replace earnings during times when workers cannot work due to illness or injury |
| Emergency savings | Cash set aside that can be used to cover the costs of unexpected expenses |
| Employee benefits | Employers may offer employee benefits in the form of products or services that add extra value for employees beyond earned wages |
| Health insurance | Provides money to pay for health care for illness, injury, or, in some cases, preventive care |
| Homeowners insurance | Provides payment to cover liability losses as well as damage and loss of the home structure and its contents |
| Household production | Doing something in the home without pay that takes raw materials along with a family member’s skill, experience, knowledge, and household equipment, to produce a useful product or service |
| In‐kind income | The donation of a product or service in place of cash |
| Insurance | A financial product (called an insurance contract or policy) purchased by many people facing a similar risk to protect against the risk of larger losses. |
| Liability insurance | Provides payment to others if a member of the insured household accidently causes harm to other people or property |
| Life insurance | Provides payment to beneficiaries who were named by the insured person |
| Long‐term care insurance | Provides payment for extended nursing care due to accidents, illness, or old age |
| Moral hazard | When the act of insuring an event increases the likelihood that the event will happen |
| Policy | A contract between the insurance company and the insured that states the exact terms of the policy including what risks are covered and how much will be paid for any losses |
| Policyholder | A person who owns the insurance policy |
| Premium | The money paid to an insurance company to purchase a policy |
| Property insurance | Provides payment to the insured person if his or her property is damaged or destroyed by an accident covered by the insurance policy. |
| Renters insurance | Provides payment to renters to cover the damage and loss of property in a rental unit in addition to liability losses |
| Risk | The chance of loss from an event that cannot be entirely controlled |
