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Uganda Investment Authority Women Entrepreneurs Network HOTEL AFRICANA, KAMPALA Thursday, March 16, 2006. Insurance & Risk Management. How do you CHOOSE your Insurer?. Criteria for an Insurer. Financial Strength Management Quality Claims Settlement Attitude Reinsurance
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Uganda Investment Authority Women Entrepreneurs Network HOTEL AFRICANA, KAMPALA Thursday, March 16, 2006
Insurance & Risk Management
How do you CHOOSE your Insurer?
Criteria for an Insurer • Financial Strength • Management Quality • Claims Settlement Attitude • Reinsurance Only Then – Price/Premium
Risk Probability of Occurrence of an Event leading to: • Loss or Disability of Life • Loss of or Damage to Property
Risk Categories • Speculative Risk • Pure Risk
Speculative Risk Result = Loss or Profit Examples: • Buying Shares • Lending Money • Banking Money • Others
Pure Risk Result = Loss (Never Profit) • Examples: • Fire • Motor Accident • Liability • Others
Risk Management • Identify • Control • Transfer (Insurance)
Insurance • A FIXED & KNOWN COST (LOSS) IS INCURRED TODAY BY PAYING PREMIUM” • THE ADVERSE EFFECT OF A FUTURE PROBABLE (UNCERTAIN) LOSS IS MINIMISED
Insurance Industry • Uganda Government – Insurance Act 1992 • Customers • Insurance Companies • Agents & Brokers • Loss Adjusters, Investigators & Assessors
Uganda Insurance Industry Troubled History • Currency Depreciation • Mistrust • Misconception – Customers Vs Insurers • Low Skills • Inaccuracy of Values • Negative Claims Settlement Attitude • Insufficient Law – Overseas Insurance
Comprehensive • Third Party Liability MOTOR
DWELLING HOUSE • Householders • House Owners • Personal Liability
Fire • Explosion & Lightning • Earthquake incl. Tsunami • Flood • Malicious Damage • Strikes & Riots • Business Interruption FIRE
Workers Compensation • Employers Liability WORK ACCIDENTS
Individual Accident • Group Accident • Family Accident • Children Accident Hospital Cash • MFI Protection ACCIDENT & HEALTH
TRAVEL • Leisure Travel • Business Travel • Family Travel • Education Travel
Marine Cargo • Air Cargo • Inland Cargo • Transport Delay • Hull & Liability TRANSPORT
Burglary • Money / Cash-in-Transit • Employee Fraud • Computer Fraud • Bankers Blanket Bond • Arson CRIME
Public Liability • Product Liability • Professional Liability • Management (Directors & Officers) • Pension Trustees Liability LIABILITY
Machinery Breakdown • Business Interruption • Electronic Breakdown • Data Reconstruction • Stock Deterioration ENGINEERING
Construction Risks • Machinery Assembly • Project Delay • Construction Plant PROJECTS
Terrorism • Sabotage • Kidnap & Ransom • Product Contamination CRISIS
Thank You Partnership