This course provides a foundational overview of life insurance and its key concepts, helping learners understand how insurance works as a financial protection tool and how policies are structured and managed.
The course begins with the basic principles of life and health insurance, explaining how insurance and annuities are used to manage financial risk and provide long-term security for individuals and families.
It then introduces the nature of insurance, including essential concepts such as risk, perils, and hazards. These terms explain the types of uncertainties that insurance is designed to protect against.
The course also covers legal concepts of insurance contracts, explaining the essential legal requirements that make an insurance agreement valid and enforceable.
In addition, it explores life insurance policy provisions, options, and riders, showing how policies can be customized with additional features and benefits to meet different needs.
Finally, it explains life insurance underwriting and policy issuance, describing how insurers evaluate applicants, assess risk, and determine eligibility and pricing.
By the end of this course, learners will have a strong understanding of life insurance fundamentals, including legal structure, risk concepts, an