ABOUT THE BOOK

The present book on Insurance Fundamentals, Environment and Procedures is an attempt to come up to the expectations of those who are roaming for productive and meaningful ext on the subject matter. The book has been divided into three parts. First part contains the fundamentals of insurance and has been alienated into ten chapters. The second part is devoted to insurance environment and consists of eight chapters and finally the third part discusses about the procedural aspects of insurance that has been elucidated all the way through three comprehensive chapters. All the chapters have been designed into a consistent manner and all particulars provided in the text are in self-instructional mode. Contents of this book include: Introduction to Insurance; Principles of Insurance; Classification of Insurance; Insurance Intermediaries; Insurance and Social Security; Life Insurance Products; Growth of Insurance in India; Insurance and Economic Development; Actuarial Insurance; Contemporary Issues in Insurance; Business Environment and Insurance; Social Responsibility of Insurance; Insurance and Industrial Policy; LPG and Insurance Business; Comparative Environment of Insurance; Govt. and Insurance Business; Legal Dimensions of Insurance; IRDA and Insurance Business; Life Insurance Procedures and Documentation; Settlement of Claims in Insurance; Non-Life Insurance Procedures; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.