Excerpt from The Estimation of Exposures, or External Hazards, in Fire Insurance: With Schedules and Formulas for Rating Risks, and Stenographic Formulas for Denoting Risks and Rates
1. Either in selecting risks or in making rates of premium, the various combinations of hazards which occur in the business of insurance must be computed in some way. The estimation of external hazards has always been one of the greatest difficul ties in intelligent fire underwriting. We have no statistics on Which to base any calculations of ex posares. Whatever statistics underwriters may have compiled from their own experience, they hold them at a premium, and make no exposure of them, unless it is in their published rates, Which include only simple hazards and a few of the simplest combina.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a comprehensive examination of external hazards and their estimation in fire insurance. It presents a set of formulas and schedules for rating risks and rates, enabling readers to effectively calculate the likelihood of fires spreading from one building to another. The author establishes the context of external hazards within the broader field of fire underwriting and delves into the principles of fire insurance, exploring the various elements that contribute to the risk of exposure. The book's insights offer valuable guidance for professionals in the insurance industry, empowering them to make informed decisions when assessing and pricing risks associated with external hazards. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781331961697_0
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