The Particulars of the Insurable Interest in a Contract of Insurance

question 44

Essay

The particulars of the insurable interest in a contract of insurance are very important to the insurer in determining how to evaluate the risk of an application. How does an insurer assess the risk it is undertaking and what are the consequences of an incorrect assessment however caused?

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Definitions:

Work In Process Inventory

The direct materials costs, the direct labor costs, and the applied factory overhead costs that have entered into the manufacturing process but are associated with products that have not been finished.

Factory Overhead

Factory overhead, also known as manufacturing overhead, includes all the indirect costs related to manufacturing that cannot be directly attributed to a specific product unit.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that are directly traceable and integral to the finished product in the manufacturing process.

Work In Process

This refers to the goods that are in the middle of the manufacturing process but are not yet complete.