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In 1820, there were 17 stock life insurance companies in the state of New York, many of which would subsequently fail. Between 1870 and 1872, 33 US life insurance companies failed, in part fueled by bad practices and incidents such as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. 3,800 property-liability and 2,270 life insurance companies were operating in ...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation ( PhilHealth) was created in 1995 to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines. It is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) of the Philippines, and is attached to the Department of Health. On August 4, 1969, Republic Act 6111 or the Philippine Medical Care Act ...
Casualty insurance is a defined term [ 1] which broadly encompasses insurance not directly concerned with life insurance, health insurance, or property insurance. Casualty insurance is mainly liability coverage of an individual or organization for negligent acts or omissions. [ 2] However, the term has also been used for property insurance ...
Ankuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. was founded in June 1956 by large shareholders of Josun Life Insurance, the first insurer in Korea. Considering adverse conditions of insurance business back then, Ankuk Fire & Marine Insurance appointed media mogul Jang Gi-young, who was the owner of the Hankuk Ilbo Daily and served as the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Korea.
The Government Service Insurance System ( Filipino: Paseguruhan ng mga Naglilingkod sa Pamahalaan, abbreviated as GSIS) is a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) of the Philippines. Created by Commonwealth Act No. 186 and Republic Act No. 8291 (GSIS Act of 1997), GSIS is a social insurance institution that provides a defined ...
American International Group, Inc. ( AIG) is an American multinational finance and insurance corporation with operations in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. [ 6] As of 2023, AIG employed 25,200 people. [ 2] The company operates through three core businesses: general insurance, life & retirement, and a standalone technology-enabled ...
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance was established as Dongbang Marine Insurance in 1955. Hyundai Group acquired Dongbang in 1983 and changed its name to Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance in 1985. [ 2 ] However, due to Hyundai's break up caused by a feud between the group founder Chung Ju-yung 's sons, Hyundai Insurance was split from the original ...
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to protect against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss. An entity which provides insurance is known as an ...