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State Farm is an insurer which, according to the policy
contract, hast he option to charge a policyholder more premium at
the end of the year if the company has a bad loss year. It is owned
by policyholders. State Farm is a
A) stock insurance company.
B) part of Lloyds of London.
C) mutual insurance company.
D) fraternal insurance company.
A mutual insurance company is owned by policyholders. The sole
purpose of a mutual insurance company is to provide insurance
coverage for its members and policyholders, and its members are
given the right to select management. Members of a mutual insurance
company have the right to excess premiums, meaning that if losses
and expenses are less than the amount of premiums paid into the
company, the members would receive either a dividend payment or a
reduction in premiums. In general, the goal of the mutual insurance
company is to provide its members insurance coverage at or near
cost, since any dividends paid back to members represent excess
premium payments.
Similarly if premium collected at beginning of the year is not
sufficient to meet total cost obligation end of the year, members
are requested to pay additional premium to cover up the cost.
Given the description and characteristic of State farm which has a right to collect additional premium end of the year if company has a bad loss, State farm is a mutual insurance company
STATE FARM IS A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY |