Managing Your Risk
Manage/Implement
Once you've identified the risk, there are three ways to manage it.
- Accept the risk Set money aside to pay for a loss.
- Transfer the risk Purchase an insurance policy.
- Reduce the risk Do a combination of accepting and transferring the risk.
Review your insurance coverage annually to make sure that you are properly insured and to check the rates you're paying:
- Maintain reasonable costs
- Protect against catastrophic loss, NOT every loss.
The major areas of concern are:
- Automobile insurance
- Homeowners insurance
- Liability insurance
- Disability insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Life insurance
Health insurance is obviously a very important policy. However, your coverage is usually determined by your employer and its group benefits. Check with your employer for a description of your benefits.
First, let's discuss automobile insurance.
#38599
|