INSURANCE INTRODUCTION:
TYPES OF INSURANCE

INSURANCE LESSON PLAN

 

Materials:

• Insurance Types Lesson (see below for printable lesson)

 

Procedure:

Insurance is defined as a contract (called an insurance policy) where one party (insurer) agrees to pay another party (insured) for losses affecting the insured's interests (the insurable interest).

Premium is the consideration that the insurer receives for paying the loss.

Ask students their experience with premiums, if applicable.

Insurance Types Include:

• Homeowner's Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Health Insurance

• Disability insurance

• Automobile Insurance

• Title Insurance

• Social Insurance

• Worker's Compensation Insurance

• Malpractice Insurance

• Excess Liability insurance

• Annuity

Teachers may introduce this lesson by having the class brainstorm different scenarios of "disasters" that could happen in their daily lives.

Examples are automobile accident, fire, sickness, etc... Then ask the students the after-effects of each of those accidents. What if there was a way to ensure that one wouldn't go bankrupt after a sickness that required hospitalization? Or if loved ones could be taken care of after a family member's death?

There is a way - that is called insurance.

 

Application exercise:

Combine the student's into groups to discuss which type of insurance would help their original brainstormed list of accident/disasters.

Why or how would insurance help them in these incidents? When would insurance NOT help? What types of insurance do they or their parents have? Is there a need for other types of insurance in their future?

Discuss examples.

 

 

Lesson Printable Materials - Worksheets

Print out the following pages for use with this lesson:

 

INSURANCE LESSON
	Insurance Types Lesson * Lesson on the traditional types of interview questions.  Includes student questions and task.
INSURANCE WORKSHEETS
	Insurance Worksheets * Insurance worksheets. Students should fill in the blank with the correct word, answer true or false, and justify answers.

 

 

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