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ZIMSEC O-Level Commerce

6.7.1Nature and purpose of insurance and assurance; communal systems

Nature and purpose of insurance and assurance; communal systems in ZIMSEC O-Level Commerce: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 1: insurance and assurance, risks, pooling of risks, statistics, and communal systems such as zunde ramambo.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 6.7.1.1Explain the features and purposes of insurance and assurance and distinguish between them.
  2. 6.7.1.2Identify business and life risks and differentiate insurable from non-insurable risks.
  3. 6.7.1.3Explain the pooling of risks and the importance of statistics in insurance.
  4. 6.7.1.4Identify communal systems of insurance and assurance and state their importance.

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  • The nature and purpose of insurance and assurance

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How does assurance differ from insurance?

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