Insurer

This one is not written up yet

The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.

Written up from the same chapter

• InsuranceThe risk-management approach that pays an explicit upfront premium to remove the downside while keeping the upside — which in derivatives means buying an option rather than selling a future.
• NomineeThe person you name to receive custody of your money or securities when you die — a custodian who must pass the asset to the legal heirs, not the owner of it.
• Term insuranceLife cover for a fixed period: if you die during the term your nominee receives the sum assured, and if you survive it nothing is paid back. It is the cheapest way to buy protection.