Underwriting

Underwriting
Risk selection, disclosure, pricing, and eligibility terms.
Adverse Selection
Adverse selection in Canada: how insurers use underwriting to avoid attracting disproportionate risk.
Declination
Underwriting decision not to offer or continue the requested coverage.
Inspection Report
Document recording property, operation, or hazard observations for underwriting use.
Insurable Interest
Real financial or legal stake that makes insurance protection legitimate.
Material Change in Risk
Significant change to the exposure that may need to be disclosed.
Misrepresentation
Inaccurate or incomplete information that can affect underwriting and coverage.
Moral Hazard
Moral hazard in Canada: why insurers watch for incentive-driven behaviour that can worsen loss.
Non-Disclosure
Failure to reveal a material fact needed to assess or continue the risk.
Occupancy
How a property is inhabited or used for underwriting and coverage purposes.
Physical Hazard
Tangible condition that increases the likelihood or severity of loss.
Premium
Price charged for coverage based on risk, limits, and underwriting choices.
Representation
Statement of fact the insurer relies on in underwriting the risk.
Risk Class
Risk class in Canada: how insurers group applicants with similar expected loss characteristics.
Risk Selection
Underwriting process of deciding which risks to accept, restrict, reprice, or decline.
Underwriting
How insurers evaluate, price, and shape risk before issuing or renewing coverage.
Utmost Good Faith
Duty of truthful disclosure that shapes underwriting and claim outcomes.
Warranty
Contractual promise or condition important to how the policy operates.