Depreciation
Depreciation is the decrease in the value of an asset due to wear and tear or obsolescence. It is calculated yearly to ensure realistic book values for assets.
Insurance
Insurance is the undertaking of one party to indemnify another, in exchange for a premium, against a certain eventuality.
- Uninsurable risks
- Bad debt
- Changes in fashion
- Time lapses between ordering and delivery
- New machinery or technology
- Different prices at different places
- Requirements of an insurance contract
- Insurable interest
- The insured must derive a real financial gain from that which he is insuring, or stand to lose if it is destroyed or lost.
- The item must belong to the insured.
- One person may take out insurance on the life of another if the second party owes the first money.
- Must be some person or item which can, legally, be insured.
- The insured must have a legal claim to that which he is insuring.
- Good faith
- Uberrimae fidei refers to absolute honesty and must characterise the dealings of both the insurer and the insured.
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