Issue: № 11/2, 2021
Doi: https://doi.org/10.37634/efp.2021.11(2).6
The essence of life insurance, its features and advantages in comparison with other kinds of insurance is considered. Influence of changes of insurance payments on change of level of payments is analyzed and the interrelation between insurance premiums and insurance payments is found out. The forecast for 2021–2023 on insurance premiums and payments accordingly is constructed. In connection with this, the study of the life insurance market in Ukraine and the identification of the main problems of its development is currently quite relevant. Life insurance plays an important role in ensuring security and social stability in the country. Considering the economic essence of life insurance, it should be noted its feature, which is a combination of properties of insurance protection and savings. In this regard, in the general insurance market of the country, its structural segment has specific features in defining the basic concepts of insurance risk and insured event. Yes, insurance risk is based on the unpredictability of the event. The brake on the development of the life insurance market in Ukraine is that the capitalization and financial condition of the vast majority of insurance companies is unsatisfactory and does not ensure their competitiveness even in the domestic market. The limited amount and imperfect structure of financial savings of most insurers prevent them from becoming an effective institution of social protection and investment in the Ukrainian economy. Among the inhibiting factors should also be noted the limited investment activities of insurers. It is defined the basic problems that hinder the development of life insurance in Ukraine.
Keywords : the insurance market, the life insurance market, insurance premiums, payments of the insurance sums, insurance risks, the market of reinsurance, an insurance rule
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