Question

what is the principle of indemnity ? explain the characteristics and importance.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Principle of Indemnification — a defining characteristic of insurance, providing that a loss payment will replace what is lost, putting the insured back to where it was financially prior to the loss without rewarding or penalizing the insured for its loss.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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The principle of indemnity asserts that on the happening of a loss the insured shall be put back into the same financial position as he used to occupy immediately before the loss. In other words, the insured shall get neither more nor less than the actual amount of loss sustained.