Episode Details

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - How the Law of Large Numbers allows insurers to accurately predict future losses. - The six essential elements of an insurable risk, remembered by the mnemonic CANHAM. - Why catastrophic events, such as wars or nuclear incidents, are typically excluded from insurance policies. - The critical difference between pure risk, which is insurable, and speculative risk, which is not. - How insurers use the underwriting process to combat the effects of adverse selection. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep