OSIGURANjE ŽIVOTA

Abstract

Life insurance is the field of insurance which covers all those types of insurance where the occurrence of the insured accident is connected to a certain event in the life of the insured person. There are two basic types of life insurance: life insurance in case of death of the insured person and annuity insurance in case the insured person lives longer, t.i beyond the insured life term. Life insurance is the insurance where the insurer for a certain insurance premium assumes the obligation to pay to the insured person or the other beneficiary designated by the insured person a certain sum of money in case of his death or annuity installments in case he lives longer then the agreed life term. Although originally, life insurance was forbidden and was considered to be an unethical legal activity, today life insurance is accepted in legislations and in practice worldwide and it has been proven as a very beneficial and justified institute. This type of service is offered by insurance companies with an investment aspect which allows life insurance to keep its traditional function (protection from various risks – death, disability, life longer than the agreed insurance term), but also to have a wider, macroeconomic function in the form of savings and investment. This service has not been widely accepted in the Republic of Serbia although it is regulated by both the Law on insurance and the Law of contract and torts. In the 1990s it almost ceased to exist, while nowadays it started to revive, but with far less cases than in EU countries and other countries of developed world.