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Life Insurance in Republic of Macedonia – Luxury or Necessity
Life Insurance in Republic of Macedonia – Luxury or Necessity

Author(s): Gordana Vitanova, Gordana Trajkoska, Dragica Odzaklieska, Tatjana Spaseska, Kosta Sotiroski
Subject(s): Socio-Economic Research
Published by: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
Keywords: Insurance companies; life insurance policies; assets; risks; individuals

Summary/Abstract: Individual’s life is uncertain and limited, such as are his working life and working ability, therefore life insurance represents a manner of managing with risks which may be expressed through the lack of means for subsistence in a certain period of life or protection of the individual or the members of his family in financial terms. By having a life insurance policy one invests in his own security, protects his loved ones, while saving and planning their own future. Life insurance policy is a long-term solution that combines the safest savings and reliability. There is a tradition of having a life insurance policy in the developed countries, while in the Republic of Macedonia the number of individuals with life insurance is still very small. In this paper we will do a research on the perception of the population in the country regarding the benefits of owning a life insurance policy, limiting factors and measures to increase the contracts on life insurance.

  • Issue Year: 3/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 134-139
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English