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Risk Management

Property loss exposures

Types of property losses
n Property losses can be at least classified into four categories,

     according to:
     l Class of property affected
     l Cause of loss
     l Whether loss is direct or indirect
     l Nature of the organization's interest in the property.

Property class

n Real property - This is also termed as real estate & includes
     land (both developed and undeveloped), buildings and
     structures of any type

n Personal property - This generally relates to most types of
     movable property and can be classified as tangible and
     intangible property. Tangible property is something that can
     be physically touched. It encompasses items like Money &
     securities, Accounting & other business records, etc

Causes of loss

n Natural perils
     These include perils of nature also known as Acts of God

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