Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 23.1, Problem 23.1BCQ
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To discuss: Meaning of a company to self-insure.

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In financial perspective, the insurance is a protection from the financial losses. It is one of the popular instruments which prevent potential loss of an individual or a company with minimal cost. Self-insure is one of the insurances used by the larger organization by setting aside a pool of money.

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