Insurance: Getting Started

Insurance: Getting Started

Open Ended

What is one word that describes how you are doing today? 

Open Ended

What risks do you take in an average day? (Example: One risk I take is driving to and from school.)

Open Ended

What are the potential consequences? (Example: A consequence of driving to school is getting injured in a car accident.)

Open Ended

What (if anything) do you do to protect yourself against those risks? (Example: To protect myself, I wear a seatbelt.)

Poll

Which type of insurance do YOU think is most important to have?

• Life insurance

• Health insurance

• Auto insurance

• Long-term disability insurance

​Read the scenario below.

​Jerry has an insurance policy with a premium of $150 per month. In June, he gets into a car accident and receives a bill with a total cost of $4000. His deductible is $1500.

Multiple Choice

Jerry has an insurance policy with a premium of $150 per month. In June, he gets into a car accident and receives a bill with a total cost of $4000. His deductible is $1500. How much will Jerry have to pay to fix his car?

• $150

• $1,500

• $4,000