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Insurance distributes risk based on the principle of
ACaveat emptor (typical) (typical)
BIndemnity and pooling of risks
CPrivity of contract (typical)
DQuantum meruit (typical)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Indemnity and pooling of risks
1. Insurance pools risk from many policyholders and pays from the pool when a covered loss occurs.
2. The insurer's promise is generally one of indemnity—restoring the insured's position without profit.
3. Other doctrines listed apply to sales, contracts and equitable remedies, not insurance pricing.
4. Hence (B) is correct.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII OCM, Ch 5 "Business Services", §5.3 ¶§5.3_