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As we said last month, the world of finance and investments is notorious for its extensive use of jargon. With a goal of enhancing financial literacy and making the finance world more transparent, we are committing to a “monthly jargon” post that will focus on debunking various financial terms that are continuously used sans explanation. This month, we are addressing “self-insurance.”

So, what exactly is “self-insurance,” aside from the clear denotation that the term involves insuring one’s self? Well, to put it in the simplest terms, self-insurance involves exactly that: ensuring, or financially covering, yourself. The inherent nature of insurance is to provide financial assurance in light of an unpredictable and potentially costly life event. Self-insurance involves setting aside your own funds to pay for a possible loss, as opposed to purchasing insurance and relying on an insurance company to cover a certain amount of the costs.

While insurance is designed to protect you against financial losses you can’t afford to bear, self-insurance comes into play like an emergency fund to cover losses you can afford. With self-insurance, you pay for unexpected costs with your own funds, from a medical procedure to water damage in your house, to theft or a fender bender; therefore, you are choosing to risk possibly incurring a loss that you’ll have to pay for out-of-pocket over spending money on premiums for coverage that you may never use. When you hear this explanation, you will most likely realize you already self-insure for quite a few things.

At times, self-insuring and paying out-of-pocket for certain losses have the potential to be more economical than buying insurance from a third party. Think of it this way: An insurance company aims to profit via high premiums, while the self-insurance route enables an individual to set aside money to be used directly for the cost of a potential incident, eliminating the cost of premiums. That being said, one of the downsides to self-insuring is taking on the risk of having a potentially costly incident occur. Before choosing the self-insurance route, make sure you thoroughly evaluate your financial situation, as third-party insurance may be the prudent financial decision to hedge against some of the costly, unpredictable expenses that life can bring.



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