This document discusses insurance, including its definition, history in Nepal, types of insurance, and effects on daily life. It begins by defining insurance as a legal contract between three parties that distributes risks by having the insurer assume the risk of loss in exchange for premiums from the insured. The document then covers the historical development of insurance in Nepal starting in 2004, describes the main types of insurance like life, marine, fire, and miscellaneous, and explains how insurance works by sharing losses among many. It concludes by discussing the positive effects insurance has on families, business, employment, the economy, and society by providing compensation against losses and encouraging risk-taking.