THEORY OF INSURANCE: EVOLUTION OF VIEWS AND MODERN UNDERSTANDING

Abstract

The article reflects the basic views of both scientists-economists who represent different scientific schools and legislators, mathematicians on the problems of insurance science – in particular in relation to the essence and types of insurance, insurance activity, insurance fund, the influence of the state on the development of insurance relations in a country. The contribution of Ukrainian scientists in insurance science is explored separately. The undertaken study of scientific views of researchers demonstrated their profoundness, scope and versatility while allowing to detect interests and contradictions with the basic categories of insurance science.