Insurance companies facilitate the transfer of risk from:
A. Those who have a low-risk tolerance to those with high risk-tolerance
B. Those who have a high-risk tolerance to those with low risk-tolerance
C. The insurance companies' owners to the insurance-policy holders
D. Insurance policyholders to the bankers who lend money to the companies
Answer: A
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