<u>Unilateral </u>is the contract element described here.
<u>Explanation</u>:
Insurance policy is a contract made between the insurer, insure and the insured.
Unilateral contract element is generally one-sided. In unilateral contract the enforceable promises are made by only one party.
The insurance contract is accepted only when the insurance company accepts a prepaid application that is the insurance fee should be paid in advance of the coverage period. Under unilateral contract, the one who purchases the insurance policies is not legally guaranteed to any particular action mentioned in the insurance contract, but the insurance company is legally responsible to pay the losses that are covered by the policy.
Some factors or circumstances that would have made conquering and ruling such a vast empire was, Getting past guards and enemies to try to conquer,since the empire was so vast,you would have to deal with battling hundreds or thousands of people,putting your life and others in danger.