Debenture

Pricing of the insurance product below the necessary premium rate to reflect the costs of expected losses. The thesis of this pricing strategy is to obtain large sums of money to invest and ...

Method of funding a pension plan after a worker retires. An employer purchases an annuity or sets aside a sum when an employee retires that will pay monthly lifetime benefits. ...

State operated insurance company used in workers compensation insurance in some states where the risks are so great that the commercial insurance companies cannot operate at affordable ...

Transfer of rights under an insurance policy to another person or business. For example, to secure a debt, it is not uncommon for the policyowner to transfer to the creditor his rights to ...

Investment strategy that advocates the transfer of amounts from one category of investment to another category according to a perception of how each of these categories of investments will ...

Placement of verbal descriptive information into numerical form for the purposes of analysis. ...

Percentage of life insurance or other insurance policies remaining in force; percentage of policies that have not lapsed. The higher the percentage, the greater the persistency. Since it is ...

Evidence of a temporary contract obliging a life or health insurance company to provide coverage as long as a premium accompanies an acceptable application. This gives the company time to ...

Coverage that can be converted into permanent insurance regardless of an insured's physical condition and without a medical examination. The individual cannot be denied coverage or charged ...