Futures Contracts
Derivative representing a legal obligation to carry out a transaction that has been prearranged according to a stipulated price and date in the future. There are numerous types of financial instruments through which the value of this obligation may be established to include commodities, currencies, market indexes, interest rates, stocks, and bonds.
Popular Insurance Terms
Situation where a stock insurer must invade its capital account in order to meet its obligations. Most states do not allow insurers to do this and quickly rescind their right to do business. ...
Means of projecting the costs of pension plans on a level basis over a specified future period of time. The actuarial value of each employee's future benefits to be paid at retirement is ...
Reduction of private pension benefits to avoid "duplication" of Social Security benefits, according to a formula. Many pension plans "offset," or reduce, monthly pension benefits by a ...
Property insurance coverage available to businesses that pays the established market (sales) value of products that are damaged rather than simply their lower (production) cost. This fills ...
Coverage for two or more persons with the death benefit payable at the death of the last of those insured. Premiums are significantly lower under joint life and survivor insurance than for ...
Coverage for dental services under a group or individual policy. ...
Facilities for senior adults who pay an entrance fee to move into the facility as well as a monthly fee. The adults receive, in return, a place to live and long-term care usually for the ...
Same as term Line Limit: maximum amount of a specified type of insurance coverage, according to underwriting guidelines, that an insurance company feels it can safely underwrite on a ...
Organization of brokers and securities dealers in the over-the-counter market operating under the auspices of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Its purpose is to enforce, on a ...
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