Immediate Annuity

Combination of several policies with each adding an additional layer or limit of coverage above the limits of the policy that comes before it. For example, Policy A adds $100,000, then ...

Same as term Compulsory Insurance: coverage required by the laws of a particular state. For example, many states stipulate minimum amounts of automobile liability insurance that must be ...

Charge against a business firm in a product liability insurance lawsuit. Manufacturers have been held responsible for their products. When consumers become injured while operating a ...

Correction of a contract containing a mistake in order to prevent a party to that contract from gaining from that mistake. For example, if $1,000,000, instead of the correct amount of ...

Written notice to an insured showing date of termination of an insurance policy. ...

Agreement concerning an insured individual, not the insured's property. A property and casualty insurance contract cannot be assigned, since it follows the insured, not the property. For ...

Measurement of how people feel about prevailing economic conditions, employment outlook, and personal finances. This index is based on statistics gathered from questionnaires mailed by the ...

Initial reserve plus the terminal reserve divided by two for any year of valuation. ...

Pension plan funding instrument in which contributions paid by an employer are deposited to accumulate at interest. (These plans are usually noncontributory.) Upon retirement, an immediate ...