Adjusted Surplus

Minimum standard of financial health for an insurance company, where assets exceed liabilities. State laws require insurance regulators to step in when solvency of an insurer is threatened ...

System whereby benefits in an employee benefit insurance plan vary according to the employee's earnings. ...

Bona fide organization that purchases insurance on a group basis on behalf of members. However, a group cannot be formed for the purpose of purchasing insurance since adverse selection ...

Approved or accepted policy for a particular type of risk. The only type of risk covered by a standard form mandated by law is the fire policy. In 1886, New York adopted a standard fire ...

Same as term Exclusions: provision in an insurance policy that indicates what is denied coverage. For example, common exclusions are: hazards deemed so catastrophic in nature that they are ...

Over a long period of time, the average loss an individual, individuals, or an organization can expect to incur from a particular exposure. ...

Trust named from a private-letter ruling by the IRS that involved a trust established by a Jewish congregation on behalf of its rabbi. The operation of the trust involves the employer's ...

Structure. In general, company functions are delegated to several departments: actuarial, agency, claims and loss control, investments, legal, marketing, and underwriting. ...

Term used for a general class of insurance such as life insurance, property insurance, or workers compensation insurance. ...