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Insurance in which most of the premium (generally 80 to 90%) is invested in traditional fixed income securities. The remainder of the premium is invested in call option contracts tied to a ...

Amount charged to an insured that reflects expectation of loss for a covered risk; and insurance company expenses and profit. ...

Intentional damage or destruction of another person or business's property. Insurance can be purchased by the owner of the property to protect against this exposure. ...

Coverage for dispensers of alcoholic beverages against suits arising out of bodily injury and/or property damage caused by its customers to a third party. Establishments covered include ...

Employee benefit plans under which both the employee and the employer pay part of the premium. Contribution ratios vary. For example, an employer contributes two dollars for every dollar ...

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 ...

Action by the owner of a cash value policy to relinquish it for its cash surrender value. Since the depression of the 1930s, companies have reserved the right to delay payment of a cash ...

Consideration should be given to a company's capacity to underwrite a particular risk, as indicated by its financial standing, claims philosophy, price structure, agent representation, loss ...

Annuity contract. If the annuitant dies before receiving income at least equal to the premiums paid, a beneficiary receives the difference in installments. If the annuitant lives after the ...