Burning Cost Ratio (pure Loss Cost)

Coverage for all kinds of personal property whether inside or outside an insured's (home) to include jewelry, musical instruments, cameras, fine arts, and precious stones. The insurance ...

Academic publication of the American risk and insurance association in which articles deal with aspects of risk, insurance, and allied fields of study. ...

Form of deductible usually found in disability income insurance; for example, no benefits may be payable for a length of time beginning with the first day of illness. Subsequently, benefits ...

Investment income. Insurance companies invest part of their premiums that are not immediately needed for claims and administrative expenses. These earnings are critical to an insurance ...

Legislation that makes an establishment and/or individual selling liquor responsible for injuries caused by its customers to third parties. The best known law governing dispensation of ...

Same as term Cargo Insurance: shipper's policies covering one cargo exposure or all cargo exposures by sea on all risks basis. Exclusions include war, nuclear disaster, wear and tear, ...

Same as term Disability Benefit: income paid under a disability policy that is not covered under workers compensation benefits. It is usually expressed as a percentage of the insured's ...

Coverage under which initial premiums are less than normal for the first few years, then gradually increase for the next several years until they become level for the duration of the policy. ...

Clause in an insurance policy that permits an insured to renew without having to take a medical examination, regardless of his or her physical condition; the premium cannot be increased to ...