Guiding Principles
Title of a published set of rules, adhered to by member companies of major property and liability associations, that stipulate how losses should be adjusted when the same loss is covered by more than one insurance company. Particular emphasis is placed on how the cost of the losses should be apportioned among the companies under various situations.
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In which at least two insurance policies provide identical coverage for the same risk. ...
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Present value computation of the accrued or projected benefits of a retirement plan. This computation is known as the actuarial valuation because it is based on probability (retirement ...
Record of losses, whether or not insured. This record is used in predicting future losses and in developing premium rates based on expectation of insured losses. ...
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