Licensing Of Agents And Brokers
Legal authority granting individuals the right to conduct insurance business in a particular state. In many states, agents and brokers must pass a written exam as a prerequisite to being licensed. In others, a professional designation such as the CLU or CPCU can be substituted for the examination requirement. The caliber of examinations varies from state to state. A license is usually issued for one or two year periods, and then must be renewed.
Popular Insurance Terms
Same as term Medical Examination: physical checkup required of applicants for life and/or health insurance to ascertain if they meet a company's underwriting standards or should be ...
Rejection by an insurance company of an application for a policy. ...
Payment for coverage that remains throughout the same premium-paying period. ...
Ownership of property by two or more persons who do not have rights of survivor ship. The share of a deceased tenant passes to that person's heirs and not to the other tenants. Because ...
Individuals who inherit assets as the result of being named in a will. ...
Addition to a property policy providing coverage for a specified amount. This endorsement is typically used for an unusual or valuable piece of property that does not fit standard ...
Fund that insures mortgages on homes for one to four families; also insures property improvement loans and loans to repair homes after a disaster. It is one of three funds operated by the ...
Individual permitted to enter property with the permission of the owner or the person who controls the property. There is no mutual profit motive; the licensee comes onto the property for ...
Restoration of a policy that has lapsed because of nonpayment of premiums after the grace period has expired. In life insurance the reinstatement time period is three years from the premium ...

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