Loss Constant


Definition of "Loss constant"

Diane Mundine
  Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners

Surcharge, in retrospective rating of property and liability insurance, added to the basic premium rate charged to reflect fixed cost of adjusting or settling losses.


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