Loss Development

method of gaining illegal entry to perform a criminal act. If a policyholder makes a claim for loss of jewelry or rugs under a homeowners policy, or if a business owner makes a claim for ...

Re-registration of existing shares when there is any change in the name of the owner (s). Such a circumstance may occur when the owner (s) of the shares gives these shares to another ...

Measure used in the retrospective rating method for workers compensation insurance. A factor is applied to the incurred losses during the rating period in question in order to generate a ...

Rating system under which a specific premium rate, rather than a manual or class rate, is assigned to each unit of exposure. ...

Providing coverage for physicians' fees, expenses associated with nonsurgical care whether in the insured's home, hospital, or the physician's office, and expenses connected with X-rays and ...

Method of rating that compares property to be insured to a standard and adjusts the rate for deviations from the standard. A standard building is situated in a standard city of specific ...

Coverage for specialists in various professional fields. Since basic liability policies do not protect against situations arising out of business or professional pursuits, professional ...

State law by which insurance companies are permitted to establish deferred tax assets and liabilities subject to maximum limitations. ...

Interest adjusted method that measures the cost of life insurance. Named for the late distinguished actuary M. Albert Linton. This method compares a whole life policy with a combination of ...