National Association Of Securities Dealers (NASD)
Organization of brokers and securities dealers in the over-the-counter market operating under the auspices of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Its purpose is to enforce, on a self-regulating basis, the rules of the SEC, which are designed to protect investors against fraud and market manipulation of stocks. The NASD also publishes quotations of both national and regional stocks. Insurance agents selling variable life insurance, variable annuities and mutual funds are required to be licensed by the NASD.
Popular Insurance Terms
Section of the Internal Revenue Code that provides for the taking of the proceeds from one life insurance policy or annuity and the reinvesting of these proceeds immediately in another life ...
Property to be insured, or that is insured, which is located within the specific geographical region falling under the auspices of the fire department. ...
Interest rate credited on three-month United States Treasury bills. ...
Common element in property insurance that excludes electrical damage or destruction of an appliance unless the damage is caused by a resultant fire. ...
Life insurance policy option under which the dividends that have accrued may be applied to mature the policy as endowment insurance. ...
Same as term: engineering approach; human approach ...
Variable-rate bonds whose coupon and value increases as interest rates decrease. ...
worth of each accumulation unit at the end of each valuation period for a variable annuity. This value is similar to that of the net asset value for a mutual fund. ...
First historical mortality table used for the calculation of premium rates for group annuities. This table was subsequently replaced by the group annuity table, 1971. ...

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