Securities And Exchange Commission (sec)
Federal agency that regulates the securities markets. The independent, five-member commission was created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to enforce the securities act of 1933. Members are appointed by the president and serve five-year terms. The SEC has responsibility to regulate securities exchanges and markets, to set disclosure and accounting rules for most issuers of corporate securities, and to oversee securities firms, investment companies, and investment advisers.
Popular Insurance Terms
Reckless action without regard to life, limb, and/or property; for example, driving 100 miles per hour on a road or highway. ...
Syndicate or association of insurance companies or reinsurance companies organized to underwrite a particular risk, usually with high limits of exposure. Each member shares in premiums, ...
Coverage for the owner of a business. When a proprietor dies, debts of the business become the debts of the estate since in this circumstance the law recognizes business and personal assets ...
Fee charged to a policyowner when a life insurance policy or annuity is surrendered for its cash value. This fee reflects insurance company expenses incurred by placing the policy on its ...
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Type of flexible spending account. ...
Coverage for loss in the gross earnings of the business (minus expenses that cease while the business is inoperative) as the result of the interruption of normal business activities caused ...
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