Small Business Protection Act
Act passed in 1996 that includes: an increase in the amount a nonworking spouse can contribute to an INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT (IRA) increased from $250 to $2000; creation of the SAVINGS INCENTIVE MATCH PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES (SIMPLE PLANS); the stipulation that, for the person covered under a QUALIFIED PENSION PLAN who is age 10'A and has not retired, that person is not requiredto begin minimum distributions from that plan until April 1 of the year following the year in which he or she retires.
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Organization founded in 1993, the thesis of which is to apply quality management principles to insurance functions. To this end, the organization is involved in insurance industry-wide ...
Uneven quality of a product made by the same manufacturer. A manufacturer is responsible for producing products of similar quality, and can be held liable for those that deviate materially ...
Total amount of insurance on an insurer's books at a particular time. ...
Measure of the sensitivity of the insurance company's liability for the resultant higher expense rates than charged for in the premium. ...
Section of a policy specifying: parties to the contract (the insurance company and the person or business to be insured); terms of the policy when it goes into force, and when it ends; ...
Insured, or an applicant for insurance, with lower expectation of incurring a loss than the standard applicant. For example, an applicant for life insurance who does not smoke can usually ...
Addition to boiler and machinery insurance that covers loss to property or equipment caused by an interruption of power by a public utility. Coverage is available either on an hourly or ...
Sum total of the annual effective rate of return earned by an owner of a bond if that bond is held until its maturity date. This effective return includes the current income generated by ...
Amount established by an insurance company, but not required by state law, for any of a number of reasons, such as a reserve for payment of future dividends. A voluntary reserve is likely ...
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