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Insurance is a promise of compensation for specific potential future losses in exchange for a periodic payment. Insurance is designed to protect the financial well-being of an individual, company or other entity in the case of unexpected loss. Some forms of insurance are required by law, while others are optional. Agreeing to the terms of an insurance policy creates a contract between the insured and the insurer. In exchange for payments from the insured (called premiums), the insurer agrees to pay the policy holder a sum of money upon the occurrence of a specific event. In most cases, the policy holder pays part of the loss (called the deductible), and the insurer pays the rest. Examples include car insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, and business insurance.

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Lloyd's

Insurance; Life insurance

Generally refers to Lloyd's of London, England, an institution within which individual underwriters accept or reject the risks offered to them. The Lloyd's Corp. provides the ...

Lloyds organizations

Insurance; Life insurance

These organizations are voluntary unincorporated associations of individuals. Each individual assumes a specified portion of the liability under each policy issued. The ...

National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)

Insurance; Life insurance

Association of state insurance commissioners whose purpose is to promote uniformity of insurance regulation, monitor insurance solvency and develop model laws for passage by state ...

dividend

Insurance; Life insurance

The return of part of the policy's premium for a policy issued on a participating basis by either a mutual or stock insurer. A portion of the surplus paid to the stockholders of a ...

earned premium

Insurance; Life insurance

The amount of the premium that as been paid for in advance that has been "earned" by virtue of the fact that time has passed without claim. A three-year policy that has been paid ...

elimination period

Insurance; Life insurance

The time which must pass after filing a claim before policyholder can collect insurance benefits. Also known as "waiting period."

employers liability insurance

Insurance; Life insurance

Coverage against common law liability of an employer for accidents to employees, as distinguished from liability imposed by a workers' compensation law.