Terms with Category Insurance

  • Policy Illustration — Definition,
    • An outline of how a policy will perform under various conditions over a period of time.
  • Policy Loan — Definition,
    • A loan where a life insurance policyholder's death benefit is used as collateral.
  • Policyholder Dividend Ratio — Definition,
    • A ratio comparing the dividends paid to policyholders to net premiums earned by the insurer.
  • Policyholder Surplus — Definition,
    • A method of determining an insurance company's relative financial strength by finding the difference between the company's assets and liabilities.
  • Pre-existing Condition (PRE-X) — Acronym,
    • A medical condition that's occurrence precedes the writing of an insurance policy.
  • Pre-paid Expenses — Definition,
    • also called prepaid items or prepaids -- Recurring costs such as taxes, insurance and interest that are paid at closing and which cannot be financed.
  • Pre-paid Insurance — Definition,
    • A insurance policy where insurance premiums are all paid in advance, normally offered in one year terms.
  • Preferred Auto — Definition,
    • Auto insurance for those with better driving records.
  • Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) — Acronym,
    • A health care program that gives its members a level of freedom and independence when choosing health care options.
  • Premium — Definition,
    • A payment made to an insurance company for insurance coverage.
  • Premium Balances — Definition,
    • A ledger kept by insurance companies recording insurance premiums.
  • Premium-to-Surplus Ratio — Definition,
    • A method used to determine an insurance company's financial stability.
  • Premiums Written — Definition,
    • A sum of the premiums from all the policies that a company has written in a given period of time.
  • Primary Care Physician — Definition,
    • A doctor who administers or arranges the majority of an individual's health care needs.
  • Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance (PITI) — Acronym,
    • Acronym for the elements of a mortgage payment: principal, interest, taxes and insurance.
  • Private Health Services Plan (PHSP) — Acronym, Canada, Important,
    • A method for businesses to provide health benefits for their employees that is both tax deductible for the business and non taxable for the employee.
    ➥ Provides tax-deductible health and dental benefits in Canada.
  • Private Healthcare — Definition,
    • Health services no provided by the government, often paid out of pocket.
  • Private-Passenger Auto Insurance Policyholder Risk Profile — Definition,
    • A system for sorting drivers by their driving records and how likely they are to cause a loss for an insurance company.
  • Professional Liability Insurance (PLI) — Acronym, Very Important,
    • Insurance that covers professionals for liabilities occurring due to negligence or harm in a product or service they provide.
  • Property Insurance — Definition,
    • Insurance that provides coverage for damages to property from a number of perils.
  • Province of Domicile — Definition,
    • The province where an individual lives or intends to live permanently or for a long term, regardless of the individual's current location.
  • Qualifying Event — Definition,
    • An event that qualifies for insurance coverage.
  • Re-entry — Definition,
    • The option to renew coverage at the end of a term, generally with level premiums.
  • Reciprocal Insurance Exchange — Definition,
    • A group of individuals, firms and corporations that mutually insure each other.
  • Reinstatement — Definition,
    • Resuming an insurance policy that has either lapsed or been terminated.
  • Reinsurance — Definition,
    • The process of one insurance company sharing liabilities from an insurance policy with another insurance company in order to lessen exposure, or in other words, insurance for insurers.
  • Reinsurance Ceded — Definition,
    • The amount of insurance that is reinsured with another insurance company.
  • Reinsurance Recoverables to Policyholder Surplus — Definition,
    • A method used to determine how much an insurer relies on reinsurance.
  • Reinsurer — Definition,
    • An insurance company that provides coverage for a portion of another insurance company's risk.
  • Renewable Term — Definition,
    • An insurance policy that is can be renewed without needing the policyholder to re-qualify for insurance coverage.
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