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underwriter
underwriter, an insurer of ships and cargoes from loss and damage, the name coming from the insurer writing his name under the policy of insurance. The request for insurance is termed the offering of a ‘risk’, and in marine insurance the word risk is equivalent to the liability of the... Read more |
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no-fault insurance
no-fault insurance type of indemnity plan, usually applied to automobile coverage, in which those injured in an accident receive direct payment from the company with which they themselves are insured. Originated (1947) in Saskatchewan, Canada, no-fault insurance eliminates the need for accident... Read more |
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Employment practices liability insurance
Employment Practices Liability Insurance Employment practices liability (EPL) insurance is a type of coverage that protects businesses from the financial consequences associated with a variety of employment-related lawsuits. EPL may cover lawsuits involving a company's directors and officers,... Read more |
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Adjuster
ADJUSTER A person appointed or employed to settle or arrange matters that are in dispute; one who determines the amount to be paid on a claim. An insurance adjuster determines the extent of the insurance company's liability when a claim is submitted. A public adjuster is a self-employed person... Read more |
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Insurance Agent
Insurance Agent Insurance agents help people buy insurance plans to protect against illness, accidents, or emergencies. The three major categories of insurance are life, health, and property. Insurance agents may be self-employed or they may work for a particular... Read more |
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Gainsco Inc
Gainsco, Inc. 500 Commerce Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102U.S.A.(817) 336-2500Fax: (817) 335-1230 Public Company Incorporated: 1978Employees: 120Total Assets: $297 million (1996)Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 6331 Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance; 6719 Offices of Holding Companies, Not... Read more |
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Lloyds
Lloyd's London insurance underwriting corporation of many separate syndicates; often called Lloyd's of London. Founded in the late 17th cent. by a group of merchants, shipowners, and insurance brokers at the coffeehouse of Edward Lloyd, the association is now international in scope. It was... Read more |
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American National Insurance Company
American National Insurance Company One Moody PlazaGalveston, Texas 77550U.S.A.(409)763-4661Fax: (409) 766-6663Web site: http://www.anico.com Public Company Incorporated: 1905Employees: 6,900Sales: $1.74 billion (1997)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol: ANATSICs: 6311 Life Insurance; 6321... Read more |
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Unemployment insurance
Unemployment InsuranceBIBLIOGRAPHYUnemployment insurance is a program of social insurance designed to compensate workers for part of the wage loss caused by involuntary joblessness. Weekly benefits are paid to eligible workers as a matter of right, according to benefit schedules or formulas... Read more |
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Maximize Coverage, Avoid Surprises in Liability Claims.
...dealing with their liability insurers, urged a panel...avoid nasty surprises on liability...here to bash insurers. Suing your insurer is the option...this. Do not surprise upper management...operations and ... |
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POLLUTION SOLUTIONS ABOUND: INSURERS ARE DEVELOPING PROGRAMS FOR MOST EXPOSURES.
...CHICAGO -- With insurers offering creative...solutions to pollution liability exposures, businesses should...known environmental liabilities and provide protection...of environmental liability exposures, Glenn...Compensation ... |
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The U.S. corporate defendant's captive insurer's dilemma: third party...
...facing large product liability and other third...those claims from insurers who in turn look...product liability insurers to pay the settlement...considering the potential exposure. Let us suppose the insurer, who faces ... |
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Behind the Times.(insurers evaluate electronic commerce insurance risks)
...risks require insurers to re-evaluate...assessed. It's no surprise that the cyber...cyber-age. Insurers tend to take a...more than the insurer imagined. Or...forward-thinking insurers to determine the...showed us what ... |
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Insurance executives skeptical of chances for asbestos reform; 15th Annual...
...tail, asbestos liabilities are now growing...more and more insurers on guard, insurers...had any asbestos exposures, said Edmund...of the asbestos liability exposure has taken many in the industry by ... |
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Insurers Wary of Their Mideast Coverage
...to limit their exposure to losses caused...wouldn't be a surprise if insurers took even broader...Services in London. Insurers typically won...all the potential liability, forcing businesses...laws also require insurers to ... |
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Insurers Wary of Coverage in Mideast
...to limit their exposure to losses caused...wouldn't be a surprise if insurers took even broader...Services in London. Insurers typically won...all the potential liability, forcing businesses...laws also require insurers to ... |
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Insurers Set to Cancel Mideast Coverage
...to limit their exposure to losses caused...wouldn't be a surprise if insurers took even broader...Services in London. Insurers typically won...all the potential liability, forcing businesses...laws also require insurers to ... |
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Asbestos revisions continue; More to come: Analysts.(News)(analysts...
...engulfed another insurer's financial...claims and its exposure to unrecoverable...study of its exposures. Other insurers are likely...asbestos exposure and taking...asbestos exposures. If a company...in general ... |
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Builders seek better protection: group aims to minimize building defect...
...homebuilders and their insurers are constructing...to limit their exposure to building defect...limit builders' liability for construction...years have led some insurers to stop underwriting...cases "wasn't a surprise to us," Mr...then ... |
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