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  • 81insurance broker — A person who offers advice on all insurance matters and arranges cover, on behalf of the client, with an insurer Insurance brokers act as intermediaries and their income comes from commission paid to them by insurers, usually in the form of an… …

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  • 82insurance — /ɪnˈʃɔrəns / (say in shawruhns), / ˈʃʊə / (say shoouh ) noun 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, the person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like …

  • 83insurance broker — noun an agent who sells insurance • Syn: ↑insurance agent, ↑general agent, ↑underwriter • Derivationally related forms: ↑underwrite (for: ↑underwriter) • …

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  • 84premium — I. noun Etymology: Latin praemium booty, profit, reward, from prae + emere to take, buy more at redeem Date: 1601 1. a. a reward or recompense for a particular act b. a sum over and above a regular price paid chiefly as an inducement or incentive …

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  • 85premium — noun (plural premiums) 1》 an amount paid for a contract of insurance. 2》 a sum added to an ordinary price, charge, or other payment.     ↘[as modifier] (of a commodity) superior and more expensive. 3》 something given as a reward or incentive.… …

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  • 86premium — 1) The consideration payable for a contract of insurance or life assurance. 2) An amount in excess of the nominal value of a share, bond, or other security. 3) An amount in excess of the issue price of a share or other security. When dealings… …

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  • 87premium loan provision — The provision frequently found in life insurance contracts that upon the failure of the insured to pay a premium within a time stipulated for payment, the insurer, without more, will pay the premium in insured s behalf and charge it as a loan… …

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  • 88insurance policy — A Contractual arrangement to compensate for potential future illness or loss of life, or for the loss or impairment of *assets. Insurance is a means of *risk management, and insurance cover is normally arranged through the regular payment of a… …

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  • 89insurance — in•sur•ance [[t]ɪnˈʃʊər əns, ˈʃɜr [/t]] n. 1) bus the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, in return for payment 2) bus coverage by contract in which one …

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  • 90premium — 1) The consideration payable for a contract of insurance or life assurance. 2) An amount in excess of the nominal value of a share or other security. 3) An amount in excess of the issue price of a share or other security. When dealings open for a …

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