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21Parametric insurance — is a type of insurance that does not indemnify the pure loss, but ex ante agrees to make a payment upon the occurrence of a triggering event. The triggering event is often a catastrophic natural event which may ordinarily precipitate a loss or a… …
22Medical underwriting — is an insurance term referring to the use of medical or health status information in the evaluation of an applicant for coverage (typically for life or health insurance). As part of the underwriting process, health information may be used in… …
23Cumis counsel — A Cumis counsel is an attorney employed by a defendant in a lawsuit when there is an insurance policy supposedly covering the claim, but there is a conflict of interest between the insurance company and the insured defendant. [1] Contents 1 The… …
24Uninsured in the United States — ] However, the 2007 figures were down slightly from the previous year, because 3 million more people received coverage under government programs. The causes of this rate of uninsurance remain a matter of political debate. Rising insurance costs… …
25insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… …
26Knight, Frank H(yneman) — born Nov. 7, 1885, White Oak township, McLean county, Ill., U.S. died April 15, 1972, Chicago, Ill. U.S. economist. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1916. He taught at the University of Chicago from 1927 to 1952; Milton Friedman… …
27Knight, Frank Hyneman — ▪ American economist born November 7, 1885, White Oak township, McLean county, Illinois, U.S. died April 15, 1972, Chicago, Illinois American economist who is considered the main founder of the “Chicago school” of economics. Knight… …
28Klimaversicherung — ist ein Schlagwort für die Nutzung von Versicherungslösungen als Anpassungsmaßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel. Als Begriff enthalten in der Klimarahmenkonvention der Vereinten Nationen, sowie des Kyoto Protokolls, findet das Konzept erhöhte… …
29insurable — in‧sur‧a‧ble [ɪnˈʆʊərəbl ǁ ˈʆʊr ] adjective INSURANCE if something is insurable, it is possible to obtain insurance for it: • Almost everything is insurable provided the premium is adequate. * * * insurable UK US /ɪnˈʃɔːrəbl/ US /ɪnˈʃʊərəbəl/… …
30non-insurable — UK US adjective ► UNINSURABLE(Cf. ↑uninsurable) …
