Medicare & Insurance Dictionary

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558 terms and growing.

Annuity Back load (General Insurance Terms) Backdating (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Bailee (Legal Terminology) Bailee's customers insurance (Property Insurance) Bailment (Legal Terminology) Bailor (Legal Terminology) Bank burglary and robbery insurance (Liability Insurance) Bank burglary and robbery insurance (Liability Insurance) Bankers blanket bond (Criminal) Bankers blanket bond (Criminal) Bankers blanket bond (Criminal) Base premium (General Insurance Terms) Base premium (General Insurance Terms) Base premium (General Insurance Terms) Basic benefits (Health Insurance) Basic form rates (Property Insurance) Basic hospital plan (Health Insurance) Basic limit (General Insurance Terms) Basic limits of liability (General Insurance Terms) Basic mortality table (General Insurance Terms) Basic premium (General Insurance Terms) Basic time frame (Life Insurance) Basic time frame (Life Insurance) Beneficiary Beneficiary (General Insurance Terms) Beneficiary (General Insurance Terms) Beneficiary (General Insurance Terms) Beneficiary clause (General Insurance Terms) Beneficiary clause (General Insurance Terms) Beneficiary of trust (General Insurance Terms) Beneficiary of trust (General Insurance Terms) Benefit (General Insurance Terms) Benefit (General Insurance Terms) Benefit allocation method (Pensions) Benefit allocation method (Pensions) Benefit formula (Health Insurance) Benefit formula (Health Insurance) Benefit period (Health Insurance) Benefit period (Health Insurance) Benefit triggers (Health Insurance) Benefit triggers (Health Insurance) Binder (General Insurance Terms) Binder (General Insurance Terms) Binding receipt (Property Insurance) Binding receipt (Property Insurance) Binomial distribution (General Insurance Terms) Binomial distribution (General Insurance Terms) Blackout period (Life Insurance) Blackout period (Life Insurance) Blanket bond (Criminal) Blanket contract (Health Insurance) Blanket contract (Health Insurance) β€” See blanket insurance Blanket coverage (Health Insurance) Blanket coverage (Health Insurance) Blanket crime policy (Criminal) Blanket crime policy (Criminal) Blanket insurance (Health Insurance/Property Insurance) Blanket insurance (Health Insurance/Property Insurance) Blanket limit Blanket limit (General Insurance Terms) Blanket medical expense insurance Blanket rate Blanket rate (Property Insurance) Blended insurance program Blended insurance program (General Insurance Terms) Blending Blending (Life Insurance) Blending (Life Insurance) Block limits (Property Insurance) Block limits (Property Insurance) Block of policies (General Insurance Terms) Block of policies (General Insurance Terms) Blue Cross (Health Insurance) Blue Cross (Health Insurance) Blue Shield Blue Shield (Health Insurance) Bobtail liability insurance Bobtail liability insurance Bobtail liability insurance (Liability) Bodily injury Bodily injury (Health Insurance) Bond Bond (General Insurance Terms) Book of business Book of business (General Insurance Terms) Book value Book value (General Insurance Terms) Boot Boot (General Insurance Terms) Bordereau Bordereau (Reinsurance) Borderline risk Borderline risk (General Insurance Terms) Borrowing Authority of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) (Pensions) Borrowing Authority/Corporation (PBGC) (Pension) Boston plan Boston plan (Property Insurance) Bottomry Bottomry (Property Insurance) Breach of contract Breach of contract (Legal Terminology) Bridge insurance Bridge insurance Bridge insurance (Property Insurance) Bridge insurance for bridges under construction (Property Insurance) Broad evidence rule Broad evidence rule (Property Insurance) Broad form Broad form (Liability/Property Insurance) Broad form cause of loss Broad form cause of loss (Property Insurance) Broad form personal theft insurance Broad form personal theft insurance (Criminal) Broad form property damage endorsement Broad form property damage endorsement (Liability) Broad form storekeepers insurance Broad form storekeepers insurance (Criminal) Broker Broker (General Insurance Terms) Broker agent (General Insurance Terms) Brokerage (General Insurance Terms) Brokerage business (General Insurance Terms) Brokerage department (General Insurance Terms) Brokerage fee (General Insurance Terms) Brokerage general agent (General Insurance Terms) Brokerage supervisor (General Insurance Terms) Builder's risk coverage forms (Property Insurance) Bureau insurer (General Insurance Terms) Burglary (Criminal) Burglary (Criminal) Burglary insurance (Criminal) Burning cost ratio (Reinsurance) Burning ratio (General Insurance Terms) Business and personal property coverage form (Property Insurance) Business auto coverage form (Vehicle Insurance) Business automobile policy (Vehicle Insurance) Business crime insurance (Criminal) Business income coverage form (Property Insurance) Business insurance Business insurance (General Insurance Terms) Business interruption Business interruption (Liability Insurance) Business interruption insurance Business interruption insurance (Liability Insurance) Business liability insurance Business liability insurance (Liability Insurance) Business life and health insurance Business life and health insurance (Liability Insurance) Business owner's policy Business owner's policy Business property and liability insurance package Business property and liability insurance package (Property Insurance) Business risk Business risk (General Insurance Terms) Business risk exclusion Business risk exclusion (General Insurance Terms) Buy-back deductible Buy-back deductible Buy-back deductible (General Insurance Terms) Buy-sell agreement Buy-sell agreement (Liability) Cafeteria benefit plan (Health Insurance) Calendar year deductible (Health Insurance) Cancel (General Insurance Terms) Cancellation provision clause (Property/Health Insurance) Capacity (General Insurance Terms) Capacity of parties (General Insurance Terms) Captive agent (General Insurance Terms) Captive insurance company (General Insurance Terms) Care, custody, and control (Liability) Cargo insurance (Property Insurance) Carpenter plan (Reinsurance) Carrier (General Insurance Terms) Cash accumulation method (Life Insurance) Cash flow plans (General Insurance Terms) Cash flow underwriting (General Insurance Terms) Cash out of vested benefits (General Insurance Terms) Cash surrender value (Liability Insurance) Cash value life insurance (Life Insurance) Cash withdrawals (Life Insurance) Casualty (General Insurance Terms) Casualty catastrophe (General Insurance Terms) Casualty insurance (Liability) Catastrophe futures (General Insurance Terms) Catastrophe hazard (General Insurance Terms) Catastrophe loss (General Insurance Terms) Cause of loss form (General Insurance Terms) Cease and desist order (Legal Terminology) Cede (Reinsurance) Ceding company (Reinsurance) Certificate of authority (Health Insurance) Certified financial planner (General Insurance Terms) Cestui que vie (General Insurance Terms) Change in occupancy or use clause (Property Insurance) Change of beneficiary provision (General Insurance Terms) Channeling (Health Insurance) Chargeable (Vehicle Insurance) Charitable gift life insurance (Life Insurance) Choice no-fault plan (Vehicle Insurance) Chronically ill individual (Health Insurance) Churning (Life Insurance) Civil wrong (General Insurance Terms) Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (Health Insurance) Claim (General Insurance Terms) Claim agent (General Insurance Terms) Claim department (General Insurance Terms) Claim expense (General Insurance Terms) Claim provision (General Insurance Terms) Claim report (General Insurance Terms) Claimant (General Insurance Terms) Claims made basis liability coverage (Liability Insurance) Claims occurrence basis liability coverage (Liability Insurance) Claims reserve (General Insurance Terms) Class (General Insurance Terms) Class rate (Property Insurance) Clause (General Insurance Terms) Cleanup fund (Life Insurance) Clear space clause (Property Insurance) Co-pay (Health Insurance) Co-pay provision (Health Insurance) Coinsurance Coinsurance (Property Insurance/Health Insurance) Coinsurance cap (Health Insurance) Coinsurance limit (General Insurance Terms) Coinsurance penalty (General Insurance Terms) Coinsurance percentage (Property Insurance) Coinsurance plan of reinsurance (Reinsurance) Coinsurance requirement (General Insurance Terms) Coinsurer (General Insurance Terms) Collateral assignment (Life Insurance) Collateral creditor (General Insurance Terms) Collection commission (Life Insurance) Collection fee (Life Insurance) Collision (Vehicle Insurance) Collision damage waiver (Vehicle Insurance) Collision insurance (Vehicle Insurance) Combination agency (Life Insurance) Combination agent (Life Insurance) Combination plan (Life Insurance) Combination policy (Vehicle Insurance) Combined ratio (General Insurance Terms) Combined single limit (General Insurance Terms) Commencement of coverage (General Insurance Terms) Commencement of coverage (General Insurance Terms) Commercial blanket bond (General Insurance Terms) Commercial blanket bond (General Insurance Terms) Commercial credit insurance (General Insurance Terms) Commercial credit insurance (General Insurance Terms) Commercial crime coverage form (Property Insurance) Commercial forgery policy (General Insurance Terms) Commercial forms (General Insurance Terms) Commercial health insurance (Health Insurance) Commercial insurance (General Insurance Terms) Commissioner' standard industrial mortality table (Life insurance) Commissioner's standard ordinary mortality table (Life insurance) Commissioner's values (General Insurance Terms) Common disaster clause (Life Insurance) Commutation (Life Insurance) Commutation right (Life Insurance) Comparative negligence (Legal Terminology) Compensating balances plan (General Insurance Terms) Compensatory damages (Legal Terminology) Competence (Legal Terminology) Completed operations insurance (Liability Insurance) Composite rate (Vehicle Insurance/Liability Insurance) Comprehensive general liability insurance (Liability Insurance) Comprehensive glass insurance (Property) Comprehensive health insurance (Health Insurance) Comprehensive insurance (General Insurance Terms/Vehicle) Comprehensive Medicare supplement (Health Insurance) Comprehensive personal liability insurance (Liability Insurance) Comprehensive policy (Vehicle Insurance/Liability Insurance) Compulsory insurance (General Insurance Terms) Concealment (Legal Terminology) Concurrency (General Insurance Terms) Concurrent causation (General Insurance Terms) Condition (General Insurance Terms) Condition subsequent (General Insurance Terms) Conditional (General Insurance Terms) Conditional receipt (Life Insurance/Health Insurance) Conditions for qualification (General Insurance Terms) Condominium insurance (Property Insurance) Confining condition (Health Insurance) Conservation (General Insurance Terms) Conservator (General Insurance Terms) Consideration (General Insurance Terms) Construction insurance (Property Insurance) Contents (Property Insurance) Contents rate (General Insurance Terms) Contingency (General Insurance Terms) Contingency reserve (General Insurance Terms) Contingent beneficiary (Life Insurance) Contingent commission (Reinsurance) Contingent fund (General Insurance Terms) Contingent liability (Liability) Continuation (Health Insurance) Continuing care retirement communities (Health Insurance) Continuing education requirement (General Insurance Terms) Continuous premium whole life policy (Life Insurance) Contract (General Insurance Terms) Contract carrier (Property Insurance) Contract of adhesion (General Insurance Terms) Contract of insurance (Legal Terminology) Contract year (Health Insurance) Contractual liability insurance (Liability) Contributing location (Property) Contribution (General Insurance Terms) Contribution formula (Pensions) Contributory (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Contributory negligence (Legal Terminology) Control (General Insurance Terms) Control provision (Life Insurance) Controlled business Controlled insurance (General Insurance Terms) Convention blank (General Insurance Terms) Convention values (General Insurance Terms) Conversion (General Insurance Term/Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Conversion fund (Pensions) Conversion privilege (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Convertible (Life Insurance) Convertible collision insurance (Vehicle Insurance) Cooperative insurance (General Insurance Terms) Coordination of benefits (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Copay Corridor (Life Insurance) Corridor deductible (Health Insurance) Cost contract (Health Insurance) Cost of insurance (Life Insurance) Cost of insurance charge (Life Insurance) Cost of living benefit (Health Insurance) Cost of living rider (Life Insurance) Cost sharing (Health Insurance) Cost-Sharing Countersignature (General Insurance Terms) Countersignature law (Legal Terminology) Countrywide rates (General Insurance Terms) Countrywide rules (General Insurance Terms) Countrywide rules and rates (General Insurance Terms) Coupon policy (Life Insurance) Coupon policy (Life Insurance) Cover (General Insurance Terms) Cover (General Insurance Terms) Cover note (General Insurance Terms) Cover note (General Insurance Terms) Coverage Coverage (General Insurance Terms) Coverage Gap Coverage limits Coverage part Coverage part (General Insurance Terms) Coverage trigger (Liability) Covered expenses Covered expenses (Health Insurance) Covered loss (General Insurance Terms) Covered person (General Insurance Terms) Crash coverage (Aviation Insurance) Credentialing (Health Insurance) Credit card insurance (Property Insurance) Credit carried forward (Reinsurance) Credit health insurance (Health Insurance) Credit insurance (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Credit life insurance (Life Insurance) Crime (Legal Terminology) Criticism (General Insurance Terms) Cromie rule (Property Insurance) Crop insurance (Property Insurance) Cross purchase (Life Insurance) Cross purchase agreement (Pensions) Cumulative liability (Reinsurance) Currently insured status (General Insurance Terms) Custodial care (Health Insurance) Custodian (Criminal) Customary charge (Health Insurance) Customized coverage (Health Insurance) Cut off (Reinsurance) D ratio (Workers Compensation) Daily report (General Insurance Terms) Damages (Legal Terminology) Data processing coverage (Property Insurance) Date of issue (General Insurance Terms) Date of service (Health Insurance) Death benefit (Life Insurance) Death benefit only plan (Life Insurance/Pensions) Debit (General Insurance Terms) Debit system (Life Insurance) Debris removal clause (Property) Decedent (General Insurance Terms) Decreasing term insurance (Life Insurance) Deductible Deductible (General Insurance Terms) Deductible carryover credit (Health Insurance) Deductible clause (General Insurance Terms) Deep pockets liability (Legal Terminology) Defamation (Legal Terminology/General Insurance Terms) Defendant (Legal Terminology) Deferred annuity (Annuity) Deferred compensation (Pensions) Deferred compensation plan (Pensions) Deferred group annuity (Annuity) Deferred premium (Life Insurance) Deferred vesting (Life Insurance) Deficiency reserve (Life Insurance) Defined benefit pension plan (Pensions) Defined contribution pension plan (Pensions) Degree of care (Legal Terminology) Degree of risk (General Insurance Terms) Delay clause (Life Insurance) Delayed payment clause (Life Insurance) Delivered business (Life Insurance) Delivery (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Demolition clause (Property Insurance) Demolition insurance (Property Insurance) Demurrer (Legal Terminology) Dental insurance (Health Insurance) Dental plan (Health Insurance) Dental plan (Health Insurance) Dental plan organization (Health Insurance) Dental plan organization (Health Insurance) Dependent (General Insurance Terms) Dependent care plan (Health Insurance) Dependent coverage (Health Insurance/Life insurance) Dependent life insurance (Life Insurance) Dependent properties (Property Insurance) Deposit (Pensions) Deposit administration (Liability) Deposit administration group annuity (Pensions) Deposit or provisional premium (General Insurance Terms) Deposit or provisional premium (General Insurance Terms) Deposition (Legal Terminology) Deposition forgery insurance (Criminal) Depository bond (Surety) Depreciation (General Insurance Terms) Depreciation insurance (Property Insurance) Designated mental health provider (Health Insurance) Detoxification (Health Insurance) Deviated rate (General Insurance Terms) Deviation (General Insurance Terms) Devise (Estate) Diagnosis (Health Insurance) Diagnosis related groups (Health Insurance) Difference in conditions (Property Insurance) Direct loss (Property Insurance) Direct selling system (General Insurance Terms) Direct writer (Liability/Property Insurance) Direct written premium (Liability/Property Insurance) Directed verdict (Legal Terminology) Director of insurance (General Insurance Terms) Directors and officers liability insurance (Liability) Disability (General Insurance Terms) Disability benefit (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Disability benefits law (Health Insurance) Disability buy sell (Health Insurance) Disability income insurance (Health Insurance) Disability insurance (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Disability Insurance Training Council Inc. (Health Insurance) Disability insured (Health Insurance) Disability pension (Life Insurance) Disappearing deductible (Property Insurance) Discharge planning (Health Insurance) Disclosure authorization form (General Insurance Terms) Discount (Pensions) Discounted value table (General Insurance Terms) Discovery cover (Reinsurance) Discovery period (Surety) Discrimination (General Insurance Terms) Dishonesty, disappearance, and destruction policy (Criminal) Dismemberment (Health Insurance) Dismemberment benefit (Health Insurance) Divided cover (General Insurance Terms) Dividend (General Insurance Terms) Dividend accumulation (Life Insurance) Dividend additions (Life Insurance) Dividend option (Life Insurance) Divisible contract clause (Property Insurance) Dollar limit (Property Insurance) Domestic insurer (General Insurance Terms) Double indemnity (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Double protection (Life Insurance) Dram shop laws (Legal Terminology) Dram shop liability insurance (Liability) Dread disease policy (Health Insurance) β€” Drive other car endorsement (Vehicle Insurance) Drug formulary (Health Insurance) Drug price review (Health Insurance) Drug utilization review (Health Insurance) Druggists' liability insurance (Liability) Dual choice (Health Insurance) Dual life stock company (General Insurance Terms) Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. (General Insurance Terms) Duplicate coverage inquiry (Health Insurance) Duplication of benefits (Health Insurance) Dwelling forms (Property Insurance) Earned income (General Insurance Terms) Earned premium (General Insurance Terms) Earnings insurance (Property Insurance) Earth movement (Property Insurance) Earthquake insurance (Property Insurance) Easement (Property Insurance) Economic risk (Pensions) Educational assistance plan (Pensions) Educational fund (Liability) Effective date (General Insurance Terms) Elective benefits (Health Insurance) Elective deferral plan (Pensions) Electrical or electrical apparatus exemption clause (Property Insurance) Eligibility date (Health Insurance) Eligibility period (Health Insurance) Eligibility requirements (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Eligible dependent (Health Insurance) Eligible employee (Health Insurance) Eligible expenses (Health Insurance) Eligible person (Health Insurance) Elimination period (Health Insurance) Embezzlement (Legal Terminology) Emergency (Health Insurance) Emergency accident benefit (Health Insurance) Emergency fund (Life Insurance) Employee benefit program (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Employee certificate of insurance (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Employee contribution (Health Insurance/Pension) Employee dishonesty (Criminal) Employee dishonesty coverage form (Criminal) Employee pension benefit plan (Pensions) Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) liability (Liability) Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Life Insurance) Employee stock ownership plan (Pensions) Employee welfare benefit plan (Pensions) Employees trust (Pensions) Employer contribution (Health Insurance) Employer's liability coverage (Workers Compensation) Enrollee (Health Insurance) Enrolling unit (Health Insurance) Enrollment (Health Insurance) Enrollment Period Enrollment period (Health Insurance) Entire contract clause (Health Insurance/Life Insurance) Entity agreement (Life Insurance) Entry age (Pensions) Entry date into claims made (Liability) Equipment breakdown insurance (Property Insurance) Equipment floater (Property Insurance) Equity (General Insurance Terms) Errors and omissions clause (Reinsurance) Errors and omissions insurance (Liability) Estate (General Insurance Terms) Excess Charges Formulary Guaranteed Issue HMO Initial Enrollment Period Medigap Network Out-of-Pocket Maximum Part D Premium Special Enrollment Period Underwriting

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