Glossary Of Terms Flashcards

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Accommodation Business

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Substandard risks taken on by underwriters as a favour to the broker.

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Actual Cash Value

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Replacement Cost Minus Depreciation

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Actual Loss Sustained (Business interruption)

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Loss of income that you would have earned otherwise had the business interruption not occurred.

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Adverse Selection

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When an underwriter picks a poor risk (either too risky or unprofitable)

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All Property

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Coverage where all property owned by the insured is covered under 1 limit

Note: can even extend to cover multiple locations & still subject to exclusions

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Area Protection

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Used to restrict unauthorized access to certain areas (protects the interior)

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Bailee For Hire

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Some who has custody of the property of others for purpose other than sale

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Burglary

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Unlawful taking of property by someone illegally entering or leaving the premises with evidence of forced entry or exit.

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Catastrophe Limit

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The maximum payable for 1 occurrence

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Centrifugal Force

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The tendency of an object to move away from the centre of rotation.

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Common Carrier

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Someone who carries goods for the general public

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Common Hazards

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Hazards common to all buildings

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Condition

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A Requirement to do or not do something

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Contract Courier

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Carries, for compensation, the goods for their customers only.

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Contributing Property

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A major supplier or manufacture that your business depends on for continued operation.

Note: If the contributing property has a loss, it may affect your business’ ability to continue operation

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Custodian

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Insured, partner or their employee authorized to have custody of insured property excluding guards, janitors, porters or watchman

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Data

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Information stored on media

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Detachment

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Proximity to nearby commercial exposures (buildings)

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Discovery Period

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The time starting after policy expiry, that the insured has to discover a claim for it to be covered under the policy.

Example Crime Policy 1 Year after expiry.

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Electrical Breakdown

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The failure of an electrical component

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Electronic Protection

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Electronic barriers to restrict unauthorized access

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Employee Dishonesty

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A dishonest or fraudulent act committed by an employee action alone of with others.

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Endorsement

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A document issued by the insurance company to change the terms of the policy

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Fire Resistive

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The material is tested to be able to withstand 2-3 hours of a controlled fire

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Fixed Expenses

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Expenses that continue during a business inteription

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Forgery

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Unauthorized altering of writing to do something while purporting to be the act of another who did not authorize that act

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Fraudulent / Fraud

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A wilful act intended to cheat and cause loss to others to a gain to self.

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Gradual Deterioration

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The deterioration that occurs naturally over time

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29
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Gross Profit

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Net Sales minus cost of goods sold

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Hard market

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Low investment returns lead to low margins, strict underwriting and higher prices

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Hazard

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Condition that can cause a peril to occur

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Income

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All monies earned by providing sales or services

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Latent defect

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a defect hidden from reasonable inspection

34
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Line Securty

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The ability of a phoneline to resist tampering

35
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Loading

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The additional rate changed on top of the basic fire rate to insure against additional perils.

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Magnet Proprty

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An anchor or leader property that attracts traffic to your store

Note: A loss to a magnet property leads to deduced customer traffic to your area meaning reduced income for the businesses in that area.

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Material Face

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Insurer would change decision if known. Includes matters inherent in property and personal information.

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Mechanical Breakdown

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Failure of a working mechanism

39
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media

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Material that data is stored on

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Messenger

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Insured, partner, or employee who is allowed by the insured to have custody of the insured property outside the premises.

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Money

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Currency and coins in current use that have face value

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Morale Hazard

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Attitude of the applicant that can cause a peril to occur

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Mysterious Disappearance

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Disappeared under circumstances that can’t be explained (no justified reason).

44
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Net Profit

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Gross profit minus operating costs

45
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Moral Hazard

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Subjective characteristics of the applicant that can cause a peril to occur

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Newly Acquired Location

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A new location owned, rented or controlled by the insured

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Non-Combustible

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The structural members of the building are made with materials that do not catch fire.

Note: Not a good a Fire Resistive

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Ordinary Care

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Acting in the same manner or showing the same level of care as a prudent and diligent owner of the property.

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Ordinary Payroll Expense

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All payroll expenses minus those attributed to officers, contractors, and other key personnel (people you cannot dispense with during the business interruption)

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Perimeter Protection

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Methods used to secure the premises while the business is closed

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Physical Hazard

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Conditions relating to use of tangible property that can cause a peril to occur.

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Physical Protection

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Physical barriers to restrict unauthorised access.

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Point Protection

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Provides direct security to individual items

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Private Carrier

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A party that carries their own goods

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Recipient Property

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A major customer for the goods you produce (especially if you operate in an industry where there is a limited market for your goods)

Note: You depend on the continued operations of your customers to purchase the products you make/sell

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Reinsurance

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An insurer cedes part of the risk to their reinsurers

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Released Bill of Lading

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Releases the carrier of all liability

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Replacement Cost

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The insurance option that will pay you up to replacement value.

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Replacement Value

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The cost to replace for repair the property with materials of like kind and quality (No depreciation is applied)

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Rider

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A document issued by the insurance company to add coverage to the policy

61
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Risk Classification

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Classifying risks based on probability of loss

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Robbery

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Taking of insured property from a custodian by someone who caused or threatened bodily harm to a custodian, committed an unlawful act witnessed by a custodian, or took the property from a custodian killed or rendered unconscious

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Scheduled Coverage

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Coverage where the insured property is specifically identified (scheduled) onto a policy.

Note: No Coverage for property or categories not identified Can Specify limits for each

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Securities

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Negotiable or Non-negotiable instruments representing money or other property (including: revenues, stamps, tokens, tickets)

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Semi-Variable Expenses

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Expenses that may or may not continue during a business interruption.

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Soft Market

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Good investment returns lead to high competition between insurers leading to looser underwriting and lower prices.

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Standard (Ordinary) Bill of Lading

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The carrier’s liability is limited to the tariff for the class of goods.

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Subrogation

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To “step into the shoes” of another and assume their legal rights (ie to recover damages)

69
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Subscription

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A group of insurers come together and agree to insure a risk.

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Supporting Business

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Other business the applicant has with the insurer

Note: Used to support his application

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Temporary Location

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A location not named on the policy, is not owned, rented or controlled by the insured, and is not in transit.

72
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Tenants’ Improvements

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Betterments made or paid for by tenants

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Theft

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All means of taking property without the owner’s consent

74
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Trade Lossses

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Losses expected as part of everyday operations

75
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Unoccupied

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Lack of habitual human presence

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Void Contract

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A contract the is no longer legally enforceable

77
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Vacant

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Lack of normal occupancy (the occupants have left with no intention to return)

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Valued Bill of Lading

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Increases the carrier’s liability to the negotiated amount

79
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Warranty

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A promise that certain material facts are true and shall remain true

80
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Wear & Tear

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Deterioration cased by ordinary and reasonable use

81
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Inherent Vice

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Something within a commodity or other kind of property that causes its demise over time.