insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy |
social insurance | government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people, financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue |
national insurance | social insurance program in Britain, based on contributions from employers and employees, provides payments to unemployed and sick and retired people as well as medical services |
old-age insurance | insurance paid to the elderly |
survivors insurance | insurance paid to surviving spouses |
disability insurance | social insurance for the disabled |
cash bar | a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass |
cash machine cash dispenser automated teller machine automatic teller machine automated teller automatic teller ATM | an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used |
cash register register | a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions, used in shops to add up the bill |
moneymaker money-spinner cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
policy insurance policy insurance | written contract or certificate of insurance, you should have read the small print on your policy |
insurance company insurance firm insurer insurance underwriter underwriter | a financial institution that sells insurance |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC | a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions |
insurance broker insurance agent general agent underwriter | an agent who sells insurance |
Cash Johnny Cash John Cash | United States country music singer and songwriter (-) |
cash crop | a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco) |
cash flow | the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including nonash expenses) |
cash surrender value | the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured |
premium insurance premium | payment for insurance |
spot price cash price | the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market |
coverage insurance coverage | the total amount and type of insurance carried |
insurance | promise of reimbursement in the case of loss, paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company |
automobile insurance car insurance | insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents |
no fault insurance no fault automobile insurance | a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident, the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance |
business interruption insurance | insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril |
fire insurance | insurance against loss due to fire |
group insurance | insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group |
hazard insurance | insurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires |
health insurance | insurance against loss due to ill health |
hospitalization insurance hospitalization | insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense |
liability insurance | insurance that provides protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people or property |
life insurance life assurance | insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies, in England they call life insurance life assurance |
endowment insurance | life insurance for a specified amount which is payable to the insured person at the expiration of a certain period of time or to a designated beneficiary immediately upon the death of the insured |
tontine tontine insurance | a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members |
whole life insurance ordinary life insurance straight life insurance | insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured |
malpractice insurance | insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice, obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance |
self-insurance | insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy |
term insurance | lowost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value, term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies |
cash account | an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis |
funds finances monetary resource cash in hand pecuniary resource | assets in the form of money |
cash equivalent | a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months |
advance cash advance | an amount paid before it is earned |
cash card cashcard | a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash |
cash immediate payment | prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check |
cash hard cash hard currency | money in the form of bills or coins, there is a desperate shortage of hard cash |
cash basis | a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made |
petty cash | a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses |
ready cash cold cash ready money | money in the form of cash that is readily available, his wife was always a good source of ready cash, he paid cold cash for the TV set |
indemnity insurance | protection against future loss |
die decease perish go exit pass away expire pass b kick the bucket cash in one's chips buy the farm conk give-up the ghost drop dead pop off choke croak snuff it | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life, She died from cancer, The children perished in the fire, The patient went peacefully, The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of |