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AS

1. See administrative simplification (AS). 2. HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating services of an assistant at surgery. Use of this modifier affects Medicare payment. 3. See assistant surgeon (AS).

As Expiry

A term that indicates that an insurance should, on expiry, be renewed on its pre-expiry terms.

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Expression used where it is proposed that an insurance should be renewed on its previous terms.

 

 

As If

This is a method for recalculation of prior years of reinsurance experience to demonstrate what the underwriting results of a particular program would have been if the proposed program had been “as if” in force during that period.

As is where is

The terms under which property, e.g. salvage (vessel or cargo), is sold, meaning that it is to be sold at its present location and in its present condition without warranty as to quality or quantity. See SALVAGE VALUE.

As original’

Term that denotes that a reinsurance contract will follow the underlying risk. It does not mean following the insurance terms and conditions in their entirety. As original’ serves to define the risk (e.g. period of cover, geographical limits, the nature) so that reinsurers and insurers face exactly the same risk (Pine Top v. Unione Italiana Anglo Saxon). There is a presumption against incorporation into the reinsurance contract of collateral clauses (e.g. jurisdiction clause) from the underlying contract. However, the term is presumed to make warranties as significant to the reinsurance policy as to the insurance contract (Groupama Navigation et Transport & Others v. Caiaiumbo CA Seguros).

Asbestos

Any of the fibrous amphibole and serpentine minerals, especially chrysolite and tremolite that are incombustible and resistant to chemicals. It was formerly widely used in the form of fabric or board as a heat-resistant structural material. Inhalation of asbestos fibres can cause asbestosis or mesothelioma. See CONTROL OF WORK REGULATIONS ASBESTOS 2002. AT

Asbestos surveys

Under the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002, owners of non-domestic premises contemplating major refurbishment or demolition must arrange a survey sufficient to become alerted to any asbestos that may be disturbed. Guidance on what constitutes a survey is in HSE document MDHS 100.

Asbestosis

A characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by inhalation of asbestos dust or fibres. The disease makes breathing difficult and is often fatal after being latent for between 20 and 40 years. Sometimes the term is used to include all asbestos-related diseases, e.g. mesothelioma intersitial pulmonary fibrosis and bronchial or laryngeal carcinomas. The disease produces long-tail liability claims in employers’ liability insurance and in public liability. See TRIPLE TRIGGER THEORY.