CIC

A designation – Certified Insurance Counselor.

CIM

See: National Coverage Determinations Manual (NCDM), formerly named Coverage Issues Manual.

CIM Convention

The International Convention on Carriage of Goods by Rail (CIM) establishes a measure of uniformity in Europe. It is necessary in the case of rail imports or exports involving the UK to incorporate the terms of the convention into the contract of rail carriage as shown by the consignment note. The carrier’s liability is similar to that of CMR.

Cinemas for Liability Insurance

Policy covers legal liability for: Accidental bodily injury, Accidental damage to property of third parties. Policy also covers legal liability for accidental bodily injury/illness of a third party caused by poisonous or foreign or deleterious matter in food or drink served in the auditorium.

Cineradiography

Procedure in which an injection of a nontoxic radiopaque medium is given in order to produce movie camera images on a fluorescent screen to view various body structures.

Circled bullet

Symbol used in the procedure code book titled Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) to indicate that conscious/moderate sedation is included for that specific procedural code number for billing and payment purposes.

City spread

The sale of a contract struck on one city against the purchase of another contract struck on another. It is a means of hedging against the weather risk.

Civil authority

Any of various local governmental authorities with the ability to issue evacuation orders, restrict access to certain areas of town, and other actions for the protection of the citizenry.

Civil Authority Clause

Provision in a Fire Policy which provides that the insured is protected against damages which may be caused by Firemen, policemen, or other civil authorities in their efforts to check Fire eg., in the case of larger Fires it has been found necessary to dynamite a whole block of buildings to check the spread of a conflagration. A civil authority clause protects from losses resulting from such action.

Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents) Regulations 1996

Implements Council Directive 94/56/EC and the fundamental principles governing the investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents. Also re-enacts the 1989 Regulations. The Inspectors of Air Accidents of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the Department of Transport are identified as the investigating body. The Chief Inspector can delegate investigation to another member state, or, in some cases, to a state that is a party to the Chicago Convention. An inspector’s report must be published and any safety recommendations in the report are not to create a presumption of blame or liability.