Deposit

The term deposit refers to sums of money which may have to be deposited with a Government before permission in granted to transact Insurance business.

Deposit administration contract

Mechanism to fund a retirement plan in which the plan sponsor puts the plan assets in an insurance company’s general account. At the time of the employee’s retirement, the insurer withdraws sufficient funds from the general account to buy an annuity for the plan participant. This type of contract protects the plan sponsor from investment loss and guarantees minimum investment returns.

Deposit administration scheme

A defined contribution scheme also called a cash accumulation policy, used for employee groups or individual personal pensions. Contributions are held by the life office to accumulate with interest. When benefits become payable money is withdrawn to purchase annuities and pay lump sums. The life office carries no risk but acts as investor. The pre-retirement mortality risk is left to the scheme trustees who usually arrange separate cover.

Deposit back

in reinsurance, a deposit of the whole or part of the premiums paid by a cedant company with that company as surety for payment by the reinsurer (also called treaty deposit).