Development Staff

In India particularly in the Public Sector General Insurance Companies the general Insurance business is procured by development staff Directly or through against. The development staff are paid full time employees of the companies. The function of the development staff are: (i) to recommend for recruitment, assist in training, guide and motivate the Agents for procuration of general Insurance business, (ii) to develop and service general Insurance business in the area under his jurisdiction. (iii) to prepare and issue cover notes and kuccha receipts. (iv) to service any business which may be assigned to him by the Company. (v) to discharge such other functions as may be assigned to him by the Company and (vi) to maintain diary in format prescribed from time to time by the Corporation and present it when demanded by the superiors.

Development year

(1) in one year accounting, in relation to any underwriting year, any year or years following the end of that year until the claims for that year have been run off, (2) in general business funded accounting the year or years between the underwriting year and the closing of the account.

Developmental Risks

Risks attaching to products which have recently been launched and which for specific or technological reasons cannot be anticipated due to the newness of the product. This may apply to a situation where a new product is introduced in an area where there is no prior experience that it will survive successfully under the prevailing conditions and risk exposures in the area.

Deviated rate

In group creditor insurance, a premium rate for a contributory plan that is higher than the prima facie rate. It is based on the group’s actual claims experience. An insurance company can charge a deviated rate only after the prima facie rate has been in effect for a specific period of time and only after being granted permission by the state insurance commissioner.
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A rate, offered by a company that usually follows the rates recommended by a lawyer, which is lower than the recommended rate in that area.