Funds of an approved form that are lodged and held in trust at Lloyd’s as security for a member’s underwriting activities. They comprise the members deposit, personal reserve fund and special reserve fund and may be drawn down in the event that the member’s syndicate level premium trust funds are insufficient to cover his liabilities. The amount of the deposit is related to the member’s premium income limit and also the nature of the underwriting account. (See risk based capital).
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Funds withheld
Assets that would normally be paid over to a reinsurer but are withheld by the cedant to permit statutory credit for non-admitted reinsurance, to reduce a potential credit risk or to retain control over investments. (See: Rating)
Funeral expenses insurance
Pre-paid plans purchased by a lump sum or periodic payments. A plan covers the funeral director’s fees and expenses and disbursements’, i.e. doctor’s fees, church fees, cost of a minister, cremation/burial fees, grave digging and cost of a plot. These plans have superseded the limited amounts available under industrial life and friendly society insurances.
Fungible
Interchangeable such as a certain type and grade of wheat stored in a public elevator. Thus a claim may be settled by tendering the same amount, type and grade but not necessarily the original material.
Fur and Jewellery Floater
Usually an all risk form which applies to the furs and jewellery scheduled in the policy whatever their location country-wide or world-wide.
Fur and jewelry floater (Property Insurance)
Insurance that covers jewelry and furs against all risks, regardless of where they are located.
Fur floater
See: Floater.
Furnace Explosion
A violent bursting with noise of the Fire box of a furnace. This type of happening is covered by the Fire Insurance explosion policies, while an explosion of the boiler would come under a Boiler Explosion Policy.
FURRIERS BLOCK POLICY
This coverage is similar to a Jewelers Block policy but is designed for fur dealers and fur storage facilities. (See Bailee Coverage; Care, Custody, and Control Exclusion; Jewelers Block).
Furriers Customers Insurance
An Inland Marine purchases by a furrier to protect furs in storage belonging to customers.
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US: See: Bailees floater.