See: practice guidelines.
Insurance Encyclopedia
Practitioner
Individual qualified to practice in a specialized professional field (e.g., family practitioner or nurse practitioner).
Pre Judgment (Interest)
Money the plaintiff would have earned if the favorable judgment had been paid at the time of injury or damage instead of at a later date when a judgment is made.
Pre-Action Protocols
Part of the Civil Procedure Rules covering claims procedures and timetables in respect of: personal injury; clinical negligence; defamation disputes; professional negligence; construction and engineering disputes. The objects are to encourage the early exchange of full information about the claim; to enable the parties to avoid litigation by agreeing a settlement; and to support the management of proceedings. The Protocols lead to a ‘cards on the table’ approach.
Pre-admission authorization (Health Insurance)
An authorization that must be obtained from the insurer before the insured can be hospitalized.
Pre-Admission Authorization for Health
A cost containment feature of many health insurance policies whereby the insured must contact the insurer prior to a hospitalization and receive authorization for the admission.
Pre-admission certification (Health Insurance)
A certification done to see if the insured should be admitted to the hospital. This certification is based on certain established criteria.
Pre-Admission Certification for Health
Before being admitted as an impatient in a hospital, certain criteria are used to determine whether the inpatient care is necessary.
Pre-Advice
Preliminary advice that a letter of credit has been established in the form of a brief authenticated wire message. It is not an operative instrument and is usually followed by the actual letter of credit.
Pre-credit Risk
In credit insurance, risks arising before the time for despatch of the goods to be sold.