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HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating state-supplied vaccine.

Slander

A form of tort which is a false statement designed to damage the reputation of another person, in a verbal form.
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The oral utterance or spreading of falsehood harmful to another’s reputation. Libel is written slander is spoken.

Sliding scale commission

A ceding commission that varies inversely with the loss ratio under the reinsurance agreement. The scales are not always one to one for example, as the loss ratio decreases by 1 percent, the ceding commission might increase only .5 percent.
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UK: a commission adjusted under a formula whereby the actual commission varies inversely with the loss ratio, subject to specified maximum and minimum.
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REINSURANCE: A commission adjustment on earned premiums whereby the actual commission varies inversely with the loss ratio, subject to a maximum and minimum.

Sliding scale dividend plan

Often used with workers compensation insurance, dividend plans are established as a means of returning a portion of the premium to the policyholder if losses are better than expected and the insurance company board of directors declares a dividend. In a sliding scale plan, the amount of the potential dividend slides up or down according to the loss experience. Dividends cannot be guaranteed they are paid upon declaration by the insurer’s board of directors.