Debit

MEDICAL,USA: 1. In accounting, this is an increase in assets or a reduction in liabilities or capital. It is the opposite of credit and an accounting entry is posted on the left side of the financial ledger. 2. In insurance, debits represent underwriting factors that have an unfavorable effect on an individual’s mortality rating. This term is used in a numerical rating system.
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Collection of premiums of industrial type Insurance. A group of industrial policies assigned to an Agent for collection and servicing.
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The amount of premiums outstanding and business to be collected by debit or home service agents. This can also refer to the area these customers live in.

Decapitation

Insufficient payment by a managed care plan in which physicians and hospitals are paid a fixed, per capita amount for each patient enrolled over a stated period of time, regardless of the type and number of services provided; inadequate reimbursement to the hospital on a per-member/per-month basis to cover costs for the members of the plan.

Declination

MEDICAL,USA: Act of an insurance company’s refusal (rejection) to insure a person after evaluating the insurance application, usually for reasons of the health or occupation of the applicant.
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The act of rejecting an application for insurance.
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The insurer’s refusal to insure an individual after careful evaluation of the application for insurance and any other pertinent factors.
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US: The insurer’s refusal to insure an individual after careful evaluation of the application for insurance and any other pertinent factors.
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When the insurer declines an application for coverage.
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UK: A refusal by the insurer to accept a proposal for a new insurance or renew an existing policy. Refusals have to be disclosed in future applications for insurance. The right to decline at renewal does not apply to permanent contracts.
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The refusal by an insurer of a proposed insurance.
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The refusal of an insurer or reinsurer to offer terms of cover.