Insurance category used by health insurance underwriters to review the type and degree of peril of particular jobs such as exposure to dust, poisons, and extreme temperatures.

Same as optical character recognition (OCR) .

Abbreviation for independent medical evaluation, independent medical examiner, and independent medical evaluator. See independent medical evaluation (IME), independent medical examiner (IME) , and independent medical evaluator (IME) .

Contract that begins making periodic payments to the annuitant within 1 year from the purchased date.
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UK: An annuity that commences payment to the annuitant at the end of the first prescribed payment period after the payment of the purchase price.

Insurance coverage for a pregnancy that begins before the date the individual becomes insured.

Instant treatment for a medical, surgical, or dental condition or symptom that is not an emergent situation but is given for the health and well-being of the individual.

Agreement that does not completely protect the plan sponsor against investment loss or minimum investment returns.