Long Term Insurance

(1) Insurance forming part of a long-term business (2) In Fire Insurance a contract that is expressed at the outset as being for a term of two or more years. (iii) In Engineering Project Insurance a contract that is expressed at the outset as being for a term of two or more years.

Long-tail liability

Liability for an injury, e.g. asbestosis, that takes many years before it is discovered and reported as a claim. As most policies are written on a losses-occurring basis it is necessary to trace the insurer on risk at the time of occurrence. Gradual pollution is also a cause of long-tail liability. See LIABILITY SEQUENCE; OCCURRENCE THEORIES.

Long-term business

Schedule 1 of FSMA 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001, as amended by the FSMA (Regulated Activities) (Amendment Order) (No 2) Order 2003, lists nine classes of long-term business as regulated activities. I. Life and annuity. II. Marriage and birth. III. Linked long-term. IV. Permanent health. V. Tontines. VI. Capital redemption. VII. Pension fund management. VIII. Collective insurance, etc. IX. Social insurance. There are 18 general insurance business classes listed as regulated activities.