Unit of measurement used in insurance pricing.
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The number of exposure units used to determine the premium or pure premium for a policy or group of policies. Also, a unit such as a payroll, receipts, area, gate receipts, automobiles, etc. used to measure exposure.

An endorsement to a standard fire policy adding coverage for the following perils
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An endorsement to a standard fire policy adding coverage for the following perils windstorm, hail, explosion (except of steam boilers), riot, civil commotion, aircraft, vehicles, and smoke. The EC perils are now included in most property policies without the need for a separate endorsement.

Endorsement that can be added to an automobile liability insurance policy that covers the insured while driving any non owned automobile on a regular basis.

Surrender of property away from the premises as a result of a threat to do bodily harm to the named insured, relative, or invitee who is being held captive.
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Extortion is robbery if the offender, at the time of committing the extortion, is in the presence of the person put in fear, and commits the extortion by putting that person in fear of instant death, of instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint to that person, or to some other person, and, by so putting in fear, induces the person so put in fear then and there to deliver up the thing extorted. (The offender is said to be present if he is sufficiently near to put the other person in fear of instant death, of instant hurt, or of instant wrongful restraint. Refer also: “Robbery.” Refer also “Theft.”

A law that established a national, hourly minimum wage and promulgated eligibility rules for overtime pay. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor administers the law, and virtually all wage and hour claims cite a violation of the FSLA. Wage and hour claims allege that workers classified by employers as “exempt” (and therefore ineligible for overtime pay), are in fact, entitled to overtime pay. Wage and hour claims are a serious exposure for employers; a number of class action wage and hour claims have settled for more than $10 million.
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A law that established a national, hourly minimum wage and promulgated eligibility rules for overtime pay. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor administers the law, and virtually all wage and hour claims cite a violation of the FSLA. Wage and hour claims allege that workers classified by employers as &#8220exempt&#8221 (and therefore ineligible for overtime pay), are in fact, entitled to overtime pay. Wage and hour claims are a serious exposure for employers a number of class action wage and hour claims have settled for more than $10 million.

US: Amount payable to an insured homeowner for loss of rental income due to damage that makes the premises uninhabitable.
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An amount payable to an insured homeowner for loss of rental income due to damage that makes the premises uninhabitable.
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Fair rental value is a provision in the additional living expense coverage in a homeowners policy. The coverage pays the rental income a homeowner looses if part of the dwelling was rented to a tenant and an insured peril has caused the home to become uninhabitable. (See Homeowners).

Coverage for farmers that is overseen and subsidized by the federal government and marketed and serviced by private insurers and agents. Federal crop insurance offers an array of insurance policies that cover loss of crop value arising from extremely hot weather, drought, excessive moisture, flood, wildlife damage, earthquake, insects, and disease. These policies protect a farmer against production or revenue losses when a particular insured crop does not meet a preset production guarantee. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture oversees the federal crop insurance program. RMA provides policies for more than 100 crops, the majority of U.S. crops, although coverage may not be available for some crops in some areas. Federal crop insurance is also referred to as multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI).
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A comprehensive coverage at rates subsidized by the federal government for unavoidable crop losses.

Preempts some state functions. For example, the Act does not allow a state insurance regulator to prohibit risk retention groups (RRGs) domiciled in other states from operating within the regulator’s state, thus eliminating the need for a fronting company.

Fixed cost charges, as compared to percentage charges (called “commissions”). Captives seek to pay fee-based charges but then express the total as a percentage of premium. In Texas, surplus lines premium is defined under TIC 225.004.

The financial limit of an organization’s ability to absorb losses with its own funds or borrowed funds without major disruption. This value often comes into play when a risk manager attempts to find the appropriate retention amount. Any planned retention figures should fall below the financial capacity point.