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.
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Immediate maternity
Insurance coverage for a pregnancy that begins before the date the individual becomes insured.
Immediate nonemergency care
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.
immediate participation guarantee (IPG) contract
Agreement that does not completely protect the plan sponsor against investment loss or minimum investment returns.
Immigrant
See: alien.
Immunosuppressive drugs
Transplant drugs used to reduce the risk of rejecting the new kidney after transplant. Transplant patients need to take these drugs for the rest of their lives.
Immunosuppressive therapy
Treatment by administering an agent that significantly interferes with the ability of the body’s immune system to respond to antigenic stimulation by inhibiting cellular and humoral immunity such as preparing someone for a bone marrow transplant or to prevent rejection of donor tissue.