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entrepreneurship

the activity of organizing managing and assuming the risks of a business enterprise

occupational disease

an ailment that results from the characteristic conditions or functions of one's employment rather than from the ordinary risks to which the general public is exposed and that renders one eligible for workers' compensation compare disability

Entrepreneur

business for profit generally whoever undertakes on his own account an enterprise in which others are employed and risks are taken

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blitz

ball is snapped it is used when the defensive teams assumes that a pass will be attempted and risks allowing substantial gains by the offensive team if other plays are in fact planned

underwriter

an individual or a company) who underwrites an insurance policy : insurer b : a person who assesses risks to be covered by an insurance policy 2 : a person (as an individual or company) who underwrites

treaty reinsurance

treaty reinsurance : reinsurance under a general agreement that automatically reinsures in accordance with its terms all risks of a given class to a predetermined extent as soon as they are insured by the direct underwriter

retrocession

of ceding back something (as jurisdiction) 3 a : the process by which all or part of the risks assumed in an insurance contract are reassigned or ceded by a reinsurer to another insurance company b :

ocean marine insurance

ocean marine insurance : insurance against risks incident to transportation by sea compare inland marine insurance, marine insurance

informed consent

a medical experiment by a subject after achieving an understanding of what is involved and esp. of the risks

exclusion

something that excludes or is excluded: as a : a part of an insurance contract that excludes specified risks from coverage compare condition, declaration b : an amount that is excluded from tax liability [a $10,000 annual

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