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Valued policy, a policy of insurance in which the sum at which the subject of the policy is insured is expressed (having been fixed by agreement between the parties), and so the value in case of loss need not (as a general rule) be proved, See Arnould on Marine Insurance....
valued policy
valued policy : an insurance policy in which the insurer and insured agree on a stated amount that will be paid in the event of a future loss instead of an amount that would have to be proven as the actual loss ...
valued policy law
valued policy law : a law requiring insurance companies to pay to the insured in case of total loss the full amount of insurance regardless of the actual value of the property at the time of the loss ...
reserve
reserve re·served re·serv·ing : to keep back or set apart: as a : to keep (a right, power, or interest) esp. by express declaration [all rights reserved] compare waive b : to defer a determination of (a question of law) [the justices reserved the question because it was not an issue in the case] n 1 : something stored or kept available for future use [an energy company with various unproven oil s] 2 : an act of reserving 3 : money kept in a separate account to meet future liabilities legal reserve : the minimum amount as determined by government standards of the deposits held by a bank or of the assets of a life insurance company required by law to be kept as reserves loss reserve 1 : a reserve allocated by a bank for the purpose of absorbing losses [a loan loss reserve] 2 : an insurance company's reserve representing the discounted value of future payments to be made on losses which may have already occurred policy reserve : an insurance company's reserve r...
Turnover
Turnover, in laws dealing with Sales Tax, 'turnover' includes tax in calculating the total turnover, there is nothing wrong in treating the tax as part of the turnover, because, 'turnover' means the amount of money which is turned over in the business, George Oakes (P) Ltd. v. State of Madras, AIR 1962 SC 1352.Turnover is defined to mean: 'the aggregate amount for which goods are bought or sold or supplied or distributed by a dealer either directly or through another on his own account or on account of others whether for cash or for deferred payment or for other valuable consideration, Joint Commercial Tax Officer v. Young Men's Association (Regd.), AIR 1970 SC 1212 (1215): (1970) 1 SCC 462: (1970) 3 SCR 680.Turnover means an aggregate amount for which goods are either bought by or sold by a dealer, whether for a cash or for deferred payment or other valuable consideration, State of Andhra Pradesh v. H. Abdul Bakhi and Brothers, AIR 1965 SC 531 (532): (1964) 7 SCR 664. [Hyderabad Gener...
cash surrender value
cash surrender value : the amount of money an insurer will pay the insured upon surrender of a life insurance policy usually calculated as the reserve held by the insurer against the policy less a charge for surrender and any outstanding indebtedness ...
life insurance
life insurance : insurance providing for the payment of money to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the insured see also endowment insurance ordinary life insurance : whole life insurance in this entry straight life insurance : whole life insurance in this entry term life insurance : life insurance that provides coverage for a set term and does not accumulate cash surrender value universal life insurance : life insurance characterized by flexible premiums, benefits, and payment schedules, by the indexing of cash value to money market interest rates, and by the periodic reporting of current value and company costs charged to the account universal variable life insurance : variable universal life insurance in this entry variable life insurance : life insurance in which all or part of the cash value of the policy is located in a tax-deferred investment portfolio with risk assumed by the insured for investment losses compare variable annuity at annuity variable univer...
Contribution plan
A plan of distributing surplus by giving to each policy the excess of premiums and interest earned thereon over the expenses of management cost of insurance and the policy value at the date of computation This excess is called the contribution of the policy...
incident of ownership
incident of ownership :any of several rights (as the right to change beneficiaries) that may be exercised over a life insurance policy which are used as criteria for the inclusion of the value of a policy in a decedent's gross estate for purposes of estate tax ...
declaration
declaration 1 : the act of declaring [ of dividends] [ of war] 2 a : the first pleading in a common-law action compare complaint, indictment b : a statement usually not under oath made by a party to a legal transaction [the attorney must later sign an affidavit or stating that he has informed the debtor "J. H. Williamson"] c : a statement not under oath being offered as evidence declaration against interest : a statement made by someone unavailable as a witness that is against that person's own interests (as pecuniary or property interests) or may subject that person to liability compare admission, confession, self-incrimination NOTE: A declaration against interest is an exception to the hearsay rule. A statement that is offered to clear the accused is not admissible without corroborating circumstances under the Federal Rules of Evidence. dy·ing declaration : a statement that is made by a person who firmly believes that he or she is about to die and has no hope of recove...
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