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A201 Construction Contract
abandonment
abatement
absolute pollution exclusion
absorbed dose
accept
accident
accidental death
accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)
accidental means
accident year data
accident year experience
accommodation line
accountants professional liability insurance
account current
accounts receivable coverage
accreditation
Accredited Adviser in Insurance (AAI)
accumulation
accumulation period
ACM
acquisition costs
action levels
action versus the insurer provision
active retention
activity standards
act of God
actual cash value (ACV)
actuarial report
actuary
acute exposure
acute toxicity
ACV
ADA
AD&D
additional expense coverage
additional insured
additional insured endorsement
additional living expense (ALE) coverage
additional medical
additional named insured
add-on control device
'add-on' no-fault laws
adhesive contract
adjustable feature
adjusted earnings
adjusted net worth
adjuster
administrative law
administrative order
administrative order on consent
administrative services only (ASO)
administrator
admiralty law
admitted assets
admitted/authorized reinsurance
admitted company
admitted insurer
admitted reinsurer
ADR
advanced wastewater treatment
advance loss of profit (ALOP) insurance
advancement of defense costs provision
adverse selection
advertisement
advertising injury
advisory endorsement
A&E
aerobic treatment
affiliated companies
affiliated risk
affinity sales
affirmative defense
afterburner
aftermarket parts
AGC
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967
agency
agency agreement
agency captive
agency construction management
agency plant
agency system
agent
agent of record
agent's errors and omissions
agent's license
aggravation
aggregate
aggregate deductible
aggregate excess insurance
aggregate excess of loss reinsurance
aggregate limit of liability
aggregate limits reinstatement
aggregate stop-loss reinsurance
agreed amount clause
agreed value coverage option or provision
agreement not to rely on governmental immunity
AIA
airborne particulates
air quality control region
air quality standards
air stripping
air toxins
ALAE
ALE
aleatory contract
alienated premises
alien insurer
allegations
allied healthcare professional liability insurance
allocated expenses
allocated loss adjustment expenses (ALAE)
allocated loss expense
allocation
all risks coverage
all risks, difference-in-conditions (builders risk)
all risks, ground and flight
all risks, not in motion
alternate employer endorsement
alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
alternative dispute resolution provision
alternative market
alternative minimum tax (AMT)
alternative remedial contract strategy contractors
alternative risk financing facilities
alternative risk financing mechanism
alternative risk transfer (ART) market
A.M. Best rating
amendment of 'insured contract' definition endorsement
AMERCO v. Commissioner
American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS)
American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, Inc. (AICPCU)
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
amount at risk
amount subject
analytic risk modeling method
animal mortality insurance
anniversary date
anniversary rating date
annual aggregate deductible
annual statement
annuitant
annuity
annuity certain
annuity due
answer
anti-concurrent cause (ACC) provision
anti-indemnity statute
anti-stacking provisions
anti-theft device
antitrust liability
apparent agency
appeal
application
application of retention
apportionment
appraisal clause
appraisers errors and omissions
approval
'A' rates
arbitration
arbitration clause
architects and engineers (A&E) liability coverage
ARM
asbestos
asbestos abatement
asbestos containing material (ACM)
asbestos program manager
ASO
assessment company (society or insurer)
asset allocation
asset class
asset risk
asset share value
assigned risk plan
assignee
assignment
associate
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Associate in Automation Management (AAM)
Associate in Claims (AIC)
Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding (AFSB)
Associate in Information Technology (AIT)
Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance (AIAF)
Associate in Insurance Services (AIS)
Associate in Loss Control Management (ALCM)
Associate in Management (AIM)
Associate in Marine Insurance Management (AMIM)
Associate in Personal Insurance (API)
Associate in Premium Auditing (APA)
Associate in Reinsurance (ARe)
Associate in Research and Planning (ARP)
Associate in Risk Management (ARM)
Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI)
Associate in Underwriting (AU)
Associateship of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII)
associational discrimination
association captive
association group
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
association professional liability insurance
assume
assumed liability
assumed premiums
assumed reinsurance
assumption
assumption endorsement
assumption of liability agreement
assumption of liability endorsement (ALE)
assumption of risk
assumption of risk doctrine
assurance
at-risk construction management
attachment basis
attachment point
attained age
attorney/client communication
attorney work product
attractive nuisance doctrine
auction rate security (ARS)
audit
authorized non-admitted reinsurer
auto
auto coverage symbols
auto loan/lease gap coverage
automatic additional insured endorsement
automatic increase in insurance provision
automatic insureds
automatic premium loan
automatic treaty
automobile
automobile liability excess indemnity
automobile liability insurance
automobile physical damage insurance
average basis
average rate
average severity
average weekly wage (AWW)
aviation accident insurance
aviation hazard
avoidance
awareness provisions
AWW
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A201 Construction Contract

abandonment

abatement

absolute pollution exclusion

absorbed dose

accept

accident

accidental death

accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)

accidental means

accident year data

accident year experience

accommodation line

accountants professional liability insurance

account current

accounts receivable coverage

accreditation

Accredited Adviser in Insurance (AAI)

accumulation

accumulation period

ACM

acquisition costs

action levels

action versus the insurer provision

active retention

activity standards

act of God

actual cash value (ACV)

actuarial report

actuary

acute exposure

acute toxicity

ACV

ADA

AD&D

additional expense coverage

additional insured

additional insured endorsement

additional living expense (ALE) coverage

additional medical

additional named insured

add-on control device

'add-on' no-fault laws

adhesive contract

adjustable feature

adjusted earnings

adjusted net worth

adjuster

administrative law

administrative order

administrative order on consent

administrative services only (ASO)

administrator

admiralty law

admitted assets

admitted/authorized reinsurance

admitted company

admitted insurer

admitted reinsurer

ADR

advanced wastewater treatment

advance loss of profit (ALOP) insurance

advancement of defense costs provision

adverse selection

advertisement

advertising injury

advisory endorsement

A&E

aerobic treatment

affiliated companies

affiliated risk

affinity sales

affirmative defense

afterburner

aftermarket parts

AGC

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967

agency

agency agreement

agency captive

agency construction management

agency plant

agency system

agent

agent of record

agent's errors and omissions

agent's license

aggravation

aggregate

aggregate deductible

aggregate excess insurance

aggregate excess of loss reinsurance

aggregate limit of liability

aggregate limits reinstatement

aggregate stop-loss reinsurance

agreed amount clause

agreed value coverage option or provision

agreement not to rely on governmental immunity

AIA

airborne particulates

air quality control region

air quality standards

air stripping

air toxins

ALAE

ALE

aleatory contract

alienated premises

alien insurer

allegations

allied healthcare professional liability insurance

allocated expenses

allocated loss adjustment expenses (ALAE)

allocated loss expense

allocation

all risks coverage

all risks, difference-in-conditions (builders risk)

all risks, ground and flight

all risks, not in motion

alternate employer endorsement

alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

alternative dispute resolution provision

alternative market

alternative minimum tax (AMT)

alternative remedial contract strategy contractors

alternative risk financing facilities

alternative risk financing mechanism

alternative risk transfer (ART) market

A.M. Best rating

amendment of 'insured contract' definition endorsement

AMERCO v. Commissioner

American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS)

American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, Inc. (AICPCU)

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

amount at risk

amount subject

analytic risk modeling method

animal mortality insurance

anniversary date

anniversary rating date

annual aggregate deductible

annual statement

annuitant

annuity

annuity certain

annuity due

answer

anti-concurrent cause (ACC) provision

anti-indemnity statute

anti-stacking provisions

anti-theft device

antitrust liability

apparent agency

appeal

application

application of retention

apportionment

appraisal clause

appraisers errors and omissions

approval

'A' rates

arbitration

arbitration clause

architects and engineers (A&E) liability coverage

ARM

asbestos

asbestos abatement

asbestos containing material (ACM)

asbestos program manager

ASO

assessment company (society or insurer)

asset allocation

asset class

asset risk

asset share value

assigned risk plan

assignee

assignment

associate

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Associate in Automation Management (AAM)

Associate in Claims (AIC)

Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding (AFSB)

Associate in Information Technology (AIT)

Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance (AIAF)

Associate in Insurance Services (AIS)

Associate in Loss Control Management (ALCM)

Associate in Management (AIM)

Associate in Marine Insurance Management (AMIM)

Associate in Personal Insurance (API)

Associate in Premium Auditing (APA)

Associate in Reinsurance (ARe)

Associate in Research and Planning (ARP)

Associate in Risk Management (ARM)

Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI)

Associate in Underwriting (AU)

Associateship of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII)

associational discrimination

association captive

association group

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)

association professional liability insurance

assume

assumed liability

assumed premiums

assumed reinsurance

assumption

assumption endorsement

assumption of liability agreement

assumption of liability endorsement (ALE)

assumption of risk

assumption of risk doctrine

assurance

at-risk construction management

attachment basis

attachment point

attained age

attorney/client communication

attorney work product

attractive nuisance doctrine

auction rate security (ARS)

audit

authorized non-admitted reinsurer

auto

auto coverage symbols

auto loan/lease gap coverage

automatic additional insured endorsement

automatic increase in insurance provision

automatic insureds

automatic premium loan

automatic treaty

automobile

automobile liability excess indemnity

automobile liability insurance

automobile physical damage insurance

average basis

average rate

average severity

average weekly wage (AWW)

aviation accident insurance

aviation hazard

avoidance

awareness provisions

AWW

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