Glossary

Channeling is a program in which a hospital and its affiliated physicians (i.e., physicians employed by the hospital and independent contractor physicians who have admitting privileges) are insured under a master medical malpractice policy issued by one insurer.

Chaplain or priest malpractice insurance provides professional liability coverage to members of the clergy for claims arising out of their activities as priests or chaplains.

Charitable immunity laws protect charitable organizations from any tort liability.

A charter is the articles of incorporation or the rights from states or Congress to incorporate and transact business.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is an organization whose purpose is to establish and recognize professional standards for insurance practitioners in more than 100 countries.

Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) is the professional designation obtained by passing a series of 10 tests covering all phases of life insurance.

The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) is a professional designation identifying an individual who has satisfactorily completed eight national examinations covering various phases of property-casualty (P&C) insurance and met industry experience and ethical requirements.

Charterers legal liability coverage is a type of marine insurance designed to provide coverage for the liabilities including those of care, custody, and control (CCC) assumed by a party chartering a vessel when the vessel's operation remains in the control of the vessel's owner.

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) weapon is a less commonly used phrase with essentially the same meaning as "nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) weapon."

Chemnet is a mutual aid network of chemical shippers and contractors that assigns a contracted emergency response company to provide technical support if a representative of the firm whose chemicals are involved in an incident is not readily available.