Glossary

Cross-liability coverage is coverage in connection with a suit brought against an insured by another party that has insured status under the same policy. Cross-liability coverage is provided as an intrinsic feature of the standard commercial general liability (CGL) policy by means of the "separation of insureds" condition. Some umbrella and professional liability policies contain insured-versus-insured exclusions that eliminate cross-liability coverage.

A cross-liability endorsement is an endorsement that alters or clarifies the application of a liability policy to cross-liability claims.

Cross purchase refers to a form of business life insurance in which each member of a group purchases insurance on the other members of the group to ensure continuance of the business in the event one of the principals becomes disabled or dies.

Crowdfunding is a process that uses the Internet and related social media to offer a company's stock to investors.

Cumis counsel is legal council selected by an insured rather than the insurer to represent the insured in a liability suit.

Cumulative collusive excess cover refers to a reinsurance contract under which the ceding company further reduces its net exposure that has been reinsured under a share agreement.

Cumulative injury is a type of workers injury that arises from the repetition of mentally or physically traumatic job tasks over an extended length of time.

Currency inconvertibility refers to measures a host government or financial authority takes to prevent a foreign investor from converting its earnings from the local currency, thus preventing the investor from repatriating its earnings. Coverage generally does not extend to currency devaluations, which are generally regarded as a business risk retained by an owner-investor.

Current assumption whole life insurance is a nonparticipating whole life policy that acts similarly to a universal life insurance policy in that it has an accumulation account from which mortality and other costs are deducted while interest is credited based on investment results.

Current disbursement is the pay-as-you-go technique to funding a pension plan.