Glossary

A State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) is a commission appointed by each state governor according to the requirements of Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 Title III.

State funds are state-owned and operated organizations that write workers compensation insurance.

State implementation plans are approved state plans for the establishment, regulation, and enforcement of air pollution standards as established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Static risk modeling involves using specified assumptions to illustrate the financial impact of losses.

Statistical codes are code numbers—for example, workers compensation classification codes or industry codes—that are assigned for the purpose of gathering historical data for statistical reporting and ratemaking.

Statistical method involves a risk modeling method based on observed statistical qualities of (and among) random variables without regard to cause-and-effect relationships.

Status is a test used to determine whether an employee qualifies as a seaman under the Jones Act or as a longshoreman or harbor worker under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA).

The statute of frauds is a legal rule that requires certain kinds of contracts to be in writing and signed by the parties bound by the contract.

The statute of limitations is a law prescribing the period within which certain types of causes of action must be brought.

A statute of repose restricts the time in which a claim may be brought against a contractor for damages arising out of defective work in improvements to real property.