Financial and business terms. 2012.
Critical illness insurance — or critical illness cover is an insurance product, where the insurer is contracted to typically make a lump sum cash payment if the policyholder is diagnosed with one of the critical illnesses listed in the insurance policy. The policy may also… … Wikipedia
Critical psychiatry — The Critical Psychiatry Network is a group of British psychiatrists who first met in Bradford, England in January 1999. Most people associated with the group are practicing consultant psychiatrists in the United Kingdom National Health Service… … Wikipedia
insurance cover — UK US noun [U] (also insurance coverage) ► INSURANCE protection that is given by an insurance company when it agrees to pay money if a particular thing happens, for example if someone is injured, or property is lost or damaged: »When applying for … Financial and business terms
Income protection insurance — (IPI) is a UK insurance policy paying benefits to policyholders who are incapacitated and hence unable to work due to illness or accident. IPI policies were formerly called Permanent Health Insurance (PHI).Relevant concepts* Incapacity will be… … Wikipedia
CIC — The term CIC could refer to the following: * Canadian International College,Cape Breton University Campus in Cairo * Chemical Institute of Canada * Canadian Islamic Congress * Charles in Charge * China Investment Corporation * Cult Information… … Wikipedia
Marius Barnard (surgeon) — This article is about the surgeon. For the tennis player, see Marius Barnard (tennis). Marius Barnard is a South African cardiac surgeon and inventor of critical illness insurance.[1] Barnard was a member of the team headed by his brother… … Wikipedia
Life insurance — The foundation of life insurance is the recognition of the value of a human life and the possibility of indemnification for the loss of that value. F. C. Oviatt, Economic place of insurance and its relation to society[1] Life insurance is a… … Wikipedia
rite of passage — 1. Anthropol. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person s change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan. 2. any important act or event that serves… … Universalium
Endowment policy — An endowment policy is a life insurance contract designed to pay a lump sum after a specified term (on its maturity ) or on earlier death. Typical maturities are ten, fifteen or twenty years up to a certain age limit. Some policies also pay out… … Wikipedia
buyback — / baɪbæk/ noun 1. a type of loan agreement to repurchase bonds or securities at a later date for the same price as they are being sold 2. an international trading agreement where a company builds a factory in a foreign country and agrees to buy… … Dictionary of banking and finance
