Business Definition for: assessment insurance
assessment insurance
contract under which an assessment insurance company can charge policyowners additional sums if the company's loss experience is worse than had been loaded for in the premium. This insurance is sometimes called stipulated premium and natural premium insurance.
See also
assessment company
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assessment period
Related Terms:
insurance company that has the authority to assess or charge its policyholders for losses that the company is incurring. This company is sometimes called stipulated premium company or assessment association. These companies were relatively common in the 1800s and early 1900s but have since become rare. Most insurance companies cannot assess policyholders for losses.
time during which an assessment life insurance company has the right to assess policyholders if losses are worse than anticipated in the premium charged.
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