Insurance Information
Earned Premium
That portion of the premium which represents coverage already provided. Each day that an insurance policy is in force represents a day of earned premium.
Economic Loss
The estimated total cost, both insured and uninsured, of mishaps (such as motor vehicle accidents, work accidents, and fires); includes such factors as property damage, funeral expenses, wage loss, insurance administration costs, and medical, hospital and legal costs.
Effective Date
The date in which insurance protection begins under a policy.
Electronic Funds Transfer
A method of collecting policy premium electronically from the policy holder's bank account.
Elements of a Negligent Act
Four elements an injured person must show to prove negligence - existence of a legal duty to use reasonable care, failure to perform that duty, damages or injury to the claimant, and proximate cause relationship between the negligent act and the infliction of damages.
Escheatable
Property that has reverted back to the state when no legal heirs or claimants exist. An example is a customer refund check that is undeliverable or unredeemed.
Estate
The assets and liabilities of a person left at death. Extent and nature of one's interest in land; the assets constituting a descendent's property at the time of death; the assets of a debtor in bankruptcy proceedings.
Estoppel
Legal doctrine that prevents a person from denyng the truth of a previous representation of fact, especially when such representation has been relied on by the one to whom the statement was made.
Exclusion
Specified conditions or circumstances, listed in the policy, for which the policy will not provide benefits.
Exclusive Agent
An agent who is employed by one and only one insurance company and who solicits business exclusively for that company.
Expense Ratio
The ratio of a company's operating expenses to premiums.
Experience
A term used to describe the relationship, usually expressed as a percent or ratio, of premium to claims for a plan, coverage, or benefits for a stated time period.
Experience Letter
Letter requested by an insured that documents their loss history with us.
Extended Coverage Insurance
Protection for the insured against property damage caused by windstorm, hail, smoke, explosion, riot, riot attending a strike, civil commotion, vehicle and aircraft. This is provided in conjunction with the fire insurance policy and the various "package" policies.
External Sources
Third Party providers that have personal data on record such as name and address.