GLOSSARY

Common Stock

Share or shares of ownership in a corporation with rights to vote on management and corporate policy but not preferred over other classes of stock

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Communication

Process of exchanging information using a shared set of symbols and a means of transmission; can range from very informal to very formal and from

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Commutation Right

The right of a beneficiary to receive in a single lump-sum the remaining payments under an installment option selected for the settlement of the proceeds

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Comparative Negligence

A defense based on a statutory modification of contributory negligence in which both parties are negligent and damages are apportioned between them according to their

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Compensatory Damages

Money awarded in a civil lawsuit to make an injured person whole, including recompense for damaged property, lost wages or profits, pain, bereavement, medical expenses,

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Competent Party

Under contract law, a party having legal capacity to enter into a contract, e.g., of legal age, mental capacity to understand the contract, and absent

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Conceptual Bidding

Providers are invited to present general proposals, ideas, or concepts for handling the insurance coverage and services without specific pricing of any coverage or service;

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Conditional Receipt

A form normally required to be signed by an agent and given to a prospective life insurance policy insured/owner at the time a new application

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Conflict of Interest

Situation that places one between the duty to the employer and the employee’s own self-interest; including a situation that has the appearance of a conflict

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Consumer-Driven Healthcare

CDHC or Consumer-Driven Healthcare – Originated in the late 1990’s with the intention of increasing healthcare consumer awareness of the rising cost of healthcare by

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Contestable Clause

A provision in an insurance policy setting forth the conditions and the period of time during which an insurer may contest or void a policy.

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Contract Law

Body of law that governs the performance of a promise. An enforceable contract must have the following four characteristics: competent parties, agreement or assent, legal

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Contractual Liability

Liability of another party assumed under a contract or agreement, either expressed or implied, as opposed to liability incurred directly, as in tort.

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