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Term categories

We’ve simplified insurance terms into clear definitions and organized them by category. Click a category to learn more

Financial

intelligible terms used in finance and accounting.

Legal

intelligible terms used in finance and accounting.

Insurance Documents

Documents often linked to commercial insurance policies.

Fundraising

The language of fundraising and startup capital.

Employment

Employment terms in commercial insurance.

Policy

Simple definitions of common commercial insurance terms.

Risk Management

Terminology relating to risk management..

E&O

Terminology for directors and officers liability insurance.

D&O

Terminology for directors and officers liability insurance.

Commercial Insurance

intelligible terms used in finance and accounting.

Cyber

intelligible terms used in finance and accounting.

Compliance

Ensure conformity with laws and regulations..

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A

Arbitration Agreement

Articles of Incorporation

Assignment of Rights

Attorney-Client Privilege

B

Breach of Contract

C

Crisis management

Current Liability

Confidentiality Agreement

D

Declarations Page

Deductible Agreement

Death Benefit Statement

Direct Billing Agreement

Damage Assessment Report

Disability Insurance Policy

E

Evidence of Insurability

Equity Financing

Escrow Agreement

F

Fundraising Deck

Follow-On Investment

G

Garnishment Order

Grant Application

Grievance Procedure

H

Hiring Agreement

Harassment Policy

Holiday Entitlement

I

Internship Agreement

IP Portfolio Management

Independent Contractor Agreement

J

Job Rotation Policy

Jurisdiction Policy

Joint Venture Policy

K

Keyholder Policy

Knowledge Management Policy

Key Performance Indicator Policy

L

Liability Waiver

Loss Prevention Plan

Likelihood Assessment

M

Monitoring Plan

Mitigation Strategy

N

Negligence Claim

Non-Compliance Report

Non-Disclosure Breach

Notice of Circumstance

Non-traditional IP Risk

O

Occurrence Policy

Omissions Liability

Out-of-Court Settlement

P

Post-Money Valuation

Premium Payment Schedule

Q

Quorum Requirement

Quasi-Judicial Decision

Questionnaire for Directors

R

Reputation Management

Regulatory Investigation Notice

S

Subrogation Clause

Schedule of Insurance

Supplemental Coverage

T

Third-Party Liability Policy

U

Underwriting Guidelines

Umbrella Liability Policy

V

Virus Protection Policy

Vulnerability Assessment

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

W

Whitelisting Protocol

Wireless Security Policy

X

Y

Yield Compliance Report

Year-End Compliance Review

Youth Employment Compliance

Z

Zone Compliance Certificate

Zero Tolerance Policy

Zero-Day Vulnerability Protocol

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