Insurance Glossary

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Glossary of Insurance Terms

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There are currently 11 names in this directory beginning with the letter U.

Umbrella Liability Policy

A form of insurance protection against losses in excess of amounts covered by other liability insurance policies; also protects the insured in many situations not covered by the usual liability policies. This policy is available for both personal and commercial lines coverage.

Unbundled Contracts

A form of annuity contract that gives purchasers the freedom to choose among certain optional features in their contract.

Underinsurance

The result of the policyholder

Underinsured Motorists Coverage (UIM)

Coverage is intended to cover you and passengers in your car for losses unpaid because sufficient bodily injury liability limits are not available from the policy of an at-fault driver. How and under what circumstances the coverage becomes operative varies in different states.

Underwriter

An employee of an insurance company who is a selector of risks. The underwriter is expected to select business that will produce an average risk of loss no greater than anticipated for the class of business. In the life insurance industry,

Underwriting

The process of selecting risks for insurance and determining in what amounts and on what terms the insurance company accepts the risk.

Underwriting Profit or Loss

The profit or loss experienced by a property/casualty insurance company after deducting from earned premiums the incurred losses and expenses of doing business, but before provision of federal income tax. It excludes investment income.

Unearned Premium

The portion of a property/casualty insurance premium that applies to the unexpired portion of the policy period.

Uninsurable Risk

Risks for which it is difficult for someone to get insurance. (See Insurable Risk.)

Uninsured Motorists Coverage

Pays the policyholder and passengers in his/her car for losses sustained by reason of bodily injury, sickness, disease or death caused by the owner or operator of an uninsured automobile or a

Uninsured Motorists Property Damage Coverage (UMPD)

Provides coverage to a vehicle involved in an accident with an uninsured motorist. UMPD is similar to

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