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Adjuster Pro - Florida Certified Adjuster Glossary Accumulated Depreciation - answerThe total decrease in an item's value over a period of time. Formula: (Annual Depreciation x Number of years used) Actual Cash Value (ACV) - answerA valuation method used by insurers to reflect an item's curren...

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Adjuster Pro - Florida Certified Adjuster
Glossary


Accumulated Depreciation - answer✔The total decrease in an item's value over a period of time.

Formula: (Annual Depreciation x Number of years used)


Actual Cash Value (ACV) - answer✔A valuation method used by insurers to reflect an item's

current market value right before being damaged or destroyed. Formula: (Replacement cost -

Accumulated Depreciation)


Adhesion - answer✔One of the characteristics of an insurance contract. Means that one party

(the insurer) sets the terms, and the other (the insured) can 'take it or leave it.'


Adjusted Gross Revenue (CropInsurance) - answer✔Narrowest (and least expensive) form of

Crop Revenue Insurance. Insures farm revenue as a whole instead of individual crops.

Guarantees a percentage of the insured farm's average revenue.


Adjuster - answer✔An agent who, for compensation, processes insurance claims. Can represent

either the insured or the insurer.

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Adjuster - Emergency - answer✔Adjusters who are temporarily licensed by the insurance

commissioner to handle claims during catastrophes or emergencies that produce an

overwhelming number of claims in a short period of time.


Adjuster - Independent - answer✔Self-employed adjusters who contract with multiple insurers at

the same time. Paid on a commission or fee-plus-expenses basis for each claim. Also called: Fee

Adjuster, Bureau Adjuster


Adjuster - Public - answer✔An adjuster who is hired to represent the claimant and help

determine a fair indemnification.Usually specializes in appraisals and negotiation. Paid

commission, usually a percentage of final settlement.


Adjuster - Staff - answer✔Salaried employee of one insurance company who can work locally,

regionally, or nationally. Also called: Company Adjuster


Advance Payment Settlement - answer✔A settlement option that lets the insurer offer some

financial relief to the claimant before the claim has been fully settled. The insurer makes advance

payments to the claimant, which are then subtracted from the final settlement amount. Often used

when a claimant suffers bodily injury and is unable to work.


Agency Authority - answer✔The Agent's authority to act on behalf of someone else, usually an

insurer. This authority is derived from the agent's contract with the insurer.


Agency Authority - express - answer✔Authority that is expressly given to the agent in writing.

Allows agent to act on behalf of the principal.

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Aency Authority - implied - answer✔Authority that an agent possesses by implication of his

behavior, regardless of whether this authority is expressly granted in writing.


Agency Authority - apparent - answer✔Authority that an agent possesses based on the

appearance of representing an insurer.


Agent - answer✔Someone who has received authority from an insurer to sell or service

insurance policies.


Aggregate Limit - answer✔A type of policy limit found in some health, liability, and property

damage policies. It represents the total amount the insurer will pay for all losses.


Agreement - answer✔One of the four requirements of a legally binding contract. All parties

involved must agree to the terms of the contract. Can also refer to a binder, which is the

preliminary substance of a contract.


Agricultural Producer - answer✔A business that grows, harvests, and sells crops for profit.


Aleatory - answer✔A characteristic of insurance contracts; means depending on an unknown

future event."


Answer - answer✔In liability cases, the defendant's response to a complaint. There are three

possible answers: 1)accept complaint and pay for damages, 2) deny the complaint, or 3) accept

the complaint with a right to insert evidence into the case.

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Annual Depreciation - answer✔An item's Replacement cost divided by the number of years in its

expected lifespan.


Appraisal - answer✔A negotiation method which allows the claimant and the insurer each to

select an appraiser.The two appraisers in turn select an Umpire. The appraisers then work

together to determine asettlement amount. If they cannot agree, the Umpire steps in. Agreement

by any two of thethree is binding.


Arbitration - answer✔A negotiation method in which the opposing parties each submit their

evidence to a mutually-agreed-upon and neutral third party, called an arbitrator. The arbitrator

reviews the positions ofeach opposing side, and makes a final and legally binding decision.


Arbitrator - answer✔The mutually-agreed-upon and neutral third party in an arbitration who

reviews the positions ofeach opposing side, and makes a final and legally binding decision.


Auto Policy - answer✔Insurance policy designed to protect the policyholder while owning,

occupying, or operating avehicle. Usually combines liability coverage and property coverage

into one policy.


Automobile - answer✔In Insurance policies, Automobile generally means any vehicle designed

for use on publicroads.


Automobile No-fault Laws - answer✔Insurance that indemnifies the insured regardless of who

was at fault in an accident; also restrict the insured's right to sue the at-fault party.

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