Tort reform
Monetary threshold
Verbal threshold
Endorsement to an auto
insurance policy
describing the no-fault
benefits that are
provided.
System that would
prevent an injured
person from seeking
compensation for
Add-on plan
Endorsement that
provides certain benefits
to injured automobile
victims regardless of
fault; the injured person
retains the right to seek
compensation from the
negligent party who
caused the accident.
Term referring
collectively to insurers
and other organizations
that make insurance
available to those who
cannot obtain coverage
in the standard market.
Joint underwriting
association (JUA)
Organization created in a
few states that
designates servicing
insurers to handle highrisk auto insurance
business; all auto
insureres in the state are
assessed a
proportionate share of
the losses and expenses
based ont heir
percentage of the
voluntary auto insurance
Reinsurance facility
ront
Back
A state-wide reinsurance
pool to which insurers
can assign premiums
and losses for high-risk
drivers; original insurers
service the policies, but
all insurers in the pool
share the losses and
expenses of the facility in
proportion to the total
auto insurance they write
in that state.
Underwriting
Cancellation
Material misrepresentation
Nonrenewal
TRUE
- Nonpayment of premium
- Suspension or revocation of a driver
- Submission of a false or fraudulent c
- Material misrepresentation of releva
underwriting information
- Conviction for certain offenses, such
under the influence of alcohol or drug
- Violation of policy terms or condition
Unfair discrimination
- Age
- Sex
- Marital status
- Territory
- Use of the auto
- Good student discount
- Driver education credit
- Driving record
- Type of vehicle
insurance?
- Number of vehicles
- Deductibles
- Liability limits