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| Thousand Oaks | | Make sure you have a new policy in | | Malicious Mischief: Similar to |
| Conroe | | place before you cancel your old one | | vandalism. Purposely damaging the |
| Spring Hill | | to avoid a lapse in coverage. This will | | rights or property of another. |
| Columbia | | also prevent having to figure out the | | |
| Gainesville | | amount of any unused premium that is | | Business: In Property, Liability, and |
| Clarksville | | due to you from your old insurance | | Health lines, it usually refers to the |
| Pueblo | | company, or having to spar with your | | volume of premiums. |
| Gainesville | | agent about exactly when your policy | | |
| Orange | | was cancelled and how much they | | Net Retention: The amount of |
| Newburgh | | owe you. | | insurance that a ceding company |
| Fairfax | | | | keeps for its own account and does |
| Alpharetta | | Healthy people have the best | | not reinsure. |
| Jacksonville | | mortality risks and thus are much | | |
| Elkhart | | cheaper for companies to insure. This | | Approved Roof: A term used in |
| Woodbridge | | translates into lower rates for the | | building construction. It indicates a |
| Cincinnati | | Super Preferred customer than | | roof made of fire-resistive materials, |
| Lafayette | | someone with higher risk factors such | | such as tile or asphalt shingles. |
| Tyler | | as a heart condition, cancer or | | |
| Lansing | | diabetes. Conversely, if you were | | Replacement: A new policy written to |
| St. Paul | | unhealthy when you acquired your | | take the place of one currently in force. |
| Scranton | | policy, and your health has now | | |
| Reading | | improved, it might be time to shop for | | Premium Notice: A form notice from |
| Glendale | | a new policy, as your rates are likely | | an insurer or agency to a policy |
| Toms River | | to be lower. | | owner that a premium will be due on a |
| Sunnyvale | | | | given date. |
| Albany | | Why not take advantage of current | | |
| Scranton | | low prices? Many auto insurance | | Mutualization: The process of |
| Schaumburg | | consumers are becoming educated | | converting a stock insurer to a mutual |
| Williamsport | | on other companies, plans, and rates | | insurer, accomplished by having the |
| Cherry Hill | | that are available to them; ones that | | insurer buy stock and retire it. |
| West Chester | | could afford them significant savings | | |
| Mesquite | | on their auto insurance. | | Mandatory Valuation Reserve: A |
| Chicago | | | | reserve required by a state law to |
| Yonkers | | While some companies raise their | | offset any declines in the valuation of |
| Frederick | | prices based on your actual age, | | securities listed as admitted assets. |
| Williamsport | | most companies increase the price of | | |
| Santa Clara | | their policies six months before your | | |
| Wichita | | birthday. Its a term called Age | | |
| Mansfield | | Nearest in the industry, and that | | |
| Erie | | half-year price increase could really | | |
| Hampton | | add up over a 20-year term policy. As | | |
| Joliet | | above, the quicker you purchase your | | |
| Alexandria | | policy the better. | | |