insurance agency — firm that sells insurance against various kinds of loss or damage … English contemporary dictionary
Deposit Insurance Agency — (DIA) ( ru. Агентство по страхованию вкладов) is a State corporation providing deposit insurance in the Russian Federation. Its headquarters are located in Moscow.The DIA was established in January 2004 on the basis of the Federal law «On the… … Wikipedia
Deposit Insurance Agency of Russia — Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) (Russian: Агентство по страхованию вкладов) is a State corporation providing deposit insurance in the Russian Federation. Its headquarters are located in Moscow. The DIA was established in January 2004 on the basis… … Wikipedia
Swedish Social Insurance Agency — Social insurance in Sweden is administered by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan).External links* [http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c6/07/94/47/510779fa.pdf Social Insurance in Sweden ] *… … Wikipedia
Insurance commissioner — (or commissioner of insurance) is an executive office in many U.S. states, some in the state cabinet. The office differs state by state: In some states insurance commissioner is a constitutional office established by state constitution; in other… … Wikipedia
Agency (law) — Agency is an area of commercial law dealing with a contractual or quasi contractual tripartite set of relationships when an Agent is authorized to act on behalf of another (called the Principal) to create a legal relationship with a Third Party.… … Wikipedia
Insurance industry in China — The Chinese insurance industry has experienced rapid expansion over the past decade, with annual life insurance premiums growing from 10 billion U.S. dollars in 1999 to 46 billion U.S. dollars in 2006. In addition to steadily increasing demand,… … Wikipedia
insurance — noun /ɨn.ˈʃɹ̩.ɨns,ˈɪn.ʃə.ɹɨns/ a) A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event. The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance. b) The business of providing insurance. After five years in banking, I switched to… … Wiktionary
agency — In context of general equities, buying or selling for the account and risk of a customer. Generally, an agent, or broker, acts as intermediary between buyer and seller, taking no financial risk personally or as a firm, and charging a commission… … Financial and business terms
Insurance law — is the name given to practices of law surrounding insurance, including insurance policies and claims. It can be broadly broken into two categories regulation of the business of insurance and regulation of claim handling. Regulation of insurance… … Wikipedia
agency — agen·cy n pl cies 1: the person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved death by criminal agency W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr. 2 a: a consensual fiduciary relationship in which one party acts on behalf of and under the… … Law dictionary