Health Insurance Commission — noun an Australian Commonwealth government statutory authority established in 1974; administers Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and other health services. Abbrev.: HIC …
Insurance — This article is about risk management. For Insurance (blackjack), see Blackjack. For Insurance run (baseball), see Insurance run. In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a… … Wikipedia
Commission on Social Welfare — The Commission on Social Welfare (CSW) was a commission in Ireland that from 1983 to 1986 reviewed social welfare in the country.[1] Social security policy between 1987 and 1994 was heavily influenced by the findings of the CSW.[2] The final… … Wikipedia
Insurance in Australia — Australia has a sophisticated and well developed insurance market, which can be divided into roughly three components: life insurance, general insurance and health insurance. These markets are fairly distinct, with most larger insurers focusing… … Wikipedia
insurance tied agent — An agent who represents a particular insurance company or companies. In life and pensions insurance, a tied agent represents only one insurer and is only able to advise the public on the policies offered by that one company. In general insurance… … Big dictionary of business and management
insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… … Universalium
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 — Halakahic Aspect Insurance activity may well serve as a model for the economic activities of the Jewish merchant throughout the ages. Hundreds of sources dealing with insurance for transport and fire are found in the halakhic literature,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia — The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is a provincial crown corporation in British Columbia created in 1973 by the NDP government of British Columbia. The original purpose of ICBC was to provide universal public auto insurance in… … Wikipedia
Insurance and Pensions Authority (Isle of Man) — The Insurance and Pensions Authority ( gv. Lught reill Urryssaght as Penshynyn) or IPA is the statutory body responsible for the regulation and supervision of pensions and insurance businesses operated in or from the Isle of Man.HistoryIt was… … Wikipedia
Commission of Inquiry into the 2010-11 Queensland floods — The Commission of Inquiry into the Queensland floods is an Australian inquiry set up by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deadly 2010 2011 Queensland floods. The independent Inquiry will be headed by… … Wikipedia