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Usually a rating agency's second or third-highest rating given to a security or carrier. It connotes that a relatively low risk of default is present and the reason for this is the fairly stable issuer or carrier. Policyholders and investors are therefore only taking minimal risk with these companies.
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Minority Interest
Significant but does not control ownership of lower than 50% of the firm’s voting shares, either by an investor or another company.
Total Debt to Total Assets
Leverage ratio measuring the total amount of debt relative to assets. A higher ratio signals higher leverage degree and financial risk. The broad r ...
Contributed Surplus
Amount of money a company generates from sources outside corporate earnings including sale of new shares higher than its par value. It helps both i ...
Level-Premium Insurance
A term life insurance policy in which the premium remains the same throughout the duration of the contract. The premium an individual paid for leve ...
Static Budget
Static Budget is kind of budget that is composed of anticipated values of inputs and outputs prior to the period of operation. More often than not, ...
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