DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS
Typically used in the insurance industry, this is when a company defers the sales costs that are associated with acquiring a new customer over the term of the insurance contract. Most of the sales costs arise from referral commissions to external distributors and brokers.
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Qatar Investment Authority - QIA
This government-own entity in Qatar is in charge of managing Qatar’s wealth fund. Sovereign wealth fund is mainly gas revenues and excess oil ...
Watercraft Non-owned Insurance
Watercraft Non-owned Insurance is a type of insurance that provides financial coverage to a policyholder who is operating a marine vessel that is o ...
Department Of Labor - DOL
A department in a government that is responsible for standards in occupational safety, wages, and insurance benefits .
QQQQ
QQQQ is a ticker symbol for an exchange-trade fund that tracks the technology-heavy NASDAQ 100 index and trades on the nasdaq stock market.
Land Lease Option
An option in a lease contract, which grants the lessee the right to lengthen the lease period beyond the specified original time frame. Normally, t ...
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