The Florida Insurance Glossary, designed to help Florida residents better understand the terms used.
Rate: The dollar cost for insurance i.e. premium.
Rate filing: Documentation filed with the state requesting approval to change the existing rates from an insurance
company.
Rating Agencies: Independent companies that determine an insurance company’s ability to meet its financial
obligations.
Rebate: A partial return of commission to a policyholder as an inducement to purchase.
Reinstatement: The commencement of an insurance policy after a cancellation or lapse in coverage.
Reinsurance: This is insurance that insurance companies purchase to minimize their exposure.
Renewal: An uninterrupted continuation of an insurance policy after its expiration.
Rental Reimbursement: Optional coverage on an automobile insurance policy that reimburses the policyholder for
a rental car while their car is unusable after a covered loss and before the claim is settled.
Renewal Date: The date which a policy continues as a renewal after expiration.
Replacement Parts: Parts produce by a company other than the original manufacturer.
Resident Adjuster: An adjuster who is licensed and resides in the state where he is adjusting.
Residual Markets: Insurance markets established outside the normal insurance marketing channels to cover
unusually large or poor risks.
Retention: The amount of exposure retained by an insurance company as opposed to the amount of exposure
which is reinsured. Also, the ratio or number of policies which do not cancel and non-renew.
Rider: Another term for endorsement which changes or adds to the basic insurance contract.
Risk: Risk is uncertainty regarding loss. It is also used to refer to a piece of business or a submission to an insurer.
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