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Capital stock company

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000676

An insurance company that is owned by its shareholders, who purchase shares of stock and expect a return on their investment through dividends and appreciation in share value. Unlike mutual companies, which are owned by policyholders, stock companies operate for the profit of their investors. They raise capital by issuing stock.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000676
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000676",
  "term": "Capital stock company",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "An insurance company that is owned by its shareholders, who purchase shares of stock and expect a return on their investment through dividends and appreciation in share value. Unlike mutual companies, which are owned by policyholders, stock companies operate for the profit of their investors. They raise capital by issuing stock.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/capital-stock-company/"
}

Record 455 of 3,748 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.