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Dividends

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-001205

A portion of an insurer's surplus earnings returned to policyholders of participating insurance policies. These payments reflect the difference between the premiums charged and the actual cost of providing coverage, including claims, expenses, and reserves. Dividends are not guaranteed and are declared annually by the insurer's board of directors.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-001205
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-001205",
  "term": "Dividends",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A portion of an insurer's surplus earnings returned to policyholders of participating insurance policies. These payments reflect the difference between the premiums charged and the actual cost of providing coverage, including claims, expenses, and reserves. Dividends are not guaranteed and are declared annually by the insurer's board of directors.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/dividends/"
}

Record 1,031 of 3,708 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.