Glossary & Financial Terms: ‘A’

A-B Trust
A-D
AAII
Ability To Pay
Absolute Assignment
Absorbed
Absorption Point
Abusive Tax Shelter
Accelerated Benefits
Accelerated Death Benefit
Acceleration Clause
Accident
Accident and Health Combined Ratio
Accident and Health Expense Ratio
Accident and Health Loss Ratio
Accident Report Form
Accidental Bodily Injury
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Accidental Death Benefit
Account
Account Current
Account Executive (AE)
Account Selling
Account Statement
Account Value
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Receivable Financing
Accounts Receivable Insurance
Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio
Accredited Investor
Accretion
Accrual Basis
Accrued Benefit
Accrued Income
Accrued Interest
Accrued Market Discount
Accumulated Dividend
Accumulation
Accumulation Account
Accumulation Area
Accumulation Period
Accumulation Phase
Accumulation Unit Value (AUV)
Accumulation Units
Acid Test Ratio
Acknowledgment
Acquisition
Across The Board
Acting In Concert
Active Bond
Active Bond Crowd
Active Box
Active Market
Activities of Daily Living
Actual Cash Value (ACV)
Actuals
Actuary
Adaptable Life Insurance
ADB (Adjusted Debit Balance)
Additional Bonds Test
Additional Premium
Adjustable Life Insurance
Adjusted Basis
Adjusted Cash Flow
Adjusted Cash Flow/Benefits Paid
Adjusted Debit Balance (ADB)
Adjuster
Adjustment Bond
Administrative Services Only (ASO) Agreement
Administrator
Admitted Assets
ADR (American Depository Receipt)
Adult Day Care
Advance Directives
Advanced Life Underwriting
Advanced Premiums
Adverse Selection
AE (Account Executive)
Affidavit Of Domicile
Affiliated Person
Aftermarket
Aftertax Basis
Aftertax Real Rate Of Return
Age Limits
Age next birthday
Agency
Agency Cross
Agency Transaction
Agent
Agent's Statement
Aggregate Exposure, Gross
Aggregate Exposure, Net 500
Aggregate Indemnity
Aggressive Growth Fund
Air Pocket Stock
Alien Insurer
Alimony
All-Risks
Alligator Spread Order
Allocated Benefits
Allotment
Alpha
Alpha Coefficient
Alternate Delivery System
Alternate Settlement Option
Alternate Valuation Date
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
AMA (Asset Management Account)
Ambulatory Care
Amendment
American Academy of Actuaries
American Council of Life Insurance (ACLI)
American Depository Receipt (ADR)
American Institute for Property and Casualty Underwriters (AIPCU)
American Insurance Association (AIA)
American Risk & Insurance Association (ARIA)
American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
American Stock Exchange Market Value Index
American Style Exercise
Amortization
AMT (Alternative Minimum Tax)
Analyst
Anniversary
Annual Insurance Fee
Annual Meeting
Annual Policy Fee
Annual Report
Annual Rnewable Term (ART)
Annual Step-up Death Benefit
Annual Step-up or 5% Increase Death Benefit
Annual Subaccount Fee
Annualization of Waived Premium
Annualized Discount
Annuitant
Annuitization
Annuitize
Annuitized
Annuity
Annuity Certain
Annuity Consideration
Annuity Date
Annuity Due
Annuity Owner
Annuity Rate
Annuity Unit
Annuity, Deferred
Annuity, Fixed
Annuity, Flexible Premium
Annuity, Immediate
Annuity, Joint & Survivor
Annuity, Purchase Life
Annuity, Variable
Anticipated Initial Investment
AON (All Or None) Offering
AON (All Or None) Order
Applicant
Application
Application For Life Insurance
Applied to Reduce Premiums
Appraisal
Appreciation
Approval
Approved List
Arbitrage
Arbitration
Arbitration Clause
Arrearage
Articles Of Incorporation
Ascending Tops
ASE (American Stock Exchange)
Ask Price
Asked Price
Assessed Valuation
Asset
Asset Allocation
Asset Coverage
Asset Management Account (AMA)
Asset Play
Asset Protection
Asset Replacement Trust
Asset-Backed Securities
Assets
Assett Allocation
Assigned Risk Plan
Assignee
Assignment
Assimilation
Assisted Living
Associate in Risk Management (ARM)
Association Coverage
Association Group
Assumed Interest Rate
Assumption Reinsurance
At Par
At The Close Order
At The Money
At The Opening Order
Attach
Attained Age
Attending Physician Statement
Attorney-in-Fact
Attribution Rules
Auction Market
Audit
Auditor's Report
Autex System
Authorized Shares
Auto Liability
Auto Medical Payments
Auto Physical Damage Coverage
Auto Replacement Coverage
Automatic Increase Rider
Automatic Premium Loan
Automatic Reinsurance
Automatic Withdrawal
Automobile Insurance Plans
Average Down
Average Equity
Average Life
Average Up
Aviation Exclusion
AVR
Away From The Market