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Credit.


Credit insurance protects companies against the risk of nonpayment Non`pay´ment

n. 1. Neglect or failure to pay.

Noun 1. nonpayment - act of failing to meet a financial obligation
nonremittal, default

failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"

 by buyers arising from commercial and noncommercial adj. 1. not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises. Opposite of commercial nt>.

Adj. 1. noncommercial - not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises
 risks.
Top U.S. Writers

Direct Premiums Written 2003 ($ millions)

Euler Hermes Amer Cred [02097]
Old Republic General Group [00734]
Allstate Ins Group [00008]
American National P&C Group [18565]
Swiss Reinsurance Group [03262]
White Mountains Ins Group [18490]
Ace INA Group [18498]
CNA Ins Cos [18313]
Balboa Life & Casualty Group [04062]
American Intl Group Inc [18540]

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Source: Best's State/Line Database (Standard Lines)


Direct Premiums

U.S. Industry ($ millions)

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Combined Ratio

U.S. Industry

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Source: Best's Aggregates & Averages
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Title Annotation:U.S. Property/Casualty
Publication:Best's Review
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Apr 1, 2005
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