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Category: L

LONG HEDGE

An advantage or protection is secured by this type of transaction against a possible price increase of a traded item, like a commodity, financial instrument, security, and the like. These will be

LONG TERM PLANNING

Activities of formulating a long-term plan. Future needs estimating typically is an extrapolation of present or known needs. The extrapolation for achieving interim goals starts with current status, projected status roadmap, includes

LOSS ASSESSMENT CHARGE

Property damage payout due to a homeowners association or property owners group as the insured’s portion of the total amount owed due. This charge-type coverage is offered by certain homeowners insurance policies.

LOSS FROM LABOR STRIKE

Income loss on a company’s financial statement accounting for labor strike’s financial impact.

LOSS PREVENTION ENGINEER

Future claims reduction as a loss prevention method by the insurer’s staff person authorized to do this.

LOW CARBON STEEL

More ductile and malleable steel type. Can be made into thin sheets suitable for autobody panels. Contains 0.005 to 0.3 percent carbon, and less than 0.6 percent manganese. that

LUCAS WEDGE

When the economy suffers a downturn, this is a visual display of society’s costs. Represents output loss resulting from growth rate tied to the real gross domestic product slowing down.

LAG

The time it takes an insurance claim to process.

LAPSE OF OFFER

Offer termination, regardless of the reason, other than completion of the deal. An offer lapses due to (1) expiration date reached; (2) a reasonable period has gone by, having no specified expiration

LAST SALE

Commodity or security price on last transaction executed and posted on an exchange.

LATTICE MODEL

A pricing model that uses an assets ending value and calculates backwards to manage the fund.

LAW OF THE SITUATION

That conflicts be resolved based on the facts of the situation. Human relations school of management concept. Rejects references to relative superiority of any party over the other. Oddly promotes the resolutions

LEAD MANAGER

Coordinating bank or underwriting firm for an underwriting syndicate as the organizer and a member. Launch and sale of the issue of securities underwritten by the syndicate are primary roles of this

LEADING PRACTICE

Where it is inordinately difficult to identify or implement a best practice, this team is used instead.

LECTURE

Subject matter expert’s formal presentation and a question-and-answer session that typically follows.

LEGAL REALISM

A perspective that legal rules are to benefit the larger society and public policy based on judicial decisions. Neither dogma or supernatural authority applies. A court is expected to determine ‘legal rights’

LENGTH OF SERVICE

how long a person has worked at a company or has belonged to an organization. Longevity in a position; duration of service or employment.

LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION

Rank, authority, ability/limit for signing a legally binding contract, actions allowed, spending limit, or delegation rules and limits are all typical items documented in this type of written confirmation.

LETTER OF TESTAMENTARY

May be written prior to death or issued by the probate court. Grants an estate executor permission to do what is needed to distribute stated assets.

LEVEL OF SUPPLY

Authorized or directed inventory quantity, to meet anticipated consumption or demand, stated for a stores or materials department.

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