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CONTENTS RATE

The premium rate charged for a building’s conent not the building itself.

CONTESTABLE MARKET

A market that lets entry or exit occur at any time. It has a few businesses in this market leaving room for new members. If some profit is made than more businesses

CONTESTABLE PERIOD

The time when a contact is valid to be challenged. For insurance its two years.

CONTEXT SENSITIVITY

1. how a help program can assist the user in their use of a program. 2. how the management gets results based on history and experience.

CONTINGENCY FUND

A fund set aside for expenses due to disaster. AKA contingency reserve.

CONTINGENCY INSURANCE

1. insurance taken out to cover expenses not covered by a primary plan. 2. insurance for remote risks that the primary policy is slow to cover.

CONTINGENCY TAX

A single event that the government taxes for an economic issue. It can do this for natural distasters, import excess, and recovery.

CONTINGENT COMMISSION

Charging commission based on profit from reinsurance. The ceding company gets this plus the normal commission.

CONTINGENT CREDIT RISK

The RISK of loss arising from a potential CREDIT RISK exposure that may appear in the future, such as drawdown on a REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY or payment under a GUARANTEE or LETTER

CONTINGENT EQUITY

A class of EQUITY financing that becomes effective once a defined TRIGGER has been breached; the class includes LOSS EQUITY PUTS and PUT PROTECTED EQUITY. See also CONTINGENT CAPITAL.

CONTINGENT GUARANTEE

A promise to pay if the terms of a contract are met in the future. Its used to prevent loss when working with a party that may default.

CONTINGENT RENT

Rent that changes from month to month according to the finances of the tenant.

CONTINGENT SURPLUS NOTE (CSN)

US insurance for a loss of cash should a sudden event cause a loss of business. A trust is started selling the note. When needed securities are converted into cash. It increases

CONTINUATION

A work of an author that is intended to finish an unfinished piece. It can be a series of several works.

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM

Any lecture, course, seminar, webinar or program that is made to educate a party. It is meant to give skills or information needed in their work. New advances and expertise is learned.

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

The act of keeping day to day transactions going for the current year and the ones to come.

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