Formulas
Acronyms
Insurance
Definitions
March Madness
100

= Incurred Claims - Incurred and Paid Claims

Reserve

100

AST

Actuarial Strategies & Tactics

100

Group health plan in which the insurer takes on all risk associated with covering the group and administering the plan

Fully Insured Health Plan

100

This is the date when a given medical service was provided

Incurred Date or Date of Service

100

This coach has the most NCAA tournament wins as a head coach

Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K)

200

= Policy Year Effective Date - Original Effective Date + 1 (in Years)

Duration Year

200

LEC

Leveled Expected Claims

200

Company that issues insurance policies. They often cede risk on their issued policies.

Carrier

200

This is the estimated amount of money that will need to be paid for claims that have already occured

Reserve

200

This song is traditionally played at the end of the television coverage of the championship game

One Shining Moment

300

= Earned and Collected Premium + Premium Reserve

Earned Premium

300

FDIC

First Dollar Incurred Claims

300

This organization provides operational services such as claims processing and benefit management for insurance companies

Third Party Administrator

300

This is the term we use in the GMD for an Employee with coverage

Cert
300

This team won the 2025 championship 

Florida Gators

400

=Gross Premium - Claims - Expenses

Profit

400

ASD

Aggregating Specific Deductible

400

Insurance carriers reduce their risk exposure by ceding a certain amount of risk to these entities

Reinsurers

400

This type of stop-loss insurance protects a self-funded employer by reimbursing claims that exceed a set dollar amount for any one individual

Specific Stop Loss Coverage

400

Since the expansion to 64 teams, this city has hosted the most Final Fours

Indianapolis

500

= Expected Claims * Attachment Point

Funding

500

MGU

Managing General Underwriter

500

Stop loss insurance where the group pays a set dollar amount each month and is not expected to pay more

Level-Funded Stop Loss

500

In stop-loss insurance, this term refers to a higher individual deductible imposed on certain participants identified as having significant ongoing medical risk

Laser Deductible

500

This Purdue player holds the record for most made 3 point field goals in a single tournament 

Carson Edwards

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