Important Insurance Abbreviations

BACM	Best Available Control Measures.
BAP	Business Auto Policy.
BAPCPA	Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2005.
BBB	Banker’s Blanket Bond.
B&C	Building And Contents.
BCAR	Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio.
BCBSA	Blue Cross And Blue Shield Association.
BCE	Bermuda Commodities Exchange.
BCEGS	Building Codes Effectiveness Grading Schedule.
BCM	Business Continuity Management.
BCP	Business Continuity Plan.
BCSP	Board Of Certified Safety Professionals.
BDAT	Best Demonstrated Available Technology.
BELRIM	Belgian Risk Management Association.
BERP	Basic Extended Reporting Period.
BFCGL	Broad Form Comprehensive General Liability .
BFPD	Broad Form Property Damage.
BI	Bodily Injury; Business Interruption.
BIC	Business Income Coverage.
BIM	Building Information Modeling.
BM	Boiler And Machinery.
B&M	Boiler And Machinery.
BOP	Businessowners Policy.
BOW	Breach Of Warranty.
BPB	Blanket Position Bond.
BPF	Basic Premium Factor.
BPL	Bankers Professional Liability.
BPLI	Bankers Professional Liability Insurance.
BPT	Branch Profits Tax.
BR	Builders Risk.
BRAC	Base Realignment And Closure Act.
BTR	Below-Target Risk.
BV	Brick Veneer .
CAC	Combined Additional Coverage.
CAE	Chief Audit Executive.
CAGR	Compounded Annual Growth Rate.
CAL	Comprehensive Automobile Liability.
C AND F	Cost And Freight.
CAPA	Certified Automotive Parts Association.
CAPEX	Capital Expenditures.
CAPM	Capital Asset Pricing Model.
CAPP	Conference Of Actuaries In Public Practice.
CAR	Contractors All Risks.
CARE	Concerned Alliance Of Responsible Employers.
CARF	Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities.
CARFM	Coalition Of Alternative Risk Funding Mechanisms.
CARFRA	Coordinated Advertising, Rate And Form Review Authority.
CAS	Casualty Actuarial Society.
CBMU	Canadian Board Of Marine Underwriters.
CBOT	Chicago Board Of Trade.
CBRA	Coastal Barrier Resources Act Of 1982.
CBRS	Coastal Barrier Resources System.
CCIA	Consumer Credit Insurance Association.
CCIP	Contractor Controlled Insurance Program.
CCIR	Canadian Council Of Insurance Regulators.
CCLA	Casualty Claim Law Associate..
CCLS	Casualty Claim Law Specialist
CD	Certificate Of Deposit.
CDS	Credit Default Swap.
CDW	Collision Damage Waiver.
CEB	Council Of Employer Benefits.
CEBS	Certified Employee Benefits Specialist.
CEL	Contractors Environmental Liability.
CEN	Confiscation, Expropriation, Nationalization .
CEND	Confiscation, Expropriation, Nationalization, And Deprivation.
CEPT	Credit Equivalent Bypass Trust.
CERCLA	Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability Act Of 1980.
CF	Contract Frustration.
C&F	Cost And Freight.
CFA	Chartered Financial Analyst.
CFC	Chartered Financial Consultant; Controlled Foreign Corporation.
CFMA	Construction Financial Management Association.
CFP	Certified Financial Planner; Coordinated Financial Planning.
CFROI	Cash Flow Return On Investments.
CFTC	Commodities And Futures Trading Commission.
CFU	Customary Freight Unit.
CGL	Commercial General Liability .
CHCM	Certified Hazard Control Manager.
CHIAA	Crop Hail Insurance Actuarial Association.
CIA	Canadian Institute Of Actuaries.
CIAA	Canadian Independent Adjusters Association.
CIAB	Council Of Insurance Agents And Brokers.
CIC	Certified Insurance Counselor.
CICA	Captive Insurance Companies Association.
CIF	Cost, Insurance, And Freight.
CIH	Certified Industrial Hygienist; Compensated Intercorporate Hauling.
CII	Chartered Insurance Institute.
CIM	Commercial Inland Marine.
CIP	Consolidated Insurance Program; Controlled Insurance Program.
CIPO	Controlled Insurance Program For Operations.
CIRB	Crop Insurance Research Bureau.
CISR	Certified Insurance Service Representative.
CIT	Critical Incident Technique.
CL	Claims Leakage.
CLHIA	Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association.
CLIEDIS	Canadian Life Insurance Edi Standards Association.
CLM	Commercial Lines Manual.
CLU	Chartered Life Underwriter.
CM	Construction Management; Construction Manager.
CMAA	Construction Management Association Of America.
CMP	Commercial Multiple Peril; Controlled Master Program.
CMT	Crisis Management Team.
CNHI	Committee For National Health Insurance.
CNP	Cotton Named Perils (Insurance).
C/O	Completed Operations.
COAA	Construction Owners Association Of America.
COB	Coordination Of Benefits.
COBRA	Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Of 1985.
COC	Course Of Construction.
COGSA	Carriage Of Goods By Sea Act Of 1936.
COGWA	Carriage Of Goods By Water Act Of 1993.
COI	Certificate Of Insurance.
COIL	Conference Of Insurance Legislators.
COLA	Cost Of Living Adjustment.
COO	Chief Operating Officer.
COP	Commercial Output Policy.
COPE	Construction, Occupancy, Protection, Exposure.
COPPA	Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Of 1998.
COR	Cost Of Risk.
COSO	Committee Of Sponsoring Organizations.
CP	Commercial Property .
CPA	Certified Public Accountant; Consumer Protection Act.
CPCU	Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter.
CPE	Certified Professional Engineer.
CPI	Consumer Price Index.
CPIW	Certified Professional Insurance Woman.
CPL	Comprehensive Personal Liability.
CPM	Critical Path Method
CPP	Certified Protection Professional.
CPPA	Cable Communications Policy Act Of 1984
CPPL	Care Providers Professional Liability.
CPRL	Contractors Professional Liability.
CPSA	Consumer Product Safety Act Of 1972.
CPSC	Consumer Product Safety Commission.
CPSM	Certified Product Safety Manager.
CPU	Central Processing Unit.
CPWR	Center To Protect Workers’ Rights.
CQE	Certified Quality Engineer.
CR	Commercial Crime.
CRA	Cargo Reinsurance Association.
CRE	Certified Reliability Engineer.
CRIS	Construction Risk And Insurance Specialist.
CRM	Canadian Risk Management.
CRO	Chief Risk Officer.
CRS	Community Rating System.
C&S	Capital And Surplus.
CSC	Construction Safety Council.
CSIO	Centre For Study Of Insurance Operations.
CSL	Combined Single Lim.It.
CSO	Claim Services Only
CSO TABLE	Commissioners Standard Ordinary Table.
CSP	Commercial Statistical Plan.
CSR	Customer Service Representative.
CTD	Cumulative Trauma Disorder.
CTG	Control Technique Guidelines.
CURT	Construction Users Roundtable.
CV	Cash Value.
CVA	Captive Value Added.
CVIF	Compound Value Interest Factor.
CWCI	California Workers’ Compensation Institute.
CWR	Countrywide Rate Pages.
DAC	Deferred Acquisition Cost.
DAP	Deposit Administration Plan.
D&B	Dun & Bradstreet.
D/B/A	Doing Business As.
DB&C	Dwelling, Building And Contents.
DBIA	Design- Build Institute Of America
DCC	Domestic Cell Captive.
DCF	Discounted Cash Flow.
DCIP	Developer Controlled Insurance Program.
DDD	Dishonesty, Disappearance, And Destruction.
DDL	Disclosure Dollar Loss.
DDP	Distributed Data Processing.
DEC	Declarations Page.
DED	Deductible.
DEFS	Direct Applied Exterior Finish System.
DEP	Direct Earned Premium.
DFA	Dynamic Financial Analysis.
DFIRM	Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map.
DI	Disability Income; Double Indemnity.
DIC	Difference-In-Conditions.
DICGC	Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India.
DIL	Difference-In-Limits.
DITC	Disability Insurance Training Council.
DJIA	Dow Jones Industrial Average.
DMA	Direct Marketing Association.
DMIC	Direct Marketing Insurance Council.
DNI	Distributable Net Income.
D&O	Directors And Officers (Liability Insurance).
DOB	Date Of Birth.
DOC	Drive Other Car Coverage.
DOD	Date Of Death.
DOHSA	Death On The High Seas Act Of 1920.
DOJ	Department Of Justice.
DOL	Department Of Labor.
DOS	Denial Of Service.
DOT	Department Of Transportation.
DPP	Deferred Premium Payment Plan.
DPPA	Driver’s Privacy Protection Act Of 1994.
DQO	Data Quality Objective.
DR	Daily Report.
DRE	Destruction And Removal Efficiency.
DRG	Diagnostic Related Group.
DRI	Defense Research Institute.
DSU	Delay In Start-Up.
DTI	Department Of Trade And Industry.