Compensation Glossary
Welcome to ERI SalaryExpert's compensation glossary, your resource for commonly used terms, formulas, and phrases related to compensation.
Common Accident Provision
Several definitions: 1) In terms of medical insurance policies, this is a common clause, which specifies that: should two or more members of the same family be injured in the same accident, they will only be subject to one deductible. (2) In terms of many voluntary organization accidental death and dismemberment policies, this is a clause that provides that the amount which becomes payable by an insurance company is limited to a designated maximum for a situation where more than one employee is killed or hurt in one accident.
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