Glossary

ERI Economic Research Institute is pleased to provide an expanded and updated glossary of commonly used compensation terms and formulas for your ongoing reference.

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Cafeteria Plan Call Back Pay Call in Pay Call Option Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) Canadian Life and Health Insurance Compensation Corporation (CompCorp) Canadian Method Cancelable Policy Cap Capacity Capital Employed Capital Expenditures Capital Gains Taxation Capitation Basis Captive Agents Captive Insurance Company Career Agent Career Average Career Average (Career Earnings) Benefit Formula Career Average Pension Career Ladder Career Planning Carpooling Carry Over Provision Case Management Cash Balance Pension Plan Cash Basis Compensation Cash Flow Statement Cash Option Exercise Cash or Deferred Arrangements Cash Payment Option Cash Premium Accounting System Cash Refund Option Cash Surrender Value Cash Surrender Value Option Cash Value Cashless Exercise Cashless Option Exercise Catastrophic Claim Management Causal Relation Requirements Ceding Company Central Index Key (CIK) Central Tendency Central Tendency Error Centralization Certain Payment Certificate of Assumption Certificate of Authority Certificate of Indebtedness Certificate of Insurance Cession Champus Chance of Loss Change in Control Provision Change of Occupation Provision Changes in Methods of Accounting Chauffeur Services Child Support Church Plans Civil Rights Act Claim Claim Administration Department Claim Examiner Claim Frequency Rate Claim Investigation Claim Reserve Claimant Claims Base Claims Procedures Class Beneficiary Designation Classification Control Classification Method of Job Evaluation Clawback Policy Clean-Up Fund Cliff Vesting Closed Contract Closing Closing Cost Assistance Clubs CMSA Coefficient of Determination Collateral Assignment Collective Bargaining Collective Bargaining Agreements Collectively Bargained Plans Combination Clause Combination Company Combination Dental Plan Combination Pay Plan Combination Plan Combination Plan (Sales) Commission Commissioners Method Common Accident Provision Common Disaster Clause Common Law Employees Common Review Date Common Shares Common Stock Community Rated Community Rating Commuted Value Commuting Company Cars Company Retention Method Comparable Worth Compa-Ratio Compa-ratio Report Compensable Factor Degree Compensable Factor Weight Compensable Factors Compensation Compensation Committee Compensation Committee Report Compensation Costs Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) Compensation Limits for Officers of Corporations Compensation Objectives Compensation Reimbursement Agreement Compensatory and Punitive Damages Competency Competitive Compa-Ratio Competitive Pay Data Competitive Pay Policy Completion Bonus Compound Interest Compound Salary Growth Rate (CSGR) Comprehensive Health Plan Comprehensive Major Medical Insurance Compressed Work-Weeks Compression Compulsory Retirement Age / Date Computer-Aided Job Evaluation Computers Employer Provided Conditionally Renewable Policy Confidence Interval Confirmation Certificate Conservation Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) Consolidated Subsidiary Accounting Constant Population with Constant Midpoints Model Constructive Constructive Delivery Constructive Distributions Constructive Receipt Consumer Price Index (CPI) Consumer Report Consumer Reporting Agency Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP) Contestable Period Contingencies Contingency Reserve Contingent Annuity Option Contingent Beneficiary Contingent Compensation Contingent Employee Contingent Payee Contingent Payment Continuance Tables Continuation Coverage Continuing Education (CE) Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Continuous-Premium Whole Life Insurance Contract of Indemnity Contract Year Contracts Contributed Surplus Contribution Limit Contribution to Surplus Contributory Benefit Plan Contributory Organization Insurance Contributory Plan Control Point Controlled Foreign Corporation Controlled Groups Convention Blank Conversion Fund Conversion Privilege Convertible Debenture Convertible Preferred Stock Convertible Securities (such as Debentures or Preferred Stock) Convertible Term Insurance Conveyancing Coordination of Benefits (COB) Clause Co-Payment Core Benefits Core Competencies Core Employee Corporate Culture Corporate-Owned Life Insurance (COLI) Correlation Corridor Corridor Deductible Cost Comparison Methods Cost Containment Cost Method Cost of Capital Cost of Goods Sold Cost of Increase in Current Year Cost of Increase in Future Year Cost of Labor Cost of Living Cost of Living Allowance Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) Cost of Living Index Cost of Living Levels Cost of Sales Cost Shifting Cost-Benefit Analysis Cost-Sharing Coupon Advertisement Coverage Rules Covered Compensation Covered Wages Credibility Percentage Credit Life Insurance Credit Unions Credited Service (ERISA Standard) Credits Credits and the Numerical Rating System Critical Incident Cross-Selling Crowdsourced Compensation Data Culture Cumulative Withholding Currency Exchange Rates Current Assets Current Assumption Whole Life Insurance Current Liabilities Current Ratio Current Review Current Settlement Option Rates Curtailment Custodial Care Customarily and Regularly Customer Service Department

Common Compensation Terms and Formulas

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