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Contingencies

Events that are likely but not certain to happen. Insurance premium rates and insurance companies' willingness to accept risks are based partly on the degree of likelihood or the probability that certain contingencies will or will not happen.

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42 - Accumulated Earnings and Deferred Compensation
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