A factor important in underwriting; this term refers to the chance of the insurer's business not lapsing or being replaced by another insurer's coverage.
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 per·sis·ten·cy (p r-s s t n-s ). n. Persistence. In biological or chemical warfare, the   characteristic of an agent which pertains to the duration of its effectiveness ...
 
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 the quality of being persistent: You have persistence, I'll say that for you. 3.   continued existence or occurrence: the persistence of smallpox. 4. the   continuance of ...
 
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 Definition of persistency: Percentage of an insurance company's already written   policies remaining in force, without lapsing or being replaced by policies of other ...
 
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 The higher the percentage, the greater the persistency. Since it is an important   measure of a company's retention of its life insurance business, most companies ...
 
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 persistency (countable and uncountable; plural persistencies). (uncountable) The   state of being persistent; (countable) A measure of how much something ...
 
- Definition of persistency | Collins English Dictionary
 However, in 1995-96, there was an ominous persistency in the set of borrowers ...   It also seeks to limit `unreasonable persistency " in treating the terminally ill.