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U.S. Government And Federal Agency Obligations
Obligations of the U.S. government or an instrumentality of the U.S. government whose obligations are fully and explicitly guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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U.S. Government Securities
are issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities. Some U.S. government securities are issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. They are of the highest possible credit quality. While these securities are subject to variations in market value due to fluctuations in interest rates, they will be paid in full if held to maturity. Other U.S. governmen
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U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprise Obligations
Obligations of agencies originally established or chartered by the U.S. government to serve public purposes as specified by the U.S. Congress; these obligations are not explicitly guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
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Umbrella Coverage
A form of insurance protection against losses in excess of amounts covered by other liability insurance policies or amounts not covered by the usual liability policies.
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Unassigned Surplus
The undistributed and unappropriated amount of statutory surplus.
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Unconfirmed complete remission CRu
The patient has achieved a complete remission, but may not have a completely clean bone marrow test.
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Underlying
The product or instrument that an option contract or a futures contract is based upon.
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Undeveloped reserves
Reserves of any category that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion.
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Undistributed profits
The portion of corporate profits that remains after taxes and dividends have been paid.
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Unearned Premium
The portion of premiums written that is allocable to the unexpired portion of the policy term.
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Unemployment Rate
is the number unemployed as a percent of the labor force.
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Unilateral Administrative Order
A legally binding document issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directing the parties potentially responsible to perform site cleanups or studies. Generally, EPA does not issue unilateral orders for site studies.
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Unit Labor Costs
The measures of unit labor costs describe the relationship between compensation per hour and productivity, or real output per hour, and can be used as an indicator of inflationary pressure on producers. Increases in hourly compensation increase unit labor costs; labor productivity increases offset compensation increases and lower unit labor costs. Productivity
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United States Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
A private-sector, non-profit corporation, created by the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to oversee the auditors of U.S. public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, fair, and independent audit reports.
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Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expenses
Claims reserves for events that have occurred, including both reported and incurred-but-not-reported (IBNR) reserves, and the expenses of settling such claims.
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Upstream
Crude oil and natural gas exploration and production, capital expenditure project planning, field development, pipeline transmission and gas processing.
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Urology
Urology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the urinary tracts and on the reproductive system. The organs covered by urology include the kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, and the male reproductive organs (testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate and penis).
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US GAAP
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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USB Universal Serial Bus
Universal Serial Bus. A standard that provides a serial bus standard for connecting devices, usually to a computer. Computer Hardware Industry
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Utility Coal
Coal used by power plants to produce electricity or process steam. It generally is lower in Btu heat content and higher in volatile matter than metallurgical coal. Coal Industry Operating Statistics
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