[R008]
The price for a unit of insurance; all units in a given policy, multiplied by the rate per unit, produce the premium. In fire insurance, the price per $100 of insurance for one year. The basis for pricing other types of insurance varies greatly; for example, payroll is used in workers compensation insurance, area of retail floor space or sales volume is used in certain types of general liability insurance, and so forth.
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