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Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Dutch register controller, postgrad courses | | Dutch term or phrase: 0/00 | | Background: a policy document has been reissued for premium repricing. Throughout the doc there are number appended by the above figures (or expressed as 'o/oo'). Internet research indicates that this can be expressed with or without a percentage sign thereafter. So here's the million dollar Q: what's the right way? Target audience is Canadian BTW. Cheers, R. |
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| | per thousand | Explanation:
0/0 is percent, 0/00 is per thousand, especially in calculating insurance premiums - it makes the rates more understandable.
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Note added at 10 hrs 33 mins (2005-07-13 17:09:58 GMT)
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Especially when the premium rate is less than one percent, which can often be the case in special subcategories that make up a commercial insurance policy.
Conversion to percentage may sometimes be appropriate, but parts per thousand or million is usually a chemical or pharmaceutical measure. |
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 Dave Calderhead
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| Grading comment Thanks again, Dave. Cheers, R.
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