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Insurance Pools MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Insurance Pools
Tree Number(s)
N03.219.521.576.570
Unique ID
D015271
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015271
Annotation
specify geog if possible
Scope Note
An organization of insurers or reinsurers through which particular types of risk are shared or pooled. The risk of high loss by a particular insurance company is transferred to the group as a whole (the insurance pool) with premiums, losses, and expenses shared in agreed amounts.
Entry Term(s)
Health Alliances
Previous Indexing
Insurance, Health (1971-1988)
Insurance, Liability (1971-1988)
Public MeSH Note
89
History Note
89
Date Introduced
1989/01/01
Last Updated
1999/11/03
Insurance Pools Preferred
Health Alliances Narrower
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