User talk:DrJock

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I'm late in responding to your question, so thought I'd add my response here
I know the term as "parental guarantee" although a quick search doesn't indicate that this is a more common term. It may be worth noting that there are alternatives— something like "also known as "parental guarantee". (adding to cmadler's point, it is highly likely that the phrasing varies from legal jurisdiction to legal jurisdiction, so it may be worth checking a bit to see when each option is used.)I think the reference to contractor makes the concept too narrow. It is not uncommon for the parent of an insurance company to have to make a parental guarantee—specifically that the parent would pay obligations associated with insurance policies issued by the subsidiary. I see this as a classic example, but it isn't really a contractor relationship.-- SPhilbrick  T  23:29, 11 September 2009 (UTC)