specified perils insurance

  • 1insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… …

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  • 2insurance — A contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, one party undertakes to compensate the other for loss on a specified subject by specified perils. The party agreeing to make the compensation is usually called the insurer or underwriter; the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3insurance — A contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, one party undertakes to compensate the other for loss on a specified subject by specified perils. The party agreeing to make the compensation is usually called the insurer or underwriter; the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 4insurance — A contract whereby one undertakes to indemnify another against loss, damage, or liability arising from an unknown or contingent event. Meyer v Building & Realty Service Co. 209 Ind 125, 196 NE 250, 100 ALR 1442. An agreement by which one person… …

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  • 5Insurance — This article is about risk management. For Insurance (blackjack), see Blackjack. For Insurance run (baseball), see Insurance run. In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a… …

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  • 6Liability insurance — is a part of the general insurance system of risk financing. Originally, individuals or companies that faced a common peril , formed a group and created a self help fund out of which to pay compensation should any member incur loss. The modern… …

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  • 7business interruption insurance — noun insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril • Hypernyms: ↑insurance * * * noun : insurance against loss of net… …

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  • 8Aviation insurance — HistoryAviation Insurance was first introduced in the early years of the 20th Century. The first aviation insurance policy was written by Lloyd s of London in 1911. The company stopped writing aviation policies in 1912 after bad weather and the… …

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  • 9Vehicle insurance — Vehicle insurance, in exchange for a premium, will pay valid claims arising out of traffic collisions Vehicle insurance (also known as auto insurance, gap insurance, car insurance, or motor insurance) is insurance purchased for cars, trucks,… …

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  • 10Expatriate insurance — policies are designed to cover financial and other losses incurred while living and working in a country other than one s own.Insurance should be arranged prior to relocating to a new country or destination. Policies will generally cover the… …

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