coinsurance

coinsurance
co·in·sur·ance /ˌkō-in-'shu̇r-əns, kō-'in-ˌshu̇r-/ n
1: joint assumption of risk (as by two underwriters) with another
2: insurance (as fire insurance) in which the insured is obligated to maintain coverage on a risk at a stipulated percentage of its total value or in the event of loss to suffer a penalty in proportion to the deficiency

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

coinsurance
n.
A form of insurance in which the insurer pays only a portion of a claim for damage, sharing the risk with the insured.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


coinsurance
1) A form of insurance in which a person insures property for less than its full value and agrees to be responsible for the difference. Essentially the owner and the insurance company share the risk.
2) Insurance held jointly by two or more insurers.
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Buying or Selling a Business
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Category: Real Estate & Rental Property
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


coinsurance
A provision of an insurance policy that provides that the insurance company and the insured will apportion between them any loss covered by the policy according to a fixed percentage of the value for which the property, or the person, is insured.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


coinsurance
A provision of an insurance policy that provides that the insurance company and the insured will apportion between them any loss covered by the policy according to a fixed percentage of the value for which the property, or the person, is insured.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

coinsurance
n.
   an insurance policy in which the insurance company insures only a partial value of the property owned by the insured owner. Essentially the owner and the insurance company share the risk.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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