insured
- noun
- /ɪnˈʃʊrd/
- However, an insured is not required to explain a material fact that the insured already knows.
- insurance counsel to insureds
- lawyer representing an insured
- represent their insureds
Examples
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Facts of the loss aren't important beyond the fact that the insured was the defendant in the underlying loss.
Blog text (5) -
That's why you need competition in health care so when they mistreat their insureds, they lose customers.
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Some qualify this by saying the insured is the "primary" client.
Academic text (2005) -
The insured gets another letter from claims saying, "Claim denied, pending further review."
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Instead, the insured negotiates a settlement on his own.
Academic text (1997) -
But when that falls apart and the insured is sued, he goes to his insurance company expecting it to defend him.
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I represented an insurance company that was suing its insured over a coverage dispute.
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Umbrella policies of the type commonly found in hospitals do not include employees as named insureds.
Academic text (1999) -
" Adjusters just need to be mindful that their insureds are going through a major crisis here," Cason said.
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The insured party submitted their claim after the accident to receive coverage for the damages.
Synonyms
A person or organization that has insurance and can claim money after a loss
A person a policy covers who can get money for losses
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Etymology
The word insured comes from the same root as sure and secure, which mean 'safe' or 'certain'. So the insured is the person or company made 'safe' by a policy and who can get money if something goes wrong.