COINSURANCE


Meaning of COINSURANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkō-ən-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s also ]

-ˈin-ˌ noun

Date: circa 1889

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 suffer a penalty in proportion to the deficiency

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.