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Answer An untrue statement by the insured, made in an application for insurance but which
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Answer The failure of the insured to reveal relevant facts known to the insuarneddoinnment
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Answer Property insurance policies usually contain an ab clause, stating the
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1. Peri:l Something that causes a loss.
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ccur.
2. Hazard: Something that increases the probability that a loss will o
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3. Warranty: A policy condition, either based on information in the in
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cation or inserted by the insurer. It is a guarantee of a fact.
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sureds appli-
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4. Misrepresentation
Answer An untrue statement by the insured, made in an application for insurance but which
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does not become a part of the policy.
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5. Concealment
Answer The failure of the insured to reveal relevant facts known to the insuarneddoinnment
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surer and g
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6. Abandonment
Answer Property insurance policies usually contain an ab clause, stating the
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insured cannot dump damaged property on the in demand its full
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,value.
7. Severability if other in-
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ates that it on g g g
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party property insurance policy, when two or mor
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perils operate at the same time (i.e., concurrently) to produce a loss. C a set of r
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ules to resolve causation disputes when a property policy st covers or exclude
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s losses "caused by" a peril and there is more than work in a fact pattern. Unde
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11. Actual Cash Value(ACV): Replacement Cost minus Depreciat
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12. Coinsurance
Answer The amount, generally expressed as a fixed percentage, an insure d amn uas ltspoa hy elp a
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gainst a claim after the deductible is satisfied. It's ultimately a way for thehiinnsgusre, d
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insurer to share responsibility for the risk. It c
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