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API 28 - Chapter 5
Personal Insurance: Underwriting and Marketing Practices
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08/23/2010

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TORT
Definition
A wrongful act other than a crime or breach of contract
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PROXIMATE CAUSE
Definition
An event that in a natural and continuous sequence and unbroken by any intervening cause, produces injury of damage.
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Contractual liability
Definition
Tort liability of another person (or entity) assumed under contract.
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DEFAULT JUDGEMENT
Definition
A decision found in favor of the plantiff because the defendent failed to respond to the notification of suit.
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RESERVATION OF RIGHTS LETTER
Definition
General notice send to an insured advising that the insuror is proceeding with a claim investigation. The innvestigation does not create an admission of liability.
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NON WAIVER AGREEMENT
Definition
A document serving the same purpose as a reservation of rights letter. It is specifically drafted for the claim and requires the insured's signature.
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A declaratory judgement
Definition
A court ruling on a coverage point.
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COLLATERAL SOURCE
Definition
An additional source that might be available to compensate a claimant for a loss.
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"DEEP POCKETS"
Definition
A term used to describe a person or an entity with financial resources that can support a lawsuit.
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