- Coinsurance
- A provision by which the insured individual shares in the cost of certain expenses. The same as co-payment.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Coinsurance
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Coinsurance — is an insurance related term that often describes a splitting or spreading of risk among multiple parties.In the United StatesIn the US insurance market, coinsurance refers to the joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured. In… … Wikipedia
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… … Law dictionary
Coinsurance — Co in*sur ance, n. [Co + insurance.] Insurance jointly with another or others; specif., that system of fire insurance in which the insurer is treated as insuring himself to the extent of that part of the risk not covered by his policy, so that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coinsurance — [kō΄in shoor′əns] n. 1. a form of property insurance in which the insured shares in losses proportionately to the extent that the amount of insurance falls short of a specified percentage of the value of the insured property 2. joint insurance by … English World dictionary
coinsurance — A provision in an insurance policy that requires the insured to carry an amount of insurance equal to a certain specified percentage of the value of the insured property. The coinsurance provision, or clause, provides for full payment of losses… … Financial and business terms
coinsurance — The sharing of an insurance risk between several insurers. An insurer may find a particular risk too large to accept because the potential losses may be out of proportion to their claims funds. Rather than turning the insurance away, the insurer… … Big dictionary of business and management
coinsurance — co|in|sur|ance [ˌkəuınˈʃuərəns US ˌkouınˈʃur ] n [U] AmE 1.) a type of insurance in which the payment is split between two people, especially between an employer and a worker ▪ health coinsurance 2.) insurance that will only pay for part of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
coinsurance — noun (U) AmE 1 a type of insurance in which the payment is split between two people, especially between an employer and a worker: health coinsurance 2 insurance that will only pay for part of the value of something … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
coinsurance — A relative division of risk between the insurer and the insured, dependent upon the relative amount of the policy and the actual value of the property insured, and taking effect only when the actual loss is partial and less than the amount of the … Black's law dictionary
coinsurance — A relative division of risk between the insurer and the insured, dependent upon the relative amount of the policy and the actual value of the property insured, and taking effect only when the actual loss is partial and less than the amount of the … Black's law dictionary
coinsurance — Literally, two or more policies of insurance issued by different insurers covering the same risk; in modern insurance parlance, a relative division of the risk between insurer and the insured, dependent upon the relative amount of the policy and… … Ballentine's law dictionary
