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ˌover-inˈsurance
[over- 29 b.]
Insurance (of goods, property, etc.) in excess of their real value.
1755N. Magens Ess. Insurances i. 92 The Law of Spain..ordains, ‘That the Insurers who signed last in Date should return the Premium, in case of an Over-Insurance.’ 1802S. Marshall Treat. Insurance I. i. iv. 118 In the case of an over-insurance..the first underwriters on the policy were formerly holden to be answerable, to the extent of the loss, and the subsequent ones discharged. 1880Encycl. Brit. XIII. 185/1 When the value proved under an open policy falls short of the sum originally insured, the difference..is technically termed an over-insurance. 1965‘W. Haggard’ Hard Sell xii. 136 Suspicion, the over-insurance of risks which were seldom worth the premium. 1970M. Greener Penguin Dict. Commerce 232 Over-insurance. Property is over-insured if insured for more than it is worth. 1977Times 5 May 4/3 If cover were provided for a longer period an element of over-insurance would lead to unnecessarily high subscription rates. |