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umbrella insurance

umbrella insurance noun: a form of liability insurance that is in excess of specified other policies and also potentially primary insurance for losses not covered by the other policies. When an insured is liable, the insured's primary insurance policies first pay up to their limits, and then any additional amount is paid by the umbrella policy up to its limit.

Noun

umbrella insurance (uncountable)

  1. A form of liability insurance that is in excess of specified other policies and also potentially primary insurance for losses not covered by the other policies. When an insured is liable, the insured's primary insurance policies first pay up to their limits, and then any additional amount is paid by the umbrella policy up to its limit.

Questions about umbrella insurance

What does umbrella insurance mean?
Umbrella insurance means a form of liability insurance that is in excess of specified other policies and also potentially primary insurance for losses not covered by the other policies. When an insured is liable, the insured's primary insurance policies first pay up to their limits, and then any additional amount is paid by the umbrella policy up to its limit.
What part of speech is umbrella insurance?
Umbrella insurance is a noun.

Words near umbrella insurance in the dictionary

  1. umbrella funds
  2. umbrella girl
  3. umbrella girls
  4. umbrella grass
  5. umbrella grasses
  6. umbrella insurance
  7. umbrella octopus
  8. umbrella organisation
  9. umbrella organisations
  10. umbrella organization
  11. umbrella organizations

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