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- verb To
insure insufficiently.
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Examples
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If people often overinsure against small losses, they underinsure against big ones.
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If people often overinsure against small losses, they underinsure against big ones.
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By mandating that every person be insured, ObamaCare would give private health insurance companies license to systematically underinsure policyholders while cashing in on the moral currency of universal coverage.
billy wharton: obama a socialist? let's examine the evidence. 2009
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Never underinsure because if coverage is less than 80% of replacement cost and you have a loss, the policy will pay only a percentage of the loss.
MORE WEALTH WITHOUT RISK CHARLES J. GIVENS 1995
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Never underinsure because if coverage is less than 80% of replacement cost and you have a loss, the policy will pay only a percentage of the loss.
MORE WEALTH WITHOUT RISK CHARLES J. GIVENS 1995
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At the same time, never underinsure your shipment as the insurance company will consider you a "co-insurer" and will pay you only a fraction of your claim.
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By mandating that every person be insured, ObamaCare would give private health insurance companies license to systematically underinsure policyholders while cashing in on the moral currency of universal coverage.
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We worked on my insurance forms and I opted to underinsure my possessions to avoid high insurance rates.
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At the same time, the Finance Committee bill approved on October 13 does little to compel better coverage by employers who currently underinsure their employees.
MRZine.org 2009
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