insurable

[ in-shoor-uh-buhl, -shur- ]

/ ɪnˈʃʊər ə bəl, -ˈʃɜr- /

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adjective

capable of being or proper to be insured, as against loss or harm.

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Origin of insurable

First recorded in 1800–10; insure + -able

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“The point of these reports is to know whether you’ll have long-term maintenance issues, whether the property is insurable and whether the home value will be impacted by these issues before you make an offer,” says Teta.
8 important — and overlooked — questions to ask before buying a home|Michele Lerner|September 21, 2021|Washington Post
That means Ping An can help institutions to improve operations, manage costs, and deliver better and more affordable service to patients, making health care more insurable.
An ecosystem to overhaul China’s health care|Francesca Fanshawe|March 30, 2021|MIT Technology Review
A partner who has advanced the capital of the business has an insurable interest in the life of his partner.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
An assignment to one who has an insurable interest as relative, creditor and the like, is always valid.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

Likewise a man and a woman who are engaged to be married; and a creditor has an insurable interest in the life of his debtor.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
How can you think and talk of old barkentines and non-insurable foreign cargoes at this crisis in our country's history?
Cappy Ricks Retires|Peter B. Kyne
Insurable interest can only be described, it cannot exactly be defined.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3|Various