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insurable interest

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noun

  1. law a financial or other interest in the life or property covered by an insurance contract, without which the contract cannot be enforced

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Cardiff City claim says Miller Insurance failed to properly explain the concept of an "insurable interest" for football player transfers and the requirement of a "prompt" notification of the transfer in order to secure coverage.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023

Staebler: As a homeowner, you do not have an insurable interest in the contractor’s business so you cannot get insurance coverage for their business.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

Two insurers including AXA ART, a unit of AXA, have an insurable interest in the art works within the cathedral, Honore said, adding five adjusters had been commissioned.

From Reuters • Apr. 17, 2019

The insurable interest doctrine cleanly cut through the confusion about the difference between speculation and insurance, banning the former while permitting the latter.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2012

A partner who has advanced the capital of the business has an insurable interest in the life of his partner.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney