public-liability insurance

[puhb-lik-lahy-uh-bil-i-tee]

noun

1. insurance covering the insured against risks involving liability to the public for damages arising from negligence.

public-liability insurance

noun

1. (in Britain) a form of insurance that pays compensation to a member of the public suffering injury or damage as a result of the policyholder or his employees failing to take reasonable care

Example Sentences

There was also the “License to Occupy” agreement with the Council that required DePree to purchase a public-liability insurance policy with £10 million of coverage, or about $13 million, for Hopwood Hall.

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