underinsure
Americanverb (used with object)
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In other words, some companies simply tended to underinsure.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
Swanson said vendors who travel between jewelry shows typically underinsure their merchandise because they can’t afford to insure it fully.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
There is also uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage that may pay out if you are hit by a driver who doesn’t have sufficient auto insurance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Even if those estimates prove high, the underlying risk remains remarkably underinsured because the service has been free, invisible and almost perfectly reliable for three decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
"I know that I'm way better off than a lot of people who were underinsured."
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
He was underinsured, he said, and insurance hadn’t finished updating its new estimate since his house had been renovated a year before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Nearly one in four people who responded to a 2024 survey by the Commonwealth Fund tracking healthcare coverage were underinsured.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
Some are choosing to go “bare,” or underinsuring their homes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Williams blames the freeholder for underinsuring the building.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
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