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umbrella insurance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
um-brel-la in-sur-ance
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of liability insurance that is in excess of specified other policies and also potentially primary insurance for losses not covered by the other policies. When an insured is liable, the insured's primary insurance policies first pay up to their limits, and then any additional amount is paid by the umbrella policy up to its limit.

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What does umbrella insurance mean?
A form of liability insurance that is in excess of specified other policies and also potentially primary insurance for losses not covered by the other policies. When an insured is liable, the insured's primary insurance policies first pay up to their limits, and then any additional amount is paid by the umbrella policy up to its limit.

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