- assigned risk
- noun Date: 1946 a poor risk (as an accident-prone motorist) that insurance companies would normally reject but are forced to insure by state law
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Assigned risk — means a driver of a motor vehicle, or a class of such drivers, who would be denied insurance coverage by insurance companies, but are required to be covered under U.S. state law. [See [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/assigned+risk Free… … Wikipedia
assigned risk — n: a poor risk (as an accident prone driver) that insurance companies would normally reject but are forced to insure by state law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. assigned risk … Law dictionary
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assigned risk — As relating to motor vehicles nuisance, a risk which is not ordinarily acceptable to insurers but for which coverage is required by state statute and which is, therefore, assigned to insurers participating in an assigned risk pool … Black's law dictionary
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assigned risk plan — An insurance plan created and imposed by state statute under which persons who normally would be denied insurance coverage as bad risks are permitted to purchase insurance from a pool of insurers who must offer coverage to such individuals.… … Law dictionary
assigned risk — Insurance. a risk that, under state law, is assigned to an insurer from a pool of insurers who would not otherwise accept it. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
assigned risk plan — In those states having compulsory motor vehicle insurance laws (i.e. financial responsibility laws), such statutes provide that persons who are otherwise unable to buy coverage (because of, e.g., poor driving records) may secure insurance through … Black's law dictionary
assigned risk plan — In those states having compulsory motor vehicle insurance laws (i.e. financial responsibility laws), such statutes provide that persons who are otherwise unable to buy coverage (because of, e.g., poor driving records) may secure insurance through … Black's law dictionary
