- moral hazard
- noun Date: circa 1917 the possibility of loss to an insurance company arising from the character or circumstances of the insured
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Moral Hazard — (engl., wörtlich „sittliche Gefährdung“, auch als Subjektives Risiko, moralische Versuchung oder moralisches Risiko bezeichnet) beschreibt das Problem einer Verhaltensänderung durch eine Versicherung gegen ein Risiko.[1] Ursprünglich ein Begriff… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Moral hazard — (engl., wörtlich „sittliche Gefährdung“, auch als Subjektives Risiko, moralische Versuchung oder moralisches Risiko bezeichnet) beschreibt das Problem einer Verhaltensänderung durch eine Versicherung gegen ein Risiko.[1] Ursprünglich ein Begriff… … Deutsch Wikipedia
moral hazard — mor·al hazard n: the possibility of loss to an insurance company (as by arson) arising from the character or circumstances of the insured deductibles decrease moral hazard Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Moral Hazard — [ mɔrəl hæzəd, englisch], subjektives Risiko, ursprünglich aus dem Versicherungswesen stammender Begriff, der dasjenige »moralische« Risiko eines Versicherungsunternehmens bezeichnet, das über das echte Risiko hinaus entsteht, weil sich die… … Universal-Lexikon
moral hazard — n. risk (to an insurance company) arising from the possible dishonesty or imprudence of the insured … English World dictionary
Moral hazard — In economic theory, moral hazard is a situation in which a party insulated from risk behaves differently from how it would behave if it were fully exposed to the risk. Moral hazard arises because an individual or institution does not take the… … Wikipedia
Moral hazard — The risk that the existence of a contract will change the behavior of one or both parties to the contract, e.g. an insured firm will take fewer fire precautions. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * moral hazard moral hazard ➔ hazard * * * … Financial and business terms
moral hazard — The risk that the existence of a contract will change the behavior of one or both parties to the contract, e.g. an insured firm will take fewer fire precautions. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * moral hazard moral hazard ➔ hazard * * * moral… … Financial and business terms
Moral Hazard — The risk that a party to a transaction has not entered into the contract in good faith, has provided misleading information about its assets, liabilities or credit capacity, or has an incentive to take unusual risks in a desperate attempt to earn … Investment dictionary
moral hazard — The situation in which a person has no incentive to act honestly or with due prudence. The term is mainly used in the insurance world, where a typical example of a person exposed to moral hazard would be the owner of an insured car, who has… … Big dictionary of business and management
moral hazard — An expression of the insurance business; the chance or risk of the insured destroying the property, or permitting it to be destroyed, for the purpose of collecting the insurance. In the law of fire insurance, the term is but another name for a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
