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  • Average Adjuster

    Meaning of Average Adjuster Resources See Also Adjuster

  • Adjuster

    Adjuster

    One who adjusts or settles an insurance claim; one who makes a determination of the amount of a claim and then makes an agreement with the insured as to a settlement.

  • Adjuster

    Adjuster

    One who adjusts or settles an insurance claim; one who makes a determination of the amount of a claim and then makes an agreement with the insured as to a settlement.

  • International Association Of Average Adjusters

    International Association of Average Adjusters (Association Mondiale De Dispacheurs) in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of International Association of Average Adjusters (Association Mondiale De Dispacheurs), produced […]

  • Insurance Adjuster

    One who, acting as the agent of the insurer, undertakes to ascertain and report the actual loss of the subje; matter of insurance due to the peril insured against.

  • Report

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Report Meaning of Report In practise , the term denotes a formal statement of recital of facts and findings thereon by a judicial officer , such as a master . An account brought back; a story related ; […]

  • Insurance

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Insurance Meaning of Insurance Insurance is a contract of indemnity whereby for a stipulated consideration one party , called the insurer, undertakes to indemnify the other , called the insured, against […]

  • Claim

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Claim Meaning of Claim The assertion of a right to a remedy , relief or property . Frequently used as synonymous with cause of action . The right to demand something of another. Frequently the term is […]

  • Actual

    Real; existing presently in act; as in actual possession as distinct from constructive possession. In legal phraseology the word excludes what is fictitious or supposed; having reference to something completed, or being in existence now. Actually is opposed to seemingly, pretendedly or […]

  • Actual

    Real; existing presently in act; as in actual possession as distinct from constructive possession. In legal phraseology the word excludes what is fictitious or supposed; having reference to something completed, or being in existence now. Actually is opposed to seemingly, pretendedly or […]

  • Lisbon Rules 1987

    Lisbon Rules 1987 in Maritime Law Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.The following is a definition of Lisbon Rules 1987, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: [Translation of Lisbon Rules 1987 in French: “Règles de Lisbonne […]

  • Adjustment

    English Legal System: AdjustmentIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Adjustment : 1. The determination of the amount due under a policy of insurance. 2. The working out by an average adjuster of the rights and liabilities arising in a […]

  • Amount

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Amount Meaning of Amount effect , substance or result; the sum. Amount Alternative Definition As applied to money the word amount is S3monymous with […]

  • Determination

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Determination Meaning of Determination extinguishment , putting an end to. In contract law, the determination of an agreement is the extinguishment of the same by judicial pronouncement after the […]

  • AAA

    AAA Meaning of AAA in the United States Tax System see accumulated adjustment account. Popular U.S. Tax Words Federal Income Tax Law Tax Code Income Tax Tax Law Careers Tax Law Jobs Income Tax Law Taxation What does AAA mean in American Law? The definition of AAA in the law of the […]