coinsurance clause

coinsurance clause
A clause in a contract of insurance which in substance requires the insured to maintain insurance on the property covered by the policy in a certain amount, and stipulates that upon his failure to do so, the insured shall be a coinsurer and bear his proportionate part of the loss on the deficit in the coverage. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1548.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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