Co-insurance Sunday, June 18, 2006
Coverage that involves the use of two or more insurers..
Many insurers require that homeowners insure their homes for at least 80 percent of REPLACEMENT COST. If the homeowner fails to do this, a penalty is applied to partial losses. This penalty is usually referred to as Co-insurance.
An arrangement by which a number of insurance companies cover a particular risk.
In medical insurance, the insured person and the insurer sometimes share the cost of services under a policy in a specified ratio, for example 80% by the insurer and 20% by the insured. By this means, the cost of coverage to the insured is reduced.
A form of cost-sharing in which the member and the plan each pay a set percentage for covered services.
The percentage to be paid by the patient. The co-insurance amount is stated in the applicable group enrollment agreement and disclosed in the applicable Combined Evidence of Coverage and Disclosure Form. Co-insurance is determined as percentage of either the charge billed by a provider for covered services, or the applicable rate for the covered service listed on the insurer's (payor's) negotiated rates schedule. ...
Arrangement by which the insurer and the insured share, in a specified ratio, payment for losses covered by the policy after the deductible is met. Sometimes referred to as co-payment.
In health insurance, it is a provision that the insured and the carrier share losses in agreed proportion. Also known as "percentage participation." In managed health care, it refers to the portion of the cost of care for which the individual is responsible, usually determined by a fixed percentage. This often applies after a specified deductible is met. ...
that part of the medical expenses the insured must pay if hospitalized in the USA or Canada.
A fixed percentage amount, such as 10 percent, paid by the enrollee time a certain covered service is received. In most cases, if deductible applies, the remaining charge is subject to coinsurance.
The insured’s share of covered health insurance benefits, usually a percentage.
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A cost-sharing arrangement under which a covered person pays a specified percentage of the cost of a specified service, such as 20% of the cost of a doctor’s office visits.
Policy condition requiring the sum insured to be maintained for a specified minimum percentage of the actual cash value. If not maintained, the insured must bear a proportionate amount of any partial loss.
Is an arrangement whereby two or more insurers enter into a single contract with the insured to cover risk in agreed proportions at an overall premium.
A provision under which an insured, in consideration of a reduced premium rate, promises to maintain a certain percentage of insurance to the value of the property. The co-insurance clause attached to the policies specifies the percentage, and has no bearing on loss payment if the insured keeps his promise. If he carries less than the stipulated percentage of insurance to value, loss payment is limited to the same ratio which his insurance bears to the amount required. ...
in property insurance, when the insurance policy contains this clause, co-insurance defines the amount of each loss that the company pays. The co-insurance requirement may be 50, 80, 90 or 100%. The formula for claims payment is as follows:
The amount of money a health plan will pay for covered expenses, usually expressed in a percentage.
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