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BURGLARY HOUSE-BREAKING INSURANCE [1 record]

Record 1 1990-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
DEF

insurance against loss of property caused by burglars.

OBS

There are three major types of insurance contracts for burglary, robbery, and other theft. Burglary is defined somewhat narrowly to mean the unlawful taking of property within a premise that has been closed and in which there are visible marks of evidencing forcible entry. (See robbery insurance and theft insurance).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)

Spanish

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