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LEGAL EXPENSE INSURANCE [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
DEF

Insurance covering legal costs. Does much the same job as medical insurance does for medical expenses and is mostly written on a group basis. Includes the indemnification through providing agreed legal services as well as the payment of money to compensate insured for costs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
CONT

Assurance défense : Assurance ayant pour objet de défendre un assuré cité devant les tribunaux à la suite de certaines infractions, et d'assumer, généralement dans la limite d'un maximum convenu, les frais de la défense.

OBS

assurance défense : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. Extrait de la norme NF-K001, reproduire avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
DEF

Seguro [que] tiene por objeto consignar a favor del asegurado las fianzas penales que le sean exigidas por la autoridad judicial, y satisfacer los gastos procesales necesarios para la defensa del asegurado, dentro de los límites establecidos en la póliza.

OBS

Este seguro es normalmente complementario al de responsabilidad civil derivada de accidentes de automóviles.

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Record 2 2001-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)
  • Insurance
  • Legal Profession: Organization
  • Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
CONT

Professional liability insurance... The society may, on such terms and conditions as it deems proper, enter into any group contract of insurance with an insurer for payment by the insurer of any professional liability claim, in whole or in part and with or without the expense of adjusting, settling and paying the claim including legal fees and disbursements, where that claim or expense,... would be payable out of the claims fund...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)
  • Assurances
  • Organisation de la profession (Droit)
  • Organismes et associations (Admin.)
CONT

Assurance responsabilité professionnelle [...] La Société peut, selon les modalités qu'elle juge appropriées, passer un contrat collectif d'assurance auprès d'un assureur pour que celui-ci paie la totalité ou une partie d'une réclamation qui inclut ou non les frais d'ajustement et de remboursement de celle-ci, y compris les honoraires et les debours judiciaires, si cette réclamation ou ces frais [...] pouvaient être payés à même les fonds d'indemnisation, [...]

Spanish

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