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ANTISELECCION [2 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Insurance
DEF

Insurance of risks which are poorer or more prone to claim than the average risk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Assurances
DEF

Assurance de risques plus élevés que la moyenne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
  • Seguros
DEF

Situación que se produce cuando en un conjunto de pólizas se integran riesgos de siniestralidad probable superior a la técnicamente prevista como equilibrada.

Key term(s)
  • selección adversa
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Record 2 2008-06-10

English

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

The conscious or unconscious tendency to seek or retain insurance that is shown by persons who are undesirable risks because of defective family record, occupation, impaired physical or moral health or because they contemplate some act which increases the probability of death or other peril insured against.

OBS

selection against the insurer: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

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

Retentissement sur la qualité du portefeuille d'un assureur imprudent de la tendance de certains assurables à ne proposer que les risques les plus dangereux parmi tous ceux qu'ils devraient normalement faire garantir.

OBS

antisélection : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Incendio, accidentes y riesgos varios (Seguros)
  • Seguros
DEF

Tendencia de los asegurados o candidatos a asegurados a buscar coberturas de seguros únicamente para aquellas clases de riesgo más peligrosas para ellos o menos rentables para la compañía de seguros.

OBS

antiselección: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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