double indemnity
double indemnity 双倍赔偿(补偿) 泛指在权利人由于特定原因或情况而遭受损失时，由义务人按权利人基础利益的双倍进行赔偿。尤指在人身保险合同中规定被保险人意外死亡时，由保险人按保险单面额进行双倍补偿。
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double indemnity
The payment of twice the basic benefit in the event of a specified loss, esp. as in an insurance contract requiring the insurer to pay twice the policy’s face amount in the case of accidental death. [Cases: Insurance 2599. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 1094, 1096, 1170–1171.]
indemnity
indemnity (in-dem-n[schwa]-tee), n. 1. A duty to make good any loss, damage, or liability incurred by another. [Cases: Indemnity 20, 25, 50–61.] 2. The right of an injured party to claim reimbursement for its loss, damage, or liability from a person who has such a duty. 3. Reimbursement or compensation for loss, damage, or liability
double insurance
Insurance coverage by more than one insurer for the same interest and for the same insured. • Except with life insurance, the insured is entitled to only a single indemnity from a loss, and to recover this, the insured may either (1) sue each insurer for its share of the loss, or (2) sue one