coinsurance
noun | \ ˌkō-in-ˈshu̇r-əns, kō-ˈin-ˌshu̇r- \ | co·in·sur·ance
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: joint assumption of risk (as by two underwriters) with another
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: insurance (as fire insurance) in which the insured is obligated to maintain coverage on a risk at a stipulated percentage of its total value or in the event of loss to suffer a penalty in proportion to the deficiency