Insured
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Insured
The person who obtains or is otherwise covered by insurance on his or her health, life, or property. The insured in a policy is not limited to the insured named in the policy but applies to anyone who is insured under the policy.
insured
n. 1) the person or entity who will be compensated for loss by an insurer under the terms of a contract called an insurance policy. 2) the person whose life is insured by life insurance, after whose death the benefits go to others. (See: insurance)
INSURED, contracts. The person who procures an insurance on his property.
2. It is the duty of the insured to pay the premium, and to represent
fully and fairly all the circumstances relating to the subject-matter of the
insurance, which may influence the determination of the underwriters in
undertaking the risk, or estimating the premium. A concealment of such facts
amounts to a fraud, which avoids the contract. 1 Marsh. Ins. 464; Park, Ins.
h. t.