Definition of "Coinsurance percentage"

Mark  Siemieniec real estate agent

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Keller Williams Realty

In many property insurance policies, a requirement that the insured carry insurance as a percentage of the total monetary value of the insured property. If this percentage is not carried, the insured is subject to the coinsurance penalty.

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