Line Limit


Definition of "Line limit"

Julie Littlefield
  Allen Tate Realtors-Cary-Searstone

Maximum amount of a specified type of insurance coverage, according to underwriting guidelines, that an insurance company feels it can safely underwrite on a particular exposure without having to acquire reinsurance for that exposure.


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