SELF-INSURANCE Definition & Meaning

self-insurance

[ self-in-shoor-uhns, self- ]

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noun

insurance of one's property or interests against possible loss by the establishing of a special fund for the purpose instead of seeking coverage with an underwriter.

self-insurance

noun

the practice of insuring oneself or one's property by accumulating a reserve out of one's income or funds rather than by purchase of an insurance policy

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of self-insurance¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Ryther has served on the boards of both the SafeSport Center and USA Swimming, and also of swimming’s offshore self-insurance subsidiary, the United States Sports Insurance Company, which was created to ward off abuse lawsuits.

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The Caribbean island nation of Barbados — home of swimming’s captive self-insurance subsidiary, the United States Sports Insurance Company — was key.

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For damages beyond these limits, all sequestration sites in the jurisdiction would pitch in via a form of pooled industry self-insurance, again up to a specified limit.

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If approved, Bellevue will pay using the city’s general self-insurance fund.

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But the need to earmark funds for self-insurance ties up money on the balance sheets of coal companies and could leave them vulnerable to large costs when something goes wrong, industry analysts say.

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