Look up: subrogation

1. Subrogation
   Procedure where insurance company recovers from a third party when the action resulting in medical expense (e.g. auto accident) was the fault of another person. The recovery of the cost of services and benefits provided to the insured of one health plan when other parties are liable.
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2. subrogation
   [n] - (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
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3. Subrogation
   Insurer's right to pursue action in the insured's name against the party considered legally liable for the loss or damage.
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4. Subrogation
   Sub`ro·ga'tion noun [ Confer French subrogation , Late Latin subrogatio .] The act of subrogating. Specifically: (Law) The substitution of one person in the place of another as a creditor, the new creditor succeeding to the rights of...
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5. subrogation
   noun (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another
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6. Subrogation
   • (n.) The act of subrogating. • (n.) The substitution of one person in the place of another as a creditor, the new creditor succeeding to the rights of the former; the mode by which a third person who pays a creditor succeeds to his rights against the debtor.
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7. subrogation
   (from the article `insurance`) Another common element in liability policies is subrogation: the insurer retains the right to bring an action against a liable third party for any ... A basic principle of property liability insurance contracts is the principle of subrogation, under which the insurer may be entitled to recovery from ... ...
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8. Subrogation
   An insurance process whereby a company that has paid out to a policyholder for a loss incurred recovers the amount of the loss from the party that is legally liable.
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9. Subrogation
   Substitution of a legal party in the place of a creditor. Discover What It`s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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10. SUBROGATION
    A process by which a third party is put in the place of a creditor so that the rights and securities of the creditor pass to that third person. For example, in a personal injury matter, an insurance company may exercise its right of subrogation to place a lien on a plaintiff's award or settlement in...
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11. Subrogation
    (n) subrogtion is the act by which the legal rights of clime is transferred to another person or legal entity who can by that subrogation avail all legal remedies the person who transferred such right hold. For example when an insurance company indemnify the loss occurred on a vehicle accident they ...
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12. subrogation
    n. assuming the legal rights of a person for whom expenses or a debt has been paid. Typically, subrogation occurs when an insurance company which pays its insured client for injuries and losses then sues the party which the injured person contends caused the damages to him/her. Example: Fred Farmer ...
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13. Subrogation
    `Subrogation` in its most common usage refers to circumstances in which an insurance company tries to recoup expenses for a claim it paid out when another party should have been responsible for paying at least a portion of that claim. More specifically, subrogation is the legal technique under commo...
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