UK: According to the Theft Act 1968, a person is guilty of burglary in two circumstances. Section 9(1)(a) applies when a person enters a property as a trespasser, with intention to commit theft, rape or grievous bodily harm. Section 9(1)(b) refers to the person who enters property as a trespasser and, having entered, commits or attempts to commit theft, rape or grievous bodily harm. Insurers avoid the use of the term ‘burglary’ in theft insurance. The usual practice is to insure theft, ‘following forcible and violent entry into or exit from the premises’.
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US: Breaking and entering into another person’s property with felonious intent.
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Coverage against loss as a result of forced entry into premises.
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US: Theft of property from within a premises by a person who unlawfully enters or exits from the premises.
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Theft of the property following felonious entry into the premises by violent and forcible means, or theft by a person in the premises who subsequently breaks out by violent and forcible means. The use of force and violence need not be against property only-it can also be against the person or an individual.
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Unlawful removal of property from premises involving visible forcible entry.