To construe death or disablement or injury resulting from accident the smallest reasonable degree of violence in occurrence of accident will suffice. “Visible” excludes death by inhalation of gas, unless the escape was due to a fortuitous or unexpected event.
Insurance Encyclopedia
Violent entry
See: VIOLENT ENTRY. FORCIBLE AND
Violent means
A qualifying term in a personal accident insurance in regard to the accidental external means’ causing ‘death or disablement’. ‘Violence’ emphasises the insurer’s intention to avoid liability for gradually operating causes of an internal nature. The degree of violence is not of any consequence. The smallest degree will suffice.
Violent Non fit Injuria for Negligence (Degrees and Defenses available to the Defendant)
(To him who is willing there can be no injury): If a person voluntarily consents to run a risk, he has no right of action against anyone for injuries suffered as result of his actions.
Violent Storm
Wind with a speed ranging from 56 to 82 knots (64 to 72 miles per hour, 104 to 117 kilometers per hour) according to Beaufort scale. On Sea Exceptionally high (37-52 ft) waves, foam patches cover sea, visibility more reduced. Also, refer Storm.
Virtual integrated delivery system
Method of purchasing group medical practices and linking them together with information technology so that they can exchange clinical and financial data.
Virtual private network
Technical strategy for creating secure connections or tunnels over the Internet.
Virtual visit
Online medical advice (electronic mail and live chat) for a patient who is already under the care of a medical provider for treatment of minor ailments and follow-up consultations (e.g., medication questions, colds and influenza, laboratory test results, cough and sore throat, headache and migraine, fever, asthma). Some insurance plans pay doctors for online visits.
Virus
Destructive program that attaches and copies itself to other programs in a computer system. Some viruses destroy programs or operating systems and data after a precise lapse of time.
Vis Major
Act of God. This has been defined as an event due to ‘natural causes Directly and exclusively without human intervention.’ Examples of acts of God are storms, earthquake, lightning etc.
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Also known as an Act of God. An accident for which no one person can be blamed.