Deductions ‘new for old’

When a partially damaged vessel needs repair, the insurer is entitled to make deductions ‘new for old’ (Marine Insurance Act 1906, s.69). When new material replaces old material, which has depreciated by wear and tear, the shipowner must bear part of the cost of the new material. A deduction of one-third or one-sixth is made from the amount otherwise payable. In practice all Institute Hull clauses provide that an average, whether particular or general, shall be paid without deductions ‘new for old. For non-marine applications see NEW FOR OLD.

Deed

A written instrument which conveys certain rights in real property. The written instrument may be quit claim deed, trust deed, or warranty deed, for example.

Deed of Trust

An instrument which is evidence of a pledge of real property as security for a debt, where the title to the real property is held by a third party in trust, while the debtor repays the debt to the lender. The debtor is known as the trustor, the lender is known as the beneficiary, the third party is known as trustee.

Deemed

Providers are “deemed” when they know, before providing services, that the patient is in a private fee-for-service insurance plan, and they agree to give the patient care. Providers who are deemed agree to follow the patient’s plan’s terms and conditions of payment for the services given.