See: certificate of need (CON).
Insurance Encyclopedia
Plant and machinery insurance
Boilers, pressure, lifting equipment, etc., are all subject to statutory inspection at preset intervals. Insurers provide these and other inspection services in respect of: boilers and pressure vessels; lifts; cranes and lifting plant; and electrical and mechanical plant. Risks covered: sudden and unforeseen damage including the key perils of breakdown, explosion and collapse; and working environment risks such as operator error, frost fracture, overheating and collision. Other risks covered: malicious acts; loss or damage to surrounding property through explosion or fragmentation. Cover can be extended to cover engineering consequential loss caused by damage to plant and machinery.
Plantation Insurance
The crops that can be covered are(i) Horticultural Crops such as Grape, Citrus (Orange, Lime, Sweet Lime), Chickoo, Pomegranate, Banana (ii) Plantation Crops such as Rubber, Eucalyptus, Poplar, Teak Wood and (iii) Sugarcane. The subject matter of Insurance would be Fruits in respect of Horticultural crops, Trees in respect of Plantation crops and Sheets in case of Sugarcane crops. The perils covered are Fire including forest fire and bush fire, lightning, storm, hailstorm, cyclone, typhoon, tempest, hurricane, tornado whilst in direct and immediate operation over the insured area, flood and inundation, riot and strike, terrorism. The policy shall indemnify the insured to the extent of loss or damage to the insured tree/fruits. Period of insurance shall be drop duration or twelve months whichever is shorter. Period of insurance in respect of sugarcane crop can be extended by such period beyond 12 months (up to a maximum of 18 months) as may be necessitated by the variety (e.g., Adsali) grown. In respect of Rubber, Eucalyptus, Poplar and Teakwood where plants are first required to be raised in nurseries and then fields, the period of insurance shall commence after expiry of twelve months from transplanting (nurseries are not covered). Sum insured to be based on cost of cultivation i.e., input cost or cost of raising/development of insured tree(s) depending on the crop which is insured. Policy is subject to franchise as well as excess. Loss and/or damage due to theft during or after occurrence of any peril not covered. War, nuclear perils not covered. Loss or damage due to insets, mites, pests, excessive/deficient use of any nutrient, negligence/omission, drought conditions, willful negligence, human action, birds, animals and locust, fog and/or high humidity, nonbearing of fruits by a fruit bearing tree not being caused by the occurrence of insured peril, rain water where the rain occur independently of the immediate and direct operation of the insured peril in the area in which the horticulture crop insured stands, improper selection of site and plant spacing, frost or cold waves, delay in onset of monsoon, excessive heat or heat waves, pollution, improper maintenance, waterlogging, burning of property by the order of a public authority or arising out of any subterranean fire not covered.
Plate glass coverage
Provides special protection, except for the perils of war, nuclear reaction, and fire. This coverage is for full replacement cost and covers the expense of repairing frames, installing temporary plates, or boarding up openings.
Plate glass insurance
See: Glass Insurance.
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Policy insures any kind of fixed glass, in particular showroom glass against the risk of accidental breakage. Unless specifically stated in the Policy, glass means plain glass of ordinary glazing quality and does not include any embossing, silvering, lettering or ornamental work. Damage to frames and cost of removal or replacement of any fittings or fixtures necessitated for replacing the broken glass are not paid for.
Play or pay
Health care financing approach requiring employers to provide private insurance coverage for their workers or pay a tax that would go into a public regional fund to cover the uninsured.
Pleasure boat insurance
A category of marine hull policies covering various forms of watercraft used for private purposes. Types of vessel include: yachts, including sail boats; outboard motors; and jet skis. The basis of cover is usually hull and liability.
PLI
Acronym that translates as professional liability insurance. See malpractice insurance.
Plural tenancy risk
Premises occupied by a number of different tenants. The situation may present fire hazards due to: 1. Trades of widely different character under one roof. 2. Different standards of cleanliness. 3. Frequent changes of tenants without notice to the insurer. 4. Poor upkeep of fire extinguishing appliances in the absence of clear responsibility. 5. Risk of insecure and badly kept heating appliances in some parts of the building. If there is no fire division between the individual risks, the rate for the whole is fixed by reference to the highest-rated tenant.
Plurality of risk
This exists when a fire insurance covers more than one building or range of buildings each with its own separate sum insured.
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There is said to be plurality of risk where a fire insurance policy covers more than one location or set of property.