Definition of "First-dollar coverage"

Mary Ann  Mercer / Buyers Agent real estate agent

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Downing-Frye Realty, Inc.

Insurance policy under which payment is made for a loss not subject to any deductible or under which payment is made up to the limits of the policy, and then an excess insurance policy takes effect. For example, a homeowners insurance policy section II (liability coverage) would pay up to its limits for an insured loss, whereupon an umbrella liability insurance policy would go into effect.

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