Jack took out an automobile insurance policy. As an insured, he would be covered for any damages to his car arising out of automobile accidents.
insured
Definition
A party, usually an insurance policyholder, whose loss gives rise to the insurer’s duty to pay the proceeds of an insurance policy.
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
The person or entity who is covered by an insurance policy.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:18 pm
“As earlier observed, the BCBSA Plan's statement of benefits links together the carrier's right to reimbursement from the insured and its right to subrogation. Empire's subrogation right allows the carrier, once it has paid an insured’s medical expenses, to recover directly from a third party responsible for the insured’s injury or illness. Had Empire taken that course, no access to a federal forum could have been predicated on the OPM-BCBSA contract right. The tortfeasors' liability, whether to the insured or the insurer, would be governed not by an agreement to which the tortfeasors are strangers, but by state law, and § 8902(m)(1) would have no sway.” Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh, 547 U.S. 677, 698–699 (J. Ginsburg)(citations omitted).
