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Act of God

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000306

An event arising from natural causes without any human intervention that could not have been prevented by reasonable foresight or care. Such events include floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, and lightning strikes. In property insurance, whether a loss from an act of God is covered depends on the specific perils named in the policy or if the policy provides all-risks coverage.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000306
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectCommercial Property
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000306",
  "term": "Act of God",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "An event arising from natural causes without any human intervention that could not have been prevented by reasonable foresight or care. Such events include floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, and lightning strikes. In property insurance, whether a loss from an act of God is covered depends on the specific perils named in the policy or if the policy provides all-risks coverage.",
  "subject": "Commercial Property",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/act-of-god/"
}

Record 37 of 3,708 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.