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Burden of proof

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000639

The obligation of a party in a legal dispute to present evidence that supports their claim or defense. In insurance claims, the insured generally bears the burden of proving that a covered loss occurred and the extent of damages. The insurer then bears the burden of proving any exclusions or policy violations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-000639
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000639",
  "term": "Burden of proof",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "The obligation of a party in a legal dispute to present evidence that supports their claim or defense. In insurance claims, the insured generally bears the burden of proving that a covered loss occurred and the extent of damages. The insurer then bears the burden of proving any exclusions or policy violations.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/burden-of-proof/"
}

Record 414 of 3,748 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.