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un·in·sur·a·ble

 (ŭn′ĭn-sho͝or′ə-bəl)
adj.
That cannot be covered by insurance: uninsurable risks.

un·in·sur′a·bil′i·ty n.
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uninsurable

(ˌʌnɪnˈʃʊərəbəl; -ˈʃɔː)
adj
(Insurance) not eligible for insurance
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.uninsurable - not capable of being insured or not eligible to be insured
uninsured - not covered by insurance; "an uninsured motorist"
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Warm and cosy in their super-safe, overpowered, metal boxes; with big, fat tyres drowning pedestrians, and totally oblivious to the potentially lethal potholes lurking beneath flooded roads, what do they care about cyclists and uninsurable homes?
Mr Steel, who has been at Kirkheaton Parish Church for 10 years, said that many clergy in the area did not know how to realistically prevent thefts from their buildings, which in some cases have left them 'uninsurable' and near to closure due to the amount it cost to repair the damage.
Fail to do this and you could end up with an uninsurable vehicle that can't go on the road.
Amster, "because it levels the playing field for small companies by transforming a previously uninsurable threat into a manageable business risk." Patent infringement suits filed by non-practicing entities (NPEs), or patent trolls, have increased fivefold in the last five years, and they represent a significant threat to resource-constrained startups.
The president and CEO of the firm, Barry Gilway, said that he had recently revised a prior projection about how many policies will remain with the firm in the future because they are uninsurable in the private market.
Plus part of this proposed development is on a flood plain and any new property that floods is unsellable and uninsurable.
But when the government tries to set up a fund to cover otherwise 'uninsurable' homes Brussels argues it goes against free market competition.
Catastrophic losses are also uninsurable; these would include war and "acts of God."
Originally signed from the Phoenix Suns in 2010, Stoudemire's contract was deemed uninsurable because of the injuries and subsequent surgeries to both of his knees.
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