An insurance policy that provides coverage against all types of loss or damage rather than
specific ones. Exclusions can still be included in an against-all-risks policy, but the
insured will be covered against any risks that are not specifically excluded.
This type of policy is the opposite of a named peril policy, which protects against the
specific losses that are named in the policy. An against-all-risks policy provides broad
coverage beyond anything that is specifically excluded from the policy. For example, if the
policy does not specifically exclude losses resulting from falling space debris (such as
satellite parts), the insured is automatically covered for such a loss. The term “all risk”
often appears in quotation marks since the coverage includes almost all risks, except for
the named exclusions.
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An insurance policy that provides coverage against all types of loss or damage rather than
specific ones. Exclusions can still be included in an against-all-risks policy, but the
insured will be covered against any risks that are not specifically excluded.
This type of policy is the opposite of a named peril policy, which protects against the
specific losses that are named in the policy. An against-all-risks policy provides broad
coverage beyond anything that is specifically excluded from the policy. For example, if the
policy does not specifically exclude losses resulting from falling space debris (such as
satellite parts), the insured is automatically covered for such a loss. The term “all risk”
often appears in quotation marks since the coverage includes almost all risks, except for
the named exclusions.