contribution
The principle holding that two or more insurers each liable for a covered
loss should participate in the payment of that loss. Having paid its share of
a loss, an insurer may be entitled to equitable contribution—a legal right to
recover part of the payment from another insurer whose policy was also applicable.
Many insurance policies stipulate the formula under which contribution among
multiple insurers will take place. Two standard methods are
Contribution by
limits and Contribution by equal shares.
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