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loss adjustment expense (LAE)

Loss adjustment expense (LAE) is the cost of investigating and adjusting losses.

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loss adjustment expense (LAE)

Loss adjustment expense (LAE) is the cost of investigating and adjusting losses.

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LAEs need not be allocated to a particular claim. If they are allocated to a particular claim, they are called "allocated loss adjustment expenses" (ALAE); otherwise, they are unallocated loss adjustment expenses (ULAE).