Compared with a flat dollar deductible, a percentage deductible on a commercial property policy:
Explanation
A flat deductible is a fixed dollar figure taken off each covered loss, while a percentage deductible is computed from a stated base such as the amount of insurance, so raising the limit raises the deductible with it. It is not an annual aggregate; like a flat deductible it applies to each occurrence. And a deductible only reduces what the insurer pays, which leaves the adequacy of the limit to the coinsurance clause.
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