(1) In marine insurance: an award payable to a third party for services rendered to preserve maritime property from peril at sea.
(2) In property insurance: the residual monetary value of insured property damaged as a result of an insured peril.
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An insurance policy is said to be voidable where circumstances exist that entitle either one of the parties to “avoid the contract”. It is usually the Insurer who finds himself in this position when there has been a breach of ‘utmost good faith’ by the Insured.