Insurance Glossary
Proximate cause
What is proximate cause?
Proximate cause is the dominant, effective cause of a loss - the event that sets off the chain leading to the damage. Insurers use it to decide whether a claim is covered.
Example
The proximate cause of the damage was the storm, an insured peril.
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