Insurance Glossary
Total loss
What is total loss?
A total loss (or write-off) is when a vehicle is stolen and not recovered, or too badly damaged to repair economically. The insurer pays out the insured value instead of repairing.
Example
The car was declared a total loss and paid out at its retail value.
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