uninsurable
adjective
un·in·sur·able
ˌən-in-ˈshu̇r-ə-bəl 
-ˈshər-
: not suitable or eligible to be insured : not insurable
an uninsurable risk
Some cars souped up with customized engines and suspensions may be uninsurable through standard policies.—
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Still, the question both in Australia and the U.S. is whether the rising cost of insurance and growing band with uninsured or uninsurable homes will shift value judgements.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
With them comes another comprehensive loss — a civic identity, uninsurable, nonreimbursable.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
While the desire to rebuild may be fervent, the logistics surrounding the placement of homes, what they're constructed of and the reality of living on potentially uninsurable land could hamper efforts, the experts said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Without transformative investment in reducing the losses associated with climate impacts and increasing our resilience, we are headed into an uninsurable future—or a future where insurance is unaffordable for the majority of American households.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
With them comes another comprehensive loss — a civic identity, uninsurable, nonreimbursable.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
While the desire to rebuild may be fervent, the logistics surrounding the placement of homes, what they're constructed of and the reality of living on potentially uninsurable land could hamper efforts, the experts said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Without transformative investment in reducing the losses associated with climate impacts and increasing our resilience, we are headed into an uninsurable future—or a future where insurance is unaffordable for the majority of American households.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Uninsurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninsurable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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