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Definition
Active, direct, and efficient cause of loss in insurance that sets in motion an unbroken chain of events which bring about damage, destruction, or injury without the intervention of a new and independent force. Also called direct cause.
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proximate cause is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law and General, Marine, & Life Insurance subjects.
proximate cause appears in the definitions of the following terms: direct cause and direct loss
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