tenu

English translation: the insurance company refused to hold him/her/them covered

08:55 Sep 7, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Insurance
French term or phrase: tenu
What does the noun "tenu" mean in insurance ocntexts? Something to do with binding?
Example:
"les assureurs ont refusé de faire un tenu couvert jusqu'à la réalisation de l'expertise"
Imogen Hancock
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:41
English translation:the insurance company refused to hold him/her/them covered
Explanation:
I found "held covered" for this. Not my specialist subject, but seems to make sense.
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James Emery
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:41
Grading comment
Makes sense. Many thanks for your help. I was looking up "tenu" as a noun by itself, and "faire un tenu" and not having much success
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1held
Sylvie Chartier
3 +3the insurance company refused to hold him/her/them covered
James Emery
4 +1maintain (cover)
B D Finch
4to provide cover
AllegroTrans


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held


Explanation:
held covered until the end of expertise

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They refuse to keep him covered until...

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1. Insurance industry term for provisional acceptance by an insurance company of a risk, subject to the confirmation of an extended cover.
2. Alternative term for direct covered


Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/held-covered.ht...

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Held covered


    Reference: http://granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index800_1.a...
Sylvie Chartier
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: UN tenu. last time I checked 'held' wasn't a noun /yes, held covered. found that too. but with 100% CL, answer shouldn't need adjusting
8 mins
  -> http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/held-covered.ht...
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the insurance company refused to hold him/her/them covered


Explanation:
I found "held covered" for this. Not my specialist subject, but seems to make sense.


    Reference: http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/theme/FI/EN/FR/H/2
James Emery
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Makes sense. Many thanks for your help. I was looking up "tenu" as a noun by itself, and "faire un tenu" and not having much success

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: I found that one too. seems it's not hard to find it one looks on the www
1 min

agree  Paul Stevens
13 mins

agree  cmwilliams (X)
42 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
maintain (cover)


Explanation:
The usual expression is to maintain cover.

"While insurers cannot guarantee to maintain cover in all circumstances, it is good practice for insurers to work with customers to identify action that might be taken to manage any ongoing risks, wherever possible.
www.abi.org.uk/Information/Consumers/Household_Insurance.as...

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"Medical Insurance as a cost and ... know that many cheaper policies will not maintain cover in the event of ..."
globaleye.com/services/medical-insurance.html -

"your insurance cover at renewal we will not maintain cover unless you instruct us to. If you have previously paid for your policy by direct debit ..."
www.rigbyinsurance.co.uk/rigbyinsurance/docs/TermsOfBusines...

B D Finch
France
Local time: 10:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 92

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, the entire phrase 'faire un tenu de couvert' needs to be considered as a whole.
6 days
  -> Thanks Tony.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to provide cover


Explanation:
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Press Release 2-19-08
But when Total Security's credit insurer, Atradius, refused to provide cover in case Leisure Connection's debts were not repaid, Mr Hermanns decided ...
firstcapital.com/art/articles/Financial_Times_Tony_Brown_... - Cached
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High claims ratio is no ground to refuse health cover: SC ...
Insurance companies had appealed before the apex court, judgments in three cases where they had refused to provide cover on the grounds that the ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com/.../articleshow/3067355.cms - 71k - Cached
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Risk of ARP rises as PI becomes harder and more expensive to ...
And it is small and medium-sized practices that are taking the brunt of this, as last year Aviva refused to provide cover to those firms with ten partners or less. ...
pyv.co.uk/archive_stories/ID=19383323&Title=Risk-of-ARP-r... - Cached

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 130
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