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Claimbewust

English translation: claim conscious, inclined to make a claim

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Dutch term or phrase:Claimbewust
English translation:claim conscious, inclined to make a claim
Entered by: Suzan Hamer

18:30 May 31, 2006
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Insurance / claimbewust
Dutch term or phrase: Claimbewust
Context: Personal injury claim assessment.

Sentence:

Betrokkene maakte op ons een reële, rustige **niet **claimbewuste** indruk. Dit neemt niet weg, dat er nauwkeurig naar het causaal verband tussen het ongeval(letsel) en het verlies van arbeidsvermogen gekeken moet worden.

TIA
Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly
Netherlands
Local time: 20:35
claim conscious
Explanation:
America is one of the most claim conscious and litigious societies in the world . . . I read that some place, and years ago worked for an insurance company.

The idea is that people are always looking for someone to sue anytime they have an accident or are hurt in some way.

"People have become very claim conscious and are looking around every corner for opportunities to make a claim. Often in our various dealings [280] with people in our constituencies we hear people boasting at pub counters about the amount they are going to get out of an insurance claim.
http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0117/S.0117.198710...

Here's a whole string of references:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q="claim-conscious" p...
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Suzan Hamer
Netherlands
Local time: 20:35
Grading comment
Thanks Suzan! Sometimes I miss the obvious even when it is staring me in the face. Really must stop working night shifts! Thanks too for the refs.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3claim conscious
Suzan Hamer
4claim-oriented
Jack den Haan
3 +1non-litigious
jarry (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
claim-oriented


Explanation:
A possibility, I would say ...

Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 20:35
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
claim conscious


Explanation:
America is one of the most claim conscious and litigious societies in the world . . . I read that some place, and years ago worked for an insurance company.

The idea is that people are always looking for someone to sue anytime they have an accident or are hurt in some way.

"People have become very claim conscious and are looking around every corner for opportunities to make a claim. Often in our various dealings [280] with people in our constituencies we hear people boasting at pub counters about the amount they are going to get out of an insurance claim.
http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0117/S.0117.198710...

Here's a whole string of references:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q="claim-conscious" p...

Suzan Hamer
Netherlands
Local time: 20:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Suzan! Sometimes I miss the obvious even when it is staring me in the face. Really must stop working night shifts! Thanks too for the refs.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andre de Vries
1 min
agree  Dave Calderhead
2 hrs
agree  writeaway
3 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
non-litigious


Explanation:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/alrc/publications/issues/...
Promoting a non-litigious environment
18.4 Further efforts could be made to encourage a non-litigious environment. Potential litigants could be given incentives to use non-litigious approaches to resolve disputes. Aside from promoting pre-litigation options, the notion that litigation is a last resort that should be used only when special circumstances are present could be emphasised within the community, for example, within educational institutions, in business and in the workplace.



jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 20:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 152
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your note Jarry, obviously if 'claimbewust' is claim conscious, then the 'niet' party means that the person in the context is not claim conscious. I had considered using your answer but it seemed a little bit too formal to fit in with the rest of the text. But thank you anyway.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzan Hamer: Actually, Jarry, you're right; non-litigious is the definition of "claim conscious." So I gave the target term and you have provided the definition. Can we split points?
14 hrs
  -> Unfortunately there is no way (yet) for points to be split Suzan. In addition, you gave a translation of 'claim bewust', not of 'NIET claimbewust' :-)
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