assigned risk
noun
: a poor risk (such as an accident-prone motorist) that insurance companies would normally reject but are forced to insure by state law
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In the end, experts assigned risk estimates to different experiments, applying safety guidelines accordingly.
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Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 3 May 2023
Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 3 May 2023
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1940, in the meaning defined above
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assigned risk
noun
: a poor risk (as an accident-prone driver) that insurance companies would normally reject but are forced to insure by state law
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