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vahingonselvittelykulut

English translation: claims/loss adjustment expenses

06:24 Sep 18, 2008
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Insurance
Finnish term or phrase: vahingonselvittelykulut
I suppose this is:

the costs of investigating a claim

could someone confirm?


thanks
Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:08
English translation:claims/loss adjustment expenses
Explanation:
Claims adjustment in the US, loss adjustment in the UK. The EU translation I entered previously is slightly more general (and it doesn't make much sense to place too much weight on EU translation authority, since we're the people who do those anyway). This phrase "claims adjustment" is what I've actually heard used commonly. See especially the second link below.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-09-18 13:36:48 GMT)
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Sorry, that second link should be this: http://books.google.com/books?id=_1bebDcrvZEC&pg=PT936&lpg=P...
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Owen Witesman
Local time: 08:08
Grading comment
I am going with loss adjustment expenses. Thanks to everyone for the help - most appreciated.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2loss assessment costs
Setti Mulari
4 +1claims/loss adjustment expenses
Owen Witesman
4claims management expenses
Owen Witesman


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
loss assessment costs


Explanation:
Depending on who (insurer or insured) bears the costs, the claim/loss/incident is investigated by a loss adjuster or a loss assessor.

...but you're absolutely right, it refers to the costs involved in investigating a loss.

Setti Mulari
New Zealand
Local time: 02:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  PeeGee (X): yes, it does - doubly confirmed
6 hrs
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agree  Timo Lehtilä: Suomenkielinen ilmaisu voidaan ymmärtää kahdella tavalla: 1) Kulut, jotka syntyvät kun selvitetään vahinkojen määrä tai 2) Kulut, jotka syntyvät kun vahingot korvataan. Sanoisin että 99-pros. varmuudella on kysymys ensimmäisestä tapauksesta.
7 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
claims management expenses


Explanation:
A published EUR-lex translation...


    Reference: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lang=en&ihmlang=...
Owen Witesman
Local time: 08:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
claims/loss adjustment expenses


Explanation:
Claims adjustment in the US, loss adjustment in the UK. The EU translation I entered previously is slightly more general (and it doesn't make much sense to place too much weight on EU translation authority, since we're the people who do those anyway). This phrase "claims adjustment" is what I've actually heard used commonly. See especially the second link below.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-09-18 13:36:48 GMT)
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Sorry, that second link should be this: http://books.google.com/books?id=_1bebDcrvZEC&pg=PT936&lpg=P...


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claims_adjuster
    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=_1bebDcrvZEC&pg=PT936&lpg=P...
Owen Witesman
Local time: 08:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I am going with loss adjustment expenses. Thanks to everyone for the help - most appreciated.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Setti Mulari: Yes - depending on whom the work is being carried out for - it's a key variable here.
12 mins
neutral  Timo Lehtilä: Obviously, quite often, other than EU-translators are better experts on the field and also more responsible (because EU-client doesn't care so much, if the translation happens to be of poorer quality)
47 mins
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