Actual cash value
In the property and casualty
insurance industry, actual cash value (ACV) is a method of computing what an insurer will pay an insured, after a loss, for a specific insured item. It is often a less costly method of insuring articles or structures, but it is also less preferred.ACV is computed by subtracting
depreciation fromreplacement cost . Replacement cost is the preferred method of insuring.An example would be as follows: a man purchases a television set for $2,000 in 1990. If he were to attempt to sell the TV today, it may only be worth $100 to a buyer. ACV insurance would only pay $100 if the TV were stolen or damaged in a fire. Conversely, replacement cost insurance would pay the cost of purchasing an "equivalent" or "like kind and quality" TV in today's prices.
ee also
Cash value
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