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Insurance casualty definition

Question
What is casualty, for insurance purposes? 
Answer
If your business property is damaged, destroyed, or lost because of a storm, earthquake, flood, or some other “sudden, unexpected or unusual event,” you have experienced a casualty which is likely worthy of an insurance claim. 
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