Is the word hazard preferred above the word peril in the pure risk industry?

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2026-02-27 09:50

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As far as I understand it, peril and hazard are two different things when used in the insurance context. Consider a house built on a flood plain. In the event of a flood the house is damaged. The peril in this case is flooding while the hazard is the location of the house on the flood plain.

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