In its most common usage, ______ refers to circumstances in which an insurance company tries to recoup expenses for a claim it paid out when another party should have been responsible for paying at least a portion of that claim.

In general usage, the term deductible may be used to describe one of several types of clauses that are used by insurance companies as a threshold for policy payments. Deductibles are typically used to deter the large number of claims that a consumer can be reasonably expected to bear the cost of, by restricting its coverage to events that are significant enough to incur large costs, the insurance firm expects to pay out slightly smaller amounts much less frequently, incurring much higher savings . Deductibles are a portion of the insured loss (in dollars) paid by the policy holder .Collision and comprehensive coverage are subject to a deductible that you, as the insured, would select. Other coverage that may be sold include towing, rental/reimbursement and mechanical breakdown. A deductible is a portion of a covered loss that is not paid by the insurer. The deductible is subtracted from the amount the insurer would otherwise be obligated to pay you as the insured. The deductible amount is selected by you. Generally, a higher premium is charged for a lower deductible and lower premium for a higher deductible.