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What Is LKQ (Like Kind and Quality) in Insurance Claims?

LKQ stands for like kind and quality. In contents insurance, an LKQ replacement is a currently available product that matches the claimed item's specifications, features and quality level. When the exact item is no longer sold, which is true for most claimed...

ACV vs RCV: How Insurers Calculate Contents Claim Payouts

Every contents claim comes down to one question: what is this item actually worth? Insurers work with two answers. Replacement cost value (RCV) is what it costs today to replace the item with one of like kind and quality. Actual cash value (ACV) is the RCV minus...