go bare

v. to be uninsured. Subjects: English, Jargon

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Citations: 1976 WashingtonPost (Jan. 26) “Some Practicing With No Policies” (in L.A.) p. A12: Dr. Edwin Colbern is “going bare”—that is, he is practicing medicine without malpractice insurance coverage. 1978 Nancy L. Ross Washington Post (Feb. 18) “Suits Against Architects Rise by 20%” p. E17: As a result, the American Institute of Architects says a growing number of professionals are following the example of their medical colleagues and “going bare,” or doing without liability insurance except where government contracts require it. 1992 Bruce Hight Austin American-Statesman (Texas) (Jan. 26) “Uninsured employer takes risk by ‘going bare’” p. A12: Going bare means going without workers’ compensation insurance. 1998 St. Petersburg Times (Florida) (Apr. 29) “‘Bare’ in plain sight” p. 10A: Other doctors drop malpractice insurance because they have been sued so many times they cannot afford it. In either case, patients have the right to know when a doctor is uninsured or “going bare,” as the practice is called. 2005 Don Doggett Houston Chronicle (Texas) (Jan. 8) “Workers’ comp gives protection”: Employers who choose not to carry workers’ comp, sometimes referred to as going bare, face unlimited liability if an injured employee can show the employer was negligent.

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