constructive total loss
noun[CorU]
ukus(abbreviationCTL)INSURANCE
asituationin whichinsuredproperty,especiallyaship, is notcompletelydestroyed, but sobadlydamagedthat thecostofrepairingit isgreaterthan thevaluefor which it isinsured. It thenbecomesthepropertyof theinsurancecompany:
It must beconsideredwhetherrepairsarefinanciallyfeasibleor whether thevesselshould beconsideredaconstructivetotalloss.
Compare
actual total loss