Inherent Vice 1 : A loss caused by the nature of the thing insured and not the result of a fortuitous external cause; e.g. spontaneous combustion of bulk grain
Association of Marine Underwriters of San Francisco (AMUSF), Glossary of Marine Insurance and Shipping Terms, http://www.amusf.com/Definitions_A.htm, CA, USA 2011. (Mrtm Insur and Shipping - Amer) {575}