claimsFor

claimsfor is a term used in data modeling and software design to denote the target or subject of a claim. In insurance, legal, and service-claims contexts, a claim is a request for compensation or adjustment, and claimsfor identifies the entity the claim pertains to.

In practical systems, claimsfor can be implemented as a field or property named claimsFor or claimsfor. In relational databases it is often a foreign key referencing a policy, incident, or item. In semantic models like RDF, it is a property linking a Claim resource to one or more subject resources such as Policy, Vehicle, or Customer. The exact form of the subject depends on domain requirements and the scope of the claim.

The semantics of claimsFor include considerations such as whether the relationship is mandatory, whether it is single- or multi-valued, and what constraints apply (for example, referential integrity). Typical values for claimsFor are identifiers such as policy numbers, incident IDs, or product IDs, depending on what the claim seeks to address.

Examples help illustrate usage. A car insurance claim might have claimsFor set to the policy ID and the vehicle's VIN to indicate the insured subject of the claim. A travel insurance claim could have claimsFor referencing the policy and the trip ID to specify the covered event.

Related terms include claim, policy, incident, and entitlement. In broader contexts, claimsFor is part of data schemas that connect claims to their subjects, aiding traceability and validation in claims processing systems.