Insurable interest - In order to make a claim under a general insurance contract the claimant must demonstrate that at the time of loss the claimant suffered a pecuniary or economic loss. ‘Pecuniary’ means money. ‘Economic’ is a broader term and includes loss of use. This is what we now mean by an insurable interest. The claimant stands, in relation to the subject matter of insurance, to benefit by its safety or suffer some prejudice by its loss. The interest the claimant has does not need to be an interest recognized in law or in equity. .