Moral hazard

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Moral hazard is when people have insurance against a certain event, they are less likely to guard against that event occurring.

Definition

According to Principles of Economics by Timothy Taylor (3rd edition),

Moral hazard. When people have insurance against a certain event, they are less likely to guard against that event occurring.