ATIMA

ATIMA (<<schwa>>-tee-m<<schwa>>).abbr. As their interests may appear. • The  phrase is

sometimes  used  in  insurance  policies  to  show  that  the  named  insured  has  an  interest,  usu.  an

unspecified one, in the property covered by the policy and is entitled to benefits to the extent of

that  interest.  The  phrase  is  also  used  in  a  policy’s  mortgage  clause  to  protect  the  mortgagee’s

real-property interest. See INSURABLE INTEREST; MORTGAGE CLAUSE. [Cases: Insurance

1. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 1404, 1520.][Blacks Law 8th]