insurance : Idioms & Phrases

• insurance against pecuniary loss by reason of accident to the person.

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• noun insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents
  automobile insurance.
  

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• noun insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril
  

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• noun insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents
  automobile insurance.
  

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• noun social insurance for the disabled
  

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• noun life insurance for a specified amount which is payable to the insured person at the expiration of a certain period of time or to a designated beneficiary immediately upon the death of the insured
  

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• a combination of life insurance and investment such that if the person upon whose life a risk is taken dies before a certain specified time the insurance becomes due at once, and if he survives, it becomes due at the time specified.

Webster 1913

• noun a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions
  FDIC.
  

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• noun insurance against loss due to fire
  

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• the act or system of insuring against fire; also, a contract by which an insurance company undertakes, in consideration of the payment of a premium or small percentage usually made periodically to indemnify an owner of property from loss by fire during a specified period.

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• noun insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group
  

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• noun insurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires
  

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• noun insurance against loss due to ill health
  

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• noun insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense
  hospitalization.
  

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• noun an agent who sells insurance
  insurance agent; underwriter; general agent.
  

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• noun an agent who sells insurance
  insurance agent; underwriter; general agent.
  

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• a broker or agent who effects insurance.

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• noun demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy
  

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• noun a financial institution that sells insurance
  insurance company; insurer; underwriter; insurance firm.
  

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• a company or corporation whose business it is to insure against loss, damage, or death.

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• noun the total amount and type of insurance carried
  coverage.
  

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• noun a financial institution that sells insurance
  insurance company; insurer; underwriter; insurance firm.
  

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• noun written contract or certificate of insurance
  policy; insurance.
  
  • you should have read the small print on your policy

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• a certificate of insurance; the document containing the contract made by an insurance company with a person whose property or life is insured.

Webster 1913

• noun payment for insurance
  premium.
  

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• noun a financial institution that sells insurance
  insurance company; insurer; underwriter; insurance firm.
  

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• noun insurance that provides protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people or property
  

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• noun insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies
  life assurance.
  
  • in England they call life insurance life assurance

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• the act or system of insuring against death; a contract by which the insurer undertakes, in consideration of the payment of a premium (usually at stated periods), to pay a stipulated sum in the event of the death of the insured or of a third person in whose life the insured has an interest.

Webster 1913

• noun insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice
  
  • obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance

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• insurance against the perils of the sea, including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry.

Webster 1913

• agreement among a number of persons to insure each other against loss, as by fire, death, or accident.

Webster 1913

• one which does a business of insurance on the mutual principle, the policy holders sharing losses and profits pro rata.

Webster 1913

• noun social insurance program in Britain; based on contributions from employers and employees; provides payments to unemployed and sick and retired people as well as medical services
  

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• noun a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident
  no fault automobile insurance.
  
  • the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance

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• noun a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident
  no fault automobile insurance.
  
  • the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance

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• noun insurance paid to the elderly
  

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• noun insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured
  ordinary life insurance; straight life insurance.
  

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• noun insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy
  

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• noun government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue
  

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• noun insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured
  ordinary life insurance; straight life insurance.
  

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• noun insurance paid to surviving spouses
  

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• noun low-cost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value
  
  • term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies

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• noun a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members
  tontine.
  

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• noun insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured
  ordinary life insurance; straight life insurance.
  

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