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UK
/ɪnʃˈɔːɹəns/
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[ US /ˌɪnˈʃʊɹəns/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈʃʊɹəns/ ]
NOUN
- protection against future loss
- promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
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written contract or certificate of insurance
you should have read the small print on your policy
How To Use insurance In A Sentence
- He says the insurance bond provides deserved protection for employees who put a lot into the company.
- With automobile insurance, for example, an insurance company accepts part of the risk that you will be involved in a car accident. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice
- There are many horror stories about an ex-spouse getting the proceeds of a big life insurance policy or the accidental disinheritance of a child because the owner never changed the beneficiary," Norfolk warns. How To Protect Your Spouse Financially After You're Gone
- He may also wish to think about income protection and critical illness insurance. Times, Sunday Times
- I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours. Chapter 29
- Missed departure Strike, riot or civil commotion in respect of which a warning has been given prior to the date this insurance is purchased.
- Most church insurance policies exclude punitive damages. Christianity Today
- When she died, the insurance company cancelled the policy, because it would not insure an empty house. Times, Sunday Times
- Thin capitalisation - offshore jurisdictions tend not to impose \ "thin capitalisation\" rules on companies (except for regulated entities such as banks and insurance companies), allowing them to be formed with a purely nominal equity investment. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- I want to see Randy answer this question: 1. Accepting arguendo that mandating a person to buy health insurance is not regulation of commerce, there is no question that the rest of the bill is regulating the interstate market in health insurance*. The Volokh Conspiracy » A Quick Response to Randy on the Use of “Unprecedented”
