insurance
- noun
- /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/
- Many families rely on health insurance to cover medical expenses in case of illness or injury.
- health insurance
- insurance coverage
- insurance company
They can help you find the perfect insurance in just minutes.
- They can help you find the perfect insurance in just minutes.
- And when you rent cars, insurance is so complicated.
- There were efforts to get more insurance to Caribbean countries.
- And because of my steady diet of Oreos, I need health insurance, OK?
- That's why that's why you often have insurance is to, to bridge that gap.
- The second point is insurance doesn't reimburse for those things.
- You know, what's crazy is I never knew insurance was so lucrative.
- The bulk of these are worldwide insurance for the whole year.
- Insurance, wildfire insurance could go away after this.
- But anyway, homeowners insurance market freaking out.
- We help you with insurance, estate planning.
Examples
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I hope you got insurance.
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They can help you find the perfect insurance in just minutes.
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Most people get their insurance through their work.
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And those are our two big public insurance programs, OK?
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Another thing would be, you know, car insurance, right?
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Almost half of all Washington residents with health insurance get their insurance through large group insurance policies.
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And let me tell you, pet insurance has saved him thousands.
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Several programs also have liability insurance for their volunteers, in case there is ever a problem.
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There's an issue with Robert's insurance.
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You girls are looking at the newest salesman of the 12th-largest life insurance company in America.
Synonyms
A written contract from an insurance company that says what it covers
The amount and type of insurance someone has
Government actions that try to keep local businesses safe from foreign competition
A document that shows the details of an agreement when a company pays money after a loss
The money and help a policy gives for damage or loss
Compounds
A business that pays money to people for losses when they pay regular fees
A document that shows the details of an agreement when a company pays money after a loss
Regular payment you make to a company to keep your cover for loss and damage
Insurance that pays costs when someone sues a professional for a mistake
- Specialized
A plan that pays money when you hurt other people or damage their things
Money paid by an insurance plan to people who cannot work because they are sick or hurt
Money you pay so the company pays for loss and damage to your car after theft or an accident
A United States government group that promises to pay back people's bank deposits if a bank fails
A company that pays people money when something bad happens after they pay for protection
- Specialized
A company plan that helps employees pay medical or accident costs, usually cheaper than individual plans
- Specialized
Insurance that pays money if you die during a set time, with fixed payments and no savings
- Specialized
A company that decides whether to accept risks and sells insurance to protect people or businesses
Payments workers and employers must make in Britain to fund government benefits
- Specialized
A system where each driver's own plan pays for their crash costs no matter who caused it
- Specialized
Government or private payments that give money to people after they reach a set age, usually when they stop working
- Specialized
Money put aside to pay for possible losses instead of buying protection from a company
- Specialized
A plan that pays a fixed amount when you die and has payments that stay the same for life
- Specialized
Money a business gets to cover lost income and fixed costs when its work stops after a disaster
- Specialized
Insurance that covers many risks like damage, theft, and loss
- Specialized
Life insurance that pays a set amount after a fixed time or to your family if you die earlier
- Specialized
Car insurance where each driver gets money from their own insurance company after a crash, no matter who caused it
- Specialized
A plan that gives a fixed amount and has level yearly payments for life
- Informal
A funny product sold as a joke that pays for damage by people with superpowers
- Archaic
A life insurance plan where a member's share goes to survivors when they die
- Specialized
A life insurance plan with the same yearly payment you make that covers you for your whole life
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Insurance comes from the same idea as sure and secure, words that mean 'safe' or protected. So, to buy insurance is to pay for being made 'safe' against loss, damage, illness, or death.