insurance
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
Type of:
security; protection
Types:
assurance
automobile insurance; car insurance
business interruption insurance
coinsurance
fire insurance
group insurance
hazard insurance
health insurance
liability insurance
life insurance; life assurance
malpractice insurance
reinsurance
self-insurance
term insurance
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