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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