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Meaning of "insurance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INSURANCE

insurance  [ɪnˈʃʊərəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSURANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insurance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INSURANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

insurance

Insurance

Insurance is the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another in exchange for payment. It is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. According to study texts of The Chartered Insurance Institute, there are the following categories of risk: ▪ Financial risks which means that the risk must have financial measurement. ▪ Pure risks which means that the risk must be real and not related to gambling ▪ Particular risks which means that these risks are not widespread in their effect, for example such as earthquake risk for the region prone to it. It is commonly accepted that only financial, pure and particular risks are insurable. An insurer, or insurance carrier, is a company selling the insurance; the insured, or policyholder, is the person or entity buying the insurance policy. The amount of money to be charged for a certain amount of insurance coverage is called the premium. Risk management, the practice of appraising and controlling risk, has evolved as a discrete field of study and practice.

Definition of insurance in the English dictionary

The first definition of insurance in the dictionary is the act, system, or business of providing financial protection for property, life, health, etc, against specified contingencies, such as death, loss, or damage, and involving payment of regular premiums in return for a policy guaranteeing such protection. Other definition of insurance is the state of having such protection. Insurance is also Also called: insurance policy. the policy providing such protection.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSURANCE


adherence
ədˈhɪərəns
appearance
əˈpɪərəns
assurance
əˈʃʊərəns
bancassurance
ˈbæŋkəˌʃʊərəns
circumference
səˈkʌmfərəns
clearance
ˈklɪərəns
coinsurance
ˌkəʊɪnˈʃʊərəns
conference
ˈkɒnfərəns
difference
ˈdɪfərəns
disappearance
ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns
durance
ˈdjʊərəns
endurance
ɪnˈdjʊərəns
ignorance
ˈɪɡnərəns
inference
ˈɪnfərəns
interference
ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns
preference
ˈprɛfərəns
reassurance
ˌriːəˈʃʊərəns
reference
ˈrɛfərəns
reinsurance
ˌriːɪnˈʃʊərəns
tolerance
ˈtɒlərəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSURANCE

insurability
insurable
insurable interest
insurance adjuster
insurance agent
insurance broker
insurance certificate
insurance claim
insurance company
insurance policy
insurance premium
insurance scheme
insurance stamp
insurance underwriter
insurancer
insurant
insure
insured
insurer
insurgence

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSURANCE

advance
car insurance
customs clearance
deliverance
entrance
Fort-de-France
fragrance
France
health insurance
industrial insurance
intolerance
liability insurance
life insurance
perseverance
put in an appearance
remembrance
severance
Torrance
trance
travel insurance
zero tolerance

Synonyms and antonyms of insurance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INSURANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «insurance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of insurance

Translation of «insurance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSURANCE

Find out the translation of insurance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insurance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insurance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

保险
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

seguro
570 millions of speakers

English

insurance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَأْمِيـنُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

страховое соглашение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seguro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বীমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

assurance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Insurans
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Versicherung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

保険
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보험
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insurance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bảo hiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காப்பீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sigorta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assicurazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ubezpieczenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

страхування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asigurare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασφάλιση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versekering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försäkring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forsikring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insurance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSURANCE»

The term «insurance» is very widely used and occupies the 2.359 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSURANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insurance

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10 QUOTES WITH «INSURANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word insurance.
1
Woody Allen
There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?
2
Marcia Angell
I think doctors are really suffering now. They're suffering in the sense that they feel torn between serving their patients in the best way they can and dealing with all of requirements of the insurance companies and the HMOs and the hassles and the paper work and the increasing pressures to do less and less for their patients.
3
Ike Barinholtz
I'm a big crier in general. The right life insurance commercial will take me out for a couple of days.
4
John Barrasso
I don't want anybody between a doctor and a patient - not an insurance company bureaucrat or a Washington bureaucrat.
5
Jack Benny
I don't want to tell you how much insurance I carry with the Prudential, but all I can say is: when I go, they go too.
6
Barbara Boxer
I know from my constituency what is going on. Doctors that are told, begged, by mothers, 'Please don't write down that my child as asthma. Please lie and say it's bronchitis, because if you write down asthma, when my child turns 18 or 20 and has to get his or her own insurance, it will be a pre-existing condition.'
7
Sherrod Brown
This drug coverage program was clearly designed by Republicans in Congress to serve the interests of the drug and insurance industries. America's seniors were an afterthought.
8
Steven Burd
We're trying to take a leadership role in solving the nation's health-care crisis. We want everybody in this country to have health insurance.
9
Edward Burns
Newlyweds shooting budget: 5k for actors, 2k insurance, 2k food and drink. 9k in the can. We only shot 12 days. That's how to make an independent film.
10
Dennis Cardoza
Now is not the time to give greater protections to pharmaceutical companies that put unsafe drugs like Vioxx on the market. Such protections have nothing to do with the liability insurance crisis facing doctors and should be stripped from this bill.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSURANCE»

Discover the use of insurance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insurance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of Insurance
The Handbook of Insurance provides a single reference source on insurance for professors, researchers, graduate students, regulators, consultants, and practitioners, that reviews the research developments in insurance and its related fields ...
Georges Dionne, 2001
2
A Guide to Insurance: Combining Governance, Compliance and ...
The book covers the way captives as well as open market insurers are regulated, how they operate, and what the potential issues are. It is written in a clear accessible manner for students who are now studying insurance law.
Nigel Feetham, 2012
3
Bonus-Malus Systems in Automobile Insurance
With the current deregulation trends that concern most insurance markets around the world, many companies will need to develop their own BMS. The main objective of the book is to provide them models to design BMS that meet their objectives.
Jean Lemaire, 1995
4
Foundations of Insurance Economics: Readings in Economics ...
Economic and financial research on insurance markets has undergone dramatic growth since its infancy in the early 1960s. Our main objective in compiling this volume was to achieve a wider dissemination of key papers in this literature.
Georges Dionne, Scott E. Harrington, 1992
5
Life and Health Insurance License Exam Cram
Life and Health Insurance License Exam Cram is a great resource to help you learn the concepts, laws, rate calculations and state and federal regulations that will be covered on the exam.
Bisys Educational Services, 2004
6
Economics of Agricultural Crop Insurance: Theory and ...
This book provides an in-depth analysis and evaluation of government provided crop insurance in developed countries.
Darrell L. Hueth, William H. Furtan, 1994
7
The Theory of Demand for Health Insurance
"--Michael Chernew, University of Michigan "This is a compelling and modern treatment of the demand for health insurance written by a leader in the field. The book is concise yet comprehensive, carefully researched, and clear.
John A. Nyman, 2003
8
The Law of Motor Insurance
This text provides a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the law of motor insurance.
Robert M. Merkin, Jeremy Stuart-Smith, 2004
9
Insurance Risk and Ruin
Ideal for a first course in insurance risk theory. Includes numerous worked examples and exercises for which solutions are provided.
David C. M. Dickson, 2005
10
Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and ...
The eleventh edition has been updated to include new legislation that affects healthcare, ICD-10-CM coding, implementing the electronic health record, the Medical Integrity Program (MIP), medical review process, and more.
Michelle Green, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSURANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insurance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Santa Clara County: 33 people scammed insurance companies by …
SAN JOSE -- Thirty-three people accused of intentionally crashing older cars into each other and then collecting insurance payouts were ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
2
Notable & Quotable: Did Senators Commit Health Insurance Fraud …
Notable & Quotable: Did Senators Commit Health Insurance Fraud? Did Senators and their staff pretend to be “small businesses” to get ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Talking about life insurance may be difficult, but needs to be done …
OTTAWA — Talking about life insurance can be uncomfortable because it means contemplating what happens if you die, so Rob Knight has a ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
4
Invercargill City Council offloads community group insurance … - Stuff
The Invercargill City Council has offloaded three insurance policies it did not know it had meaning a heritage trust, a pool trust and a museum ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
S.F. to offer subsidies for health insurance - SFGate
San Francisco will begin offering subsidies to thousands of city residents who are struggling to purchase health insurance, Mayor Ed Lee ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
6
Hidden Valley Golf Resort owners sue insurance company over …
"The term that Intact Insurance has used is that there's a sewer backup or a water damage event and these people that we're representing ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
7
Social Security Disability Insurance: A Lifeline for Millions of …
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program is a vital lifeline for millions of American workers and their families. It is a critical ... «The White House, Jul 15»
8
Verisk Insurance Solutions Launches Device Reputation Service
Verisk Insurance Solutions, a source of information about property/casualty insurance risk, and iovation announced the launch of the Verisk ... «ClaimsJournal.com, Jul 15»
9
Best insurance movie of all time rolls Sunday | Protecting Your Pocket
Double Indemnity For my dough, Double Indemnity is the No. 1 insurance movie ever made. Strangely, this category seems to have been ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
10
Here's how much self-driving cars will save you on insurance
So, to put this speculation into a concrete figure that most people would care about, the Ferenstein Wire asked the actuaries at insurance ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»

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