insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy |
social insurance | government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people, financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue |
national insurance | social insurance program in Britain, based on contributions from employers and employees, provides payments to unemployed and sick and retired people as well as medical services |
old-age insurance | insurance paid to the elderly |
survivors insurance | insurance paid to surviving spouses |
disability insurance | social insurance for the disabled |
policy insurance policy insurance | written contract or certificate of insurance, you should have read the small print on your policy |
insurance company insurance firm insurer insurance underwriter underwriter | a financial institution that sells insurance |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC | a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions |
insurance broker insurance agent general agent underwriter | an agent who sells insurance |
insured insured person | a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy, a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc. |
premium insurance premium | payment for insurance |
coverage insurance coverage | the total amount and type of insurance carried |
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 |
automobile insurance car insurance | insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents |
no fault insurance no fault automobile insurance | a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident, the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance |
business interruption insurance | insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril |
fire insurance | insurance against loss due to fire |
group insurance | insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group |
hazard insurance | insurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires |
health insurance | insurance against loss due to ill health |
hospitalization insurance hospitalization | insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense |
liability insurance | insurance that provides protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people or property |
life insurance life assurance | insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies, in England they call life insurance life assurance |
endowment insurance | life insurance for a specified amount which is payable to the insured person at the expiration of a certain period of time or to a designated beneficiary immediately upon the death of the insured |
tontine tontine insurance | a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members |
whole life insurance ordinary life insurance straight life insurance | insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured |
malpractice insurance | insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice, obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance |
self-insurance | insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy |
term insurance | lowost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value, term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies |
indemnity insurance | protection against future loss |
include | add as part of something else, put in as part of a set, group, or category, We must include this chemical element in the group |
see check insure see to it ensure control ascertain assure | be careful or certain to do something, make certain of something, He verified that the valves were closed, See that the curtains are closed, control the quality of the product |
include | consider as part of something, I include you in the list of culprits |
guarantee ensure insure assure secure | make certain of, This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us, Preparation will guarantee success! |
cover insure underwrite | protect by insurance, The insurance won't cover this |
insure | take out insurance for |
admit let in include | allow participation in or the right to be part of, permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of, admit someone to the profession, She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar |
include | have as a part, be made up out of, The list includes the names of many famous writers |
included | enclosed in the same envelope or package, the included check |
insured | covered by insurance, an insured risk, all members of the film cast and crew are insured |