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 |
traumatology accident surgery | the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents |
policy insurance policy insurance | written contract or certificate of insurance, you should have read the small print on your policy |
accident stroke fortuity chance event | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause, winning the lottery was a happy accident, the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck, it was due to an accident or fortuity |
accident | an unfortunate mishap, especially one causing damage or injury |
act of God force majeure vis major inevitable accident unavoidable casualty | a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events, he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God |
fatal accident casualty | an accident that causes someone to die |
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 |
traveler traveller | a person who changes location |
air traveler air traveller | someone who travels by airplane |
business traveler | a traveler whose expenses are paid by the business he works for |
companion fellow traveler fellow traveller | a traveler who accompanies you |
fellow traveler fellow traveller | a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party) |
globetrotter world traveler | someone who travels widely and often |
insurance broker insurance agent general agent underwriter | an agent who sells insurance |
traveling salesman travelling salesman commercial traveler commercial traveller roadman bagman | a salesman who travels to call on customers |
traveler's joy traveller's joy old man's beard Clematis vitalba | vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn |
traveler's tree traveller's tree ravenala Ravenala madagascariensis | giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap, reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers |
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 |
traveler's letter of credit traveller's letter of credit | a letter of credit given to a traveler |
traveler's check traveller's check banker's check | a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer |
stroke apoplexy cerebrovascular accident CVA | a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain |
indemnity insurance | protection against future loss |
accident-prone | having more than the average number of accidents |