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[U] an arrangement with a company in which you pay them money, especially regularly, and they pay the costs if something bad happens, for example if you become ill or your car is damaged
-see also assurance assurance, third party insurance third party insurance
::Your father took out insurance to cover the mortgage.
health/car/travel etc insurance
insurance against
::insurance against loss of income due to unemployment
insurance on/for
::Do you have insurance on your house and its contents?
claim (for) sth on your insurance
(=get an insurance company to pay for something)
::We can probably claim the damage on our insurance.
-see also life insurance
[U] the business of providing insurance
::My brother works in insurance.
insurance company/group etc
::the insurance industry
[U] BrE the money that you pay regularly to an insurance company
-synonym insurance premium insurance premium insurance on
::How much is the insurance on your car?
[singular, U] protection against something bad happening
insurance against
::An extra lock on the door is an added insurance against burglars.
-see also National Insurance