- insurance
- nounADJECTIVE▪ comprehensive▪
fully comprehensive car insurance
▪ adequate▪ additional▪ long-term, short-term▪ national, social, state▪ employer-provided (AmE)▪Many people are covered by employer-provided health insurance.
▪ personal, private▪ commercial▪ compulsory▪ life▪ disability, health, health-care, medical▪ home, homeowner (AmE), house (esp. BrE), household (BrE)▪ auto (AmE), car, motor (BrE)▪ travel▪ accident, fire, flood (esp. AmE)▪ legal-expenses (BrE), unemployment (esp. AmE), workers' compensation (AmE)▪ credit (esp. AmE)▪ liability, malpractice (AmE), professional-indemnity (BrE), public-liability (BrE), third-party▪ general, universal (esp. AmE)▪universal health insurance
▪ marine▪ specialVERB + INSURANCE▪ have, maintain▪Do you have fully comprehensive insurance?
▪The company maintains liability insurance for its directors and officers. (formal)
▪ lack (esp. AmE)▪Millions of Americans lack adequate health insurance.
▪ apply for▪ arrange (esp. BrE), buy, get, obtain, purchase, take out▪The contract requires me to arrange my own insurance.
▪The travel agent recommended that I take out travel insurance.
▪ afford▪ need▪ sell▪ pay▪I haven't paid the insurance yet this month.
▪ claim, claim on (both esp. BrE)▪She set fire to her house and then claimed insurance.
▪We claimed for the car repairs on the insurance.
▪ offer (sb)▪ provide (sb with)INSURANCE + VERB▪ cover sb/sth, pay for sth▪Does your personal accident insurance cover mountain rescue?
▪Millions of people in the US are not covered by health insurance.
▪The insurance will pay for the damage.
INSURANCE + NOUN▪ cover (BrE), coverage▪insurance cover for bodily injury to third parties
▪ policy▪a personal insurance policy
▪ plan, programme/program, scheme (BrE), system▪a compulsory health insurance system
▪a national insurance scheme
▪ contribution (esp. BrE), payment, premium▪a monthly insurance premium
▪Labour has increased national insurance contributions to pay for public services. (BrE)
▪ costs, rates▪rising insurance costs
▪ claim▪ benefits, money, payout▪He bought a new suit out of the insurance money.
▪ services▪ business, industry, market, sector▪ carrier (AmE), company, firm, fund, group, provider (esp. AmE)▪ adjuster (AmE)▪ agent, broker, salesman, underwriter▪ certificate (esp. BrE)PREPOSITION▪ insurance against▪More people are taking out insurance against the high cost of dental care.
▪ insurance for▪compulsory insurance for personal injury to employees
▪ insurance on▪The court heard that he stood to gain millions in insurance on his wife.
▪ insurance with▪Her insurance is with General Accident.
PHRASES▪ a certificate of insurance (esp. BrE)▪ a contract of insurance (BrE)▪ a period of insurance (BrE)▪If you make more than two claims in any period of insurance you may lose your no-claims bonus.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
