Synonyms and antonyms of Insuring and insurance in American Thesaurus

actuarial (adjective)

involving calculations about risks

actuary (noun)

someone whose job is to calculate the cost of insurance by examining how often deaths, accidents, etc. happen

adjuster (noun)

an insurance adjuster

a good/bad risk ()

a person or company considered according to how safe it is to lend them money or give them insurance or credit

assurance (noun)

businessBritish life insurance

benefit (noun)

money or help that an insurance company gives to you

broker (noun)

someone whose job is to organize business deals for other people, especially a stockbroker or an insurance broker

carrier (noun)

a company that provides insurance

collision damage waiver (noun)

insurance that you can buy when you rent a car so that you do not pay if the car is damaged

comprehensive (adjective)

comprehensive insurance is insurance that pays for losses of a number of different types

contributory (adjective)

a contributory pension or insurance arrangement is one that involves payments by workers as well as employers

cover (verb)

if an insurance agreement covers a situation or person, it provides protection against loss for that situation or person

cover (noun)

British coverage that an insurance agreement gives you

coverage (noun)

American the amount and type of protection that an insurance agreement gives you

deductible (noun)

American an amount of money that someone has to pay toward the cost of something when an insurance company is going to pay the rest of the cost

double indemnity (noun)

a section in a life insurance agreement that says the insurance company will pay double the amount of money if the person who bought the insurance dies in an accident rather than because of illness or old age

excess (noun)

businessBritish an insurance deductible

the FDIC ()

the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: a U.S. organization that takes responsibility for paying you the money you have in your account if your bank is forced to stop doing business

FICA tax (noun)

Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax: money paid by employers and workers that is used to pay for people who are retired or disabled

green card (noun)

British an insurance document that you need for driving your car in a foreign country

health insurance (noun)

a type of insurance that pays for your medical treatment when you are sick

indemnify (verb)

to provide someone with insurance or protection against injury or loss

indemnify (verb)

to make a payment to someone who has suffered injury or loss

indemnity (noun)

legal insurance or protection against injury or loss

indemnity (noun)

a payment made to someone who has suffered injury or loss

insurance (noun)

an arrangement in which you regularly pay an insurance company an amount of money so that they will give you money if something you own is damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you die or are sick or injured

insurance (noun)

the business of selling insurance to people

insurance (noun)

money that you pay regularly to an insurance company

insurance (noun)

money that an insurance company agrees to pay you if something that you own is damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you die or are sick or injured

insurance adjuster (noun)

American someone whose job is to calculate how much money an insurance company should pay someone who is making a claim on their insurance. The British word is loss adjuster.

insurance agent (noun)

someone whose job is to sell insurance

insurance policy (noun)

an official document containing the details of the agreement between you and an insurance company

insurance premium (noun)

a regular payment made to an insurance company so that you are protected by insurance

insure (verb)

to regularly pay an insurance company an amount of money so that they will give you money if something that you own is damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you die or are sick or injured

insure (verb)

if an insurance company insures you or something that you own, they accept money from you and agree to pay you if you die or are sick or injured, or if something that you own is damaged, lost, or stolen

the insured (adjective)

provided with, or protected by, insurance

the insured (adjective)

the person that an insurance policy affects

insurer (noun)

a person or company that sells insurance

key-person insurance (noun)

an insurance policy intended to pay for replacing a worker who is very important to an organization

life insurance (noun)

a type of insurance that pays money to your family when you die

Lloyd’s ()

a British organization that sells insurance, especially for ships and aircraft. Lloyd’s is sometimes called Lloyd’s of London.

managed care (noun)

a system for managing medical treatment in the U.S. in which insurance companies control what treatment people can have, instead of doctors or patients making the decision

mutual (adjective)

business a mutual insurance company, savings bank, etc. is owned by all of its customers, who share its profits

National Insurance (noun)

the system in the U.K. that is similar to Social Security in the U.S.

policy (noun)

a contract between an insurance company and a person or organization

policyholder (noun)

someone who has an insurance policy

premium (noun)

an amount of money that you pay regularly for an insurance policy

product liability (noun)

the duty of a company that makes or sells a product to pay if their product causes damage or injury

protect (verb)

if an insurance policy protects you, it will pay money to you or your relatives if particular bad things happen

protection (noun)

the agreement made by an insurance company to pay you money if something bad happens to you or your possessions

reinsurance (noun)

insurance policies that an insurance company has so that it will receive money to replace the money that it pays to its customers

surrender value (noun)

the amount of money that you receive from a life insurance policy if you decide you want to stop the policy

third-party (adjective)

third-party insurance protects you if you accidentally injure someone or accidentally damage their property

travel insurance (noun)

a type of insurance that pays for your medical treatment if you are ill when you are traveling abroad, or that gives you back your money if your holiday is canceled

underwrite (verb)

business to protect someone from loss with an insurance policy

underwrite (verb)

business to protect a company from loss by agreeing to buy any remaining stock that is not bought by the public when the stock first becomes available for sale

underwriter (noun)

a person or company that provides insurance