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insurance

[in-shoor-uhns, -shur-] / ɪnˈʃʊər əns, -ˈʃɜr- /


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“We have no risk and we’re the ones paying,” Nathan Vosburg, mayor of Coalinga, told an insurance department representative at a City Council meeting in spring.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

Dodgers owner Mark Walter and multiple insurance companies he owns are being sued for allegedly failing to disclose an ongoing federal probe to customers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: We evaluated costs from major auto insurers to find the cheapest car insurance for a variety of driving records.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

“By the time my mother died, the insurance company had paid out almost $600,000.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The price of insurance was driven not by any independent analysis but by the ratings placed on the bond by the rating agencies, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

She feels that responsible carriers often get "tarred with the same brush" as unauthorised companies, even though she is paying out for licences, insurances and tip fees.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

It said it would waive payments of "tariffs" and "Iranian insurances" for ships passing during the 60 days.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

Actor James Woods, who lost his home in the Palisades fire, tweeted Tuesday that “one of the major insurances companies canceled all the policies in our neighborhood about four months ago.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2025

The act only covers health insurance, excluding long-term, disability, life, and other insurances.

From Science Daily May 2, 2024

Hence, on economic grounds, insurances here are lumped together with taxes, in so far as they are provisions for the well functioning of the labour market.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus




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