English-Thai Dictionary

insurance

N การ ประกัน  การประกันภัย  assurance guarantee indemnity warranty kan-pra-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSURANCE

n.[from insure. ] The act of insuring or assuring against loss or damage; or a contract by which one engages for a stipulated consideration or premium per cent to make up a loss which another may sustain. Insurance is usually made on goods or property exposed to uncommon hazard, or on lives. Insurance company, a company or corporation whose business is to insure against loss or damage.

 

INSURANCER

n.An underwriter. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INSURANCE

In *sur "ance, n. Etym: [From Insure. ]

 

1. The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. Assurance, n.,6.

 

Note: The person who undertakes to pay in case of loss is termed the insurer; the danger against which he undertakes, the risk; the person protected, the insured; the sum which he pays for the protection, the premium; and the contract itself, when reduced to form, the policy. Johnson's Cyc.

 

2. The premium paid for insuring property or life.

 

3. The sum for which life or property is insured.

 

4. A guaranty, security, or pledge; assurance. [Obs. ] The most acceptable insurance of the divine protection. Mickle. Accident insurance, insurance against pecuniary loss by reason of accident to the person. -- Endowment insurance or assurance, a combination of life insurance and investment such that if the person upon whose life a risk is taken dies before a certain specified time the insurance becomes due at once, and if he survives, it becomes due at the time specified. -- Fire insurance. See under Fire. -- Insurance broker, a broker or agent who effects insurance. -- Insurance company, a company or corporation whose business it is to insure against loss, damage, or death. -- Insurance policy, a certificate of insurance; the document containing the contract made by an insurance company with a person whose property or life is insured. -- Life insurance. See under Life.

 

INSURANCER

INSURANCER In *sur "an *cer, n.

 

Defn: One who effects insurance; an insurer; an underwriter. [Obs. ] Dryden. hose bold insurancers of deathless fame. Blair.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

insurance

in sur ance |inˈSHo͝orəns ɪnˈʃʊrəns | ▶noun 1 a practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium: many new borrowers take out insurance against unemployment or sickness. • the business of providing such an arrangement: Howard is in insurance. • money paid for this: my insurance has gone up. • money paid out as compensation under such an arrangement: when will I be able to collect the insurance? 2 a thing providing protection against a possible eventuality: adherence to high personal standards of conduct is excellent insurance against personal problems | young people are not an insurance against loneliness in old age. ORIGIN late Middle English (originally as ensurance in the sense ‘ensuring, assurance, a guarantee ’): from Old French enseurance, from enseurer (see ensure ). Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th cent.

 

insurance adjuster

in sur ance ad just er ▶noun another term for claims adjuster.

 

insurance agent

in sur ance a gent ▶noun a person employed to sell insurance policies.

 

insurance broker

in ¦sur |ance bro ¦ker ▶noun a person or company registered as an adviser on matters of insurance and as an arranger of insurance cover with an insurer on behalf of a client.

 

insurance carrier

in sur ance car ri er ▶noun an insurer; an insurance company.

 

insurance policy

in sur ance pol i cy |ɪnˈʃʊrəns ˌpɑləsi | ▶noun a document detailing the terms and conditions of a contract of insurance.

 

insurance stamp

in ¦sur |ance stamp ▶noun Brit. a stamp which certifies that a weekly payment has been made towards National Insurance.

 

Oxford Dictionary

insurance

in ¦sur |ance |ɪnˈʃʊər (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 an arrangement by which a company or the state undertakes to provide a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a specified premium: many new borrowers take out insurance against unemployment or sickness. • the business of providing insurance: Howard is in insurance. • money paid for insurance. • money paid out as compensation under an insurance policy: when will I be able to collect the insurance? 2 a thing providing protection against a possible eventuality: jackets were hung on the back of their chairs, insurance against an encounter with air-conditioning | [ count noun ] : a marquee was hired as an insurance against the weather. ORIGIN late Middle English (originally as ensurance in the sense ‘ensuring, assurance, a guarantee ’): from Old French enseurance, from enseurer (see ensure ). Sense 1 dates from the mid 17th cent. usage: There is a technical distinction between insurance and assurance in the context of life insurance: see usage at assurance .

 

insurance agent

in sur ance a gent ▶noun a person employed to sell insurance policies.

 

insurance broker

in ¦sur |ance bro ¦ker ▶noun a person or company registered as an adviser on matters of insurance and as an arranger of insurance cover with an insurer on behalf of a client.

 

insurance carrier

in ¦sur |ance car |rier ▶noun N. Amer. an insurer; an insurance company.

 

insurance policy

in ¦sur |ance pol ¦icy ▶noun a document detailing the terms and conditions of a contract of insurance.

 

insurance stamp

in ¦sur |ance stamp ▶noun Brit. a stamp which certifies that a weekly payment has been made towards National Insurance.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

insurance

insurance noun 1 insurance for his new car: indemnity, indemnification, assurance, (financial ) protection, security, coverage. 2 insurance against a third world war: protection, defense, safeguard, security, hedge, precaution, provision, surety; immunity; guarantee, warranty; informal backstop.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

insurance

insurance noun 1 insurance on his new car was going to cost him £750: assurance, indemnity, indemnification, (financial ) protection, security, surety, cover. 2 the high defence expenditure was considered a reasonable insurance against a third World War: protection, defence, safeguard, safety measure, shelter, security, precaution, provision, preventive measure, immunity; guarantee, warranty; informal backstop.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

insurance

in sur ance /ɪnʃʊ́ ə r (ə )ns , ｟米 ｠-́-- , ｟英 ｠-ʃɔ́ːr -/→insure 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 U «…に対する /…に備えての » 保険 , 保険契約 «for , on /against » (→cover 他動詞 8 ); C 保険証書 ▸ have [buy, get, ｟主に英 ｠take out ] health insurance for one's children 子供の健康保険に入っている [入る ]▸ life [medical ] insurance 生命 [医療 ]保険 ▸ auto [car ] insurance 自動車保険 ▸ travel [unemployment, accident ] insurance 旅行 [失業, 傷害 ]保険 2 U «…に対する » 保険の掛け金, 保険料 «on » ; 保険金 ▸ claim (for ) A on one's insurance A 〈損害など 〉に対する保険金を請求する 3 U 保険業 (界 )▸ the insurance industry 保険業 4 U 〖具体例ではa (…) ～〗【事故 災害などに対する 】予防措置, 備え «against » .～́ adj ù ster ｟米 ｠保険精算人 (｟英 ｠loss adjuster ).～́ br ò ker [à gent ]保険外交員 .～́ c ò mpany 保険会社 .～́ c ò verage [c ò ver ]保険の保証範囲 .～́ fr à ud 保険金詐欺 .～́ p ò licy 保険証券 [証書 ]; 保険契約 .～́ pr è mium 保険料 .