Insurance
noun
A system in which you make regular payments to a company and they pay you money if something bad happens, such as an accident or theft.
I need to renew my car insurance.
Often appears as...
- life insurance
- health insurance
noun
A process or activity that provides an additional layer of security or protection.
Wearing a helmet is a good insurance against head injuries when cycling.
Often appears as...
- safety insurance
- precautionary insurance
noun
A system in which you make regular payments to a company and they pay you money if something bad happens, such as an accident or theft.
I need to renew my car insurance.
Often appears as...
- life insurance
- health insurance
noun
A process or activity that provides an additional layer of security or protection.
Wearing a helmet is a good insurance against head injuries when cycling.
Often appears as...
- safety insurance
- precautionary insurance
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Regular Payments
Understanding insurance involves recognizing the need for regular premium payments to maintain the coverage.
He set up automatic monthly payments for his health insurance.
Pro Tip 2/3Protection Value
Insurance is valued for mitigating financial loss when unplanned events, like accidents, occur.
Her travel insurance covered the lost luggage costs.
Pro Tip 3/3Policy Conditions
Insurance agreements have terms and conditions dictating when payouts happen; awareness of these is crucial.
Read your car insurance policy to understand what's covered.
Pro Tip 1/3Regular Payments
Understanding insurance involves recognizing the need for regular premium payments to maintain the coverage.
He set up automatic monthly payments for his health insurance.
Pro Tip 2/3Protection Value
Insurance is valued for mitigating financial loss when unplanned events, like accidents, occur.
Her travel insurance covered the lost luggage costs.
Pro Tip 3/3Policy Conditions
Insurance agreements have terms and conditions dictating when payouts happen; awareness of these is crucial.
Read your car insurance policy to understand what's covered.
Pro Tip 1/3Regular Payments
Understanding insurance involves recognizing the need for regular premium payments to maintain the coverage.
He set up automatic monthly payments for his health insurance.
Pro Tip 2/3Protection Value
Insurance is valued for mitigating financial loss when unplanned events, like accidents, occur.
Her travel insurance covered the lost luggage costs.
Pro Tip 3/3Policy Conditions
Insurance agreements have terms and conditions dictating when payouts happen; awareness of these is crucial.
Read your car insurance policy to understand what's covered.
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What's normal anxiety --...
Some people don't have insurance that would cover it. Some have been dismissed or minimized in the past, and don't think seeking help will do any good. Some worry about the stigma and whether it could affect future jobs or relationships. But severe anxiety isn't a moral or personal failing. It's a health problem,
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Re-adapting to Indian...
before the look so he turns to the crowd and he says poor lady she has no man to take care of her I will help her so he explains to me you take the car actually he says akka coming sister he says sister you take the car park it somewhere and call the insurance company
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The nightmare videos of...
into insurance premiums, into things like predictive policing systems, into sentencing guidelines. This is the way we're actually constructing the world today out of this data. And I don't know what's worse, that we built a system that seems to be entirely optimized
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What happens if you...
Probability is also used in helping to set auto insurance rates and it's what keeps casinos and lotteries in business. How can probability affect you? Let's look at a simple probability problem. Does it pay to randomly guess on all 10 questions
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The Counterintuitive...
But once we are armed with this protection measure, we feel that we are no longer at risk somehow, magically. And this protection effect is not unique to insurance policies. We see it with other protection measures as well. Let me show you.
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A Grumpy Shoebill...
takes forever let's give you a valuation and when he does say i'm not bothered about selling it anyway you kind of just think what did you bring it for anyway you mug how much is it worth i just want to know for insurance purposes
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How people rationalize...
which includes crimes like embezzlement, pyramid schemes, and false insurance claims. This wasn't just the work of a few bad apples. The truth is that many people are susceptible not only to the temptation to commit fraud
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Are Red Pandas Friendly?...
are vital for insurance populations for the wild. They also give people an opportunity to actually experience what a red panda is and raise awareness that way and it just helps with the conservation of a fantastic
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Kodiak Catch PIPE Alaska...
okay so I'm gonna ask you one more time do you have insurance on the vehicle I know you said you just bought it just bought it so no okay have you have you ever had insurance issues in the past so I have you've
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Should Primates be Kept...
Seven months old. Vet checked coming along with a year insurance documents, potty trained and home raised available now" "All I need is a great home for my capuchin monkey.
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What's normal anxiety --...
Some people don't have insurance that would cover it. Some have been dismissed or minimized in the past, and don't think seeking help will do any good. Some worry about the stigma and whether it could affect future jobs or relationships. But severe anxiety isn't a moral or personal failing. It's a health problem,
Video examples
Re-adapting to Indian...
before the look so he turns to the crowd and he says poor lady she has no man to take care of her I will help her so he explains to me you take the car actually he says akka coming sister he says sister you take the car park it somewhere and call the insurance company
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The nightmare videos of...
into insurance premiums, into things like predictive policing systems, into sentencing guidelines. This is the way we're actually constructing the world today out of this data. And I don't know what's worse, that we built a system that seems to be entirely optimized
Video examples
What happens if you...
Probability is also used in helping to set auto insurance rates and it's what keeps casinos and lotteries in business. How can probability affect you? Let's look at a simple probability problem. Does it pay to randomly guess on all 10 questions
Video examples
The Counterintuitive...
But once we are armed with this protection measure, we feel that we are no longer at risk somehow, magically. And this protection effect is not unique to insurance policies. We see it with other protection measures as well. Let me show you.
Video examples
A Grumpy Shoebill...
takes forever let's give you a valuation and when he does say i'm not bothered about selling it anyway you kind of just think what did you bring it for anyway you mug how much is it worth i just want to know for insurance purposes
Video examples
How people rationalize...
which includes crimes like embezzlement, pyramid schemes, and false insurance claims. This wasn't just the work of a few bad apples. The truth is that many people are susceptible not only to the temptation to commit fraud
Video examples
Are Red Pandas Friendly?...
are vital for insurance populations for the wild. They also give people an opportunity to actually experience what a red panda is and raise awareness that way and it just helps with the conservation of a fantastic
Video examples
Kodiak Catch PIPE Alaska...
okay so I'm gonna ask you one more time do you have insurance on the vehicle I know you said you just bought it just bought it so no okay have you have you ever had insurance issues in the past so I have you've
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Should Primates be Kept...
Seven months old. Vet checked coming along with a year insurance documents, potty trained and home raised available now" "All I need is a great home for my capuchin monkey.
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Francis Collins
American Scientist
People who are in a position of finding out that they're at risk for some illness, whether it's breast cancer, or heart disease, are afraid to get that information - even though it might be useful to them - because of fears that they'll lose their health insurance or their job.
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Jan Schakowsky
American Politician
You might not want to go without essential health benefits or lose consumer protections if an insurance company many states away denies your claim or goes belly-up.
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Sander Levin
American Politician
Opponents of health care reform would take away consumer protections - siding with the insurance industry instead of the middle class. We can't afford that.
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Rod Taylor
Australian Actor
When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building.
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James Surowiecki
American Journalist
Of course, plenty of people don't think that guaranteeing affordable health insurance is a core responsibility of government.
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Ike Barinholtz
American Actor
I'm a big crier in general. The right life insurance commercial will take me out for a couple of days.
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Kin Hubbard
American Journalist
Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.
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Willie Aames
American Actor
My wife bought an extra life insurance policy on me.
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Adam Savage
American Entertainer
Remember kids, I have life insurance.
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Francis Collins
American Scientist
People who are in a position of finding out that they're at risk for some illness, whether it's breast cancer, or heart disease, are afraid to get that information - even though it might be useful to them - because of fears that they'll lose their health insurance or their job.
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Jan Schakowsky
American Politician
You might not want to go without essential health benefits or lose consumer protections if an insurance company many states away denies your claim or goes belly-up.
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Sander Levin
American Politician
Opponents of health care reform would take away consumer protections - siding with the insurance industry instead of the middle class. We can't afford that.
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Rod Taylor
Australian Actor
When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building.
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James Surowiecki
American Journalist
Of course, plenty of people don't think that guaranteeing affordable health insurance is a core responsibility of government.
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Ike Barinholtz
American Actor
I'm a big crier in general. The right life insurance commercial will take me out for a couple of days.
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Kin Hubbard
American Journalist
Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.
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Willie Aames
American Actor
My wife bought an extra life insurance policy on me.
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Adam Savage
American Entertainer
Remember kids, I have life insurance.
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