noun
[noncount] an agreement in which a person makes regular payments to a company and the company promises to pay money if the person is injured or dies, or to pay money equal to the value of something (such as a house or car) if it is damaged, lost, or stolen
the amount of money a person regularly pays an insurance company as part of an insurance agreement
the amount of money that a person receives from an insurance company
the business of providing insurance
protection from bad things that may happen in the future - usually + against