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Iran doesn’t have to sink ships to control traffic—the perceived possibility of an attack can make a single voyage cost millions more to insure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Oracle’s five-year credit-default-swap spread — a measure of the cost to insure the company’s debt against default— surged to a high of 219 basis points in late July.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Walker, who owns eight cats, many inherited after her sister died in 2019, said she chose not to insure them because of the cost.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

Melvoin’s stated goal is to insure that all public schools in L.A. serve their students well and that charters and district-operated schools can co-exist beneficially.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Just before leaving Chicago Holmes acquired a life insurance policy, from the Fidelity Mutual Life Association of Philadelphia, to insure Pitezel’s life for $10,000.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

The U.S. government insures deposits of up to $250,000 but also imposes regulations on banks’ business activities and financial strength.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures home loans for lenders.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025

So does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, which insures anyone with a U.S. bank account.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2025

The company, which had about a 20% share of the homeowners insurance market in 2023, insures about 1 million homeowners in the state, and also has 1.8 million other policies in force.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025

The principal advantage of a bicameral legislature is that each house serves as a check upon the haste of the other and thus insures more careful consideration of bills.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner

Fully insured, state-regulated plans require insurers to give you written notice before terminating coverage — usually 30 or 60 days.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026

Individual artificial-intelligence data centers are often worth $20 billion upward each, making them among the most valuable insured assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

The approval by the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency opens the door to Revolut eventually offering loans, credit cards and insured deposits to US customers directly.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Road legal versions of the e-motorbikes have to be registered, taxed and insured.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

It insured that wandering spirits stayed where they belonged.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Global premiums for insuring data centers will likely reach $20 billion to $30 billion a year by 2030, reinsurer Swiss Re forecast in a report this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

A better way of insuring arbitrator impartiality is for both you and the firm to name an intermediary that chooses an arbitrator acceptable to both you and the firm.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Some insurers are comfortable insuring ships even as they make the two-to-three hour journey in dark mode.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

The actual financial benefits depend on whether you are insuring your car, your home or your life — and whether the potential long-term gains outweigh the higher upfront costs.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

“You look like a jailer, Mama,” Alba would say, alarmed at this mania for insuring the future by embittering the present.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende