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insurance

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


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Prices for the bunker fuel used to power ships and war insurance have spiked; schedules are in chaos, crews have quit, and vessels rerouted elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Getting a slice of the NFL is like buying survival insurance, especially for media companies without the might of tech conglomerates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“The moment you say ‘I’m buying it’ and you send over a deposit or money, that insurance policy should start,” Fix said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Prudential Financial, 6.9 times earnings, and Everest Group, 6.3 times, are insurance and reinsurance companies that can have lumpy earnings.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

He’d bought insurance on a lot of truly crappy subprime mortgage bonds, created from loans made in 2005, but they were his credit default swaps.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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