life insurance

life insurance — insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age. [1800 10] * * * Method by which large groups of individuals… …   Universalium

life insurance — See insurance The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. life insurance …   Law dictionary

Life insurance — Life Life (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS. l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

life-insurance — noun страхование жизни …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Life insurance — The foundation of life insurance is the recognition of the value of a human life and the possibility of indemnification for the loss of that value. F. C. Oviatt, Economic place of insurance and its relation to society[1] Life insurance is a… …   Wikipedia

Life insurance — Insurance In*sur ance, n. [From {Insure}.] [1913 Webster] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Life Insurance — A protection against the loss of income that would result if the insured passed away. The named beneficiary receives the proceeds and is thereby safeguarded from the financial impact of the death of the insured. The goal of life insurance is to… …   Investment dictionary

life-insurance — ˈlaɪfɪnˌʃuərəns сущ. страхование жизни n страхование жизни life insurance страхование жизни …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

life insurance — страх. страхование жизни (форма личного страхования, в которой объектом страховых отношений выступает жизнь человека; полисы страхования жизни предусматривают единовременную выплату страховой суммы или периодическую выплату определенных сумм в… …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

life insurance — noun A form of insurance on the life of a person. If the person dies then the insurance policy pays out a sum of money to the policyholder (such as a persons family) …   Wiktionary