life insurer
21Life school — 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.… …
22Life shot — 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.… …
23Life 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… …
24life 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… …
25Life Assurance Act 1774 — The Life Assurance Act 1774 (14 Geo. 3 c.48, also known as the Gambling Act 1774 [ Halsbury s Laws , vol.44(1) (reissue), Statutes , para 1268.] [Long title: An Act for regulating Insurances upon Lives, and for prohibiting all such Insurances… …
26life insurance — An insurance policy that pays a monetary benefit to the insured person s survivors after death. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Insurance policy valid for a limited period (term life) or throughout the insured s life (whole life) whereby an… …
27Life 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… …
28insurer — insure ► VERB 1) arrange for compensation in the event of damage to or loss of (property, life, or a person), in exchange for regular payments to a company. 2) secure the payment of (a sum) in this way. 3) (insure against) protect (someone)… …
29life insurance — A contract, known as a policy, by which the insurer in consideration of the payment to it by the insured of a certain sum, or certain sums, of money known as a premium or premiums, measured and proportioned in amount according to factors… …
30insurer — /ɪn ʃυərə/ noun a company which insures (NOTE: For life insurance, UK English prefers to use assurer.) …
