general insurance

noun

A form of insurance that is not contingent on the death or survival of a person. Sometimes excludes health insurance as well. Common personal forms include car insurance, home insurance, and travel insurance, alongside a range of commercial types of insurance.

Similar
non-life insuranceproperty and casualty insurance
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Meanings

noungeneral insurance (usually uncountable, plural general insurances)

plural general insurances

  1. uncountableusuallybusinessA form of insurance that is not contingent on the death or survival of a person. Sometimes excludes health insurance as well. Common personal forms include car insurance, home insurance, and travel insurance, alongside a range of commercial types of insurance.

    Synonyms: non-life insurance, property and casualty insurance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA form of insurance that is not contingent on the death or survival of a person. Sometimes excludes health insurance as well. Common personal forms include car insurance, home insurance, and travel insurance, alongside a range of commercial types of insurance.

Similar
non-life insuranceproperty and casualty insurance
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