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Explanation
Something that's insured is protected by an insurance policy — in other words, its loss or damage will be compensated by an insurance company. If your laptop is insured, you'll get enough money to replace it if it's stolen. If an insured house burns down or is damaged in a storm, an insurance company will pay to repair or replace it. In exchange, the homeowner pays monthly (or sometimes annual) fees. If you have a life insurance policy or insurance that covers your health care, you are also insured. Insured, by way of the verb insure, comes from the original ensure, which has the roots en-, "make," and sure, "safe, strong, or resolute."
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The Insured Retirement Institute, a retirement-focused association with members including life insurers, asset managers, law firms and broker-dealers, said in its comment to the agency that it supported the “asset-neutral approach to investment selection.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
But after speaking with law professors, insurance experts and competing insurance companies, I believe Travel Insured International was wrong, at least by the time of your second appeal, and should pay up.
From New York Times • May 16, 2024
Insured people will be able to get the vaccine at no cost, and uninsured children will be able to get the vaccine for free through the federal Vaccines for Children program.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023
Insured property losses in Florida were projected to run $9.36 billion, investment bank UBS said in a research note.
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023
Insured 'em, fetched 'em safe around, Put up my buildin', moored my boat, COM-plete! then went to bed and slept as sound As if I'd paid a note.
From The Poems of Sidney Lanier by Lanier, Sidney
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