fire insurance

American  

noun

1. insurance covering any loss or damage caused by fire.

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fire insurance British  

noun

1. insurance covering damage or loss caused by fire or lightning

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Etymology

Origin of fire insurance

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Their trade now seemed to them ridiculously obvious—it was as if they had bought cheap fire insurance on a house engulfed in flames.

From Literature

While we get ulcers worrying about jobs, bills and whether or not our fire insurance will be revoked, they are throwing fits over who sits where in the car or why their T-shirt feels scratchy.

From Los Angeles Times

The poll asked if insurance companies should be allowed to increase their rates for fire insurance if it enables them to offer coverage for everyone.

From Los Angeles Times

We know that we live in what's considered a fire zone because our fire insurance has quintupled, of course, but I do have this fire hose.

From Salon

Although Salinas had general liability insurance, he didn’t have fire insurance — it would have more than tripled his premium costs, he said, to around $4,000 a year.

From Los Angeles Times