accident insurance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of accident insurance
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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The drivers must also be provided with workplace accident insurance under the new rules, which come into effect on August 17.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The government could initially provide gig workers with state-funded medical and accident insurance and a mechanism to address complaints, one official said, while a setting mechanism for employers' contributions to the fund.
From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2023
A new firm pays them about $32 a day and provides $100,000 in accident insurance, he said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2018
During his reign, Bismarck introduced old age pensions, employee health insurance, accident insurance, and other reforms that were designed, as the Social Security website puts it, “to stave-off calls for more radical socialist alternatives.”
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2018
She could hear her Dad saying how much he had lost by not keeping up his accident insurance until the time he broke his hip.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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