insure
verb (used with object)
to guarantee against loss or harm.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Besides,” he added, softly, “I had to have his signature; I am insuring his life.”
From Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce