fire insurance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fire insurance
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Similar to buying fire insurance, people complain about a hike in their premiums, but in that case, they hope and pray they won’t ever need to make a claim.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
The Fair Plan, which offers basic fire insurance for homeowners who can’t get coverage elsewhere, is seeking a 35.8% rate increase to buoy its strained finances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Ameer also believes that fire insurance issues could be partly responsible for slowing sales in the area.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
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 ● Feb. 20, 2025
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 "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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