life assurance

British

noun

Also called: life insurance. a form of insurance providing for the payment of a specified sum to a named beneficiary on the death of the policyholder

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"This included my life assurance and medical aid. All was gone in just a day. Dollarization wiped out everything I had saved."

From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023

"Employees are also offered comprehensive benefits that are worth thousands more, including private medical insurance, life assurance, subsidised meals and an employee discount."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2022

Vivos Europe, in contrast, is marketed as “the ultimate life assurance solution for high net worth families.”

From The Verge ● May 13, 2020

If you are not bereaved, get lots of life assurance today.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2017

Ay, and would have the answers to them as plain and palpable as the replies to a life assurance circular; but he could n't do it.

From Barrington Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever

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