marine insurance

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noun

ocean marine insurance.

inland marine insurance.

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Origin of marine insurance

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby marine insurance

Marine Corps, marine engineer, marine engineering, marine geology, marine glue, marine insurance, marine ivy, marine league, marine protected area, mariner, marine railway

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How to use marine insurance in a sentence

The oldest class of business in the commercial world is marine insurance — so, the transportation of cargoes and the underwriting of ships.
Many Businesses Thought They Were Insured for a Pandemic. They Weren’t. (Ep. 437)|Stephen J. Dubner|October 29, 2020|Freakonomics
His life as a man is built around health insurance and tax services.
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The Navy and Marine Corps versions of the F-35 have differing configurations and rely on an external gun pod.
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And, thanks to a transparent hull, exploring the deep and spotting rare marine life is practically a cinch.
The Most Exciting New Hotels, Restaurants, and Submarines of 2014|Charlie Gilbert|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His father, a writer, and his mother, who worked in insurance, were flawless.
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Among the scores of bystanders watching their small town turn into war zone was a Marine veteran who was close with Stone.
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John Wilson, a celebrated landscape and marine painter, died at Folkstone, aged 81.
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He has come to believe in such things as old age pensions and national insurance.
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Suppose one goes to the office of a general insurance agent to get insurance on his home.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Even the purest selfishness would dictate a policy of social insurance.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
A delivery of a policy therefore, to an insurance broker, would be a delivery to his principal.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

British Dictionary definitions for marine insurance

marine insurance

noun

insurance covering damage to or loss of ship, passengers, or cargo caused by the sea

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