national insurance

British  

noun

1. (in Britain) state insurance based on weekly contributions from employees and employers and providing payments to the unemployed, the sick, the retired, etc, as well as medical services See also social security

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Example Sentences

State Farm General, an offshoot of national insurance giant State Farm Mutual, contends it has been financially sinking as seasonal wildfires morph into catastrophic urban conflagrations that destroy towns.

From Los Angeles Times

"You've also got increases in national living wage, national insurance, increases in energy costs and fuel costs to keep drivers on the road," she added.

From BBC

"If we put the rising cost of food products and energy and wages and the new national insurance, we'd have to charge £15.84 for a coffee and a cake," she said.

From BBC

I spent 20 years as a principal at a major national insurance brokerage.

From Barron's

That October, the chancellor increased national insurance contributions for employers and announced a rise in the minimum wage.

From BBC