#protection.security__shelter the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
supertype: #security the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"
subtype: #indemnity.protection protection against future loss
subtype: #security.assets__protection defense against financial failure; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"
subtype: #hedging taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change and so limiting financial risk
subtype: #insurance__coverage promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
subtype: #coinsurance insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters
subtype: #reinsurance sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured; "reinsurance enables a client to get coverage that would be too great for any one company to assume"
subtype: #self-insurance insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy
subtype: #health_insurance insurance against loss due to ill health
subtype: #health_maintenance_organization__HMO group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians
subtype: #fire_insurance insurance against loss due to fire
subtype: #life_insurance__life_assurance insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies; "in England they call life insurance life assurance"
subtype: #tontine_insurance__tontineinsurance__tontine a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members
subtype: #term_insurance low-cost life insurance; valid only for a stated period of time
subtype: #automobile_insurance__car_insurance__carinsurance insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents
subtype: #assurance.insurance a British term for some kinds of insurance
subtype: #radioprotection protection against harmful effects of radiation
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