insure against

phrasal verb

insured against; insuring against; insures against
1
: to make (something bad) less likely to happen usually by planning and preparing
Doctors recommend exercising to insure against health problems.
2
: to protect (someone) from (something bad)
We can't insure our children against all life's problems.

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Morgan Meaker Hurricane Helene Shows How Broken the US Insurance System Is Many homeowners in North Carolina won’t be insured against flooding or landslides due to the fragmented way in which disasters are covered. Nena Farrell, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024 There are different types of policies that insure against damage. Mae Anderson, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024 To insure against flooding, homeowners often have to purchase that protection separately, typically from the National Flood Insurance Program, which is managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Matt Egan, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024 But a notably weak run of jobs data, including the August employment report the previous Friday, had convinced Chair Jerome Powell that a bigger-than-usual rate cut was necessary to insure against rising risks to the labor market. Craig Torres, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024 So, too, with maximally insuring against meltdowns like the CrowdStrike mess, because doing so would require paying a price in economic efficiency. Megan McArdle, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 The intrigue: With heat waves becoming more prevalent and menacing, businesses may seek new ways to insure against what are presently uninsured losses. Andrew Freedman, Axios, 16 July 2024 Third, policymakers must commit to closing the insurance protection gap: the difference between what needs to be insured against climate disasters and what is actually covered. Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2023 The family sued for $51,000, court documents show, since that was the amount for which Ault was insured against damages inflicted by an uninsured driver. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2024

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“Insure against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insure%20against. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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