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Collocations for insurance - noun

ADJECTIVE

comprehensive
fully comprehensive car insurance
adequate
additional
long-term, short-term
national, social, state
employer-provided (AmE)
Many people are covered by employer-provided health insurance.
personal, private
commercial
compulsory
life
disability, health, health-care, medical
home, homeowner (AmE), house (esp. BrE), household (BrE)
auto (AmE), car, motor (BrE)
travel
accident, fire, flood (esp. AmE)
legal-expenses (BrE), unemployment (esp. AmE), workers' compensation (AmE)
credit (esp. AmE)
liability, malpractice (AmE), professional-indemnity (BrE), public-liability (BrE), third-party
general, universal (esp. AmE)
universal health insurance
marine
special

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VERB + insurance

have, maintain
Do you have fully comprehensive insurance?
The company maintains liability insurance for its directors and officers. (formal)
lack (esp. AmE)
Millions of Americans lack adequate health insurance.
apply for
arrange (esp. BrE), buy, get, obtain, purchase, take out
The contract requires me to arrange my own insurance.
The travel agent recommended that I take out travel insurance.
afford
need
sell
pay
I haven't paid the insurance yet this month.
claim, claim on (both esp. BrE)
She set fire to her house and then claimed insurance.
We claimed for the car repairs on the insurance.
offer (sb)
provide (sb with)

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insurance + VERB

cover sb/sth, pay for sth
Does your personal accident insurance cover mountain rescue?
Millions of people in the US are not covered by health insurance.
The insurance will pay for the damage.

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insurance + NOUN

cover (BrE), coverage
insurance cover for bodily injury to third parties
policy
a personal insurance policy
plan, programme/program, scheme (BrE), system
a compulsory health insurance system
a national insurance scheme
contribution (esp. BrE), payment, premium
a monthly insurance premium
Labour has increased national insurance contributions to pay for public services. (BrE)
costs, rates
rising insurance costs
claim
benefits, money, payout
He bought a new suit out of the insurance money.
services
business, industry, market, sector
carrier (AmE), company, firm, fund, group, provider (esp. AmE)
adjuster (AmE)
agent, broker, salesman, underwriter
certificate (esp. BrE)

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PREPOSITION

insurance against
More people are taking out insurance against the high cost of dental care.
insurance for
compulsory insurance for personal injury to employees
insurance on
The court heard that he stood to gain millions in insurance on his wife.
insurance with
Her insurance is with General Accident.

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PHRASES

a certificate of insurance (esp. BrE)
a contract of insurance (BrE)
a period of insurance (BrE)
If you make more than two claims in any period of insurance you may lose your no-claims bonus.

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