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.
Examples of insure against in a Sentence
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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.
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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
Public schools insure against the risk that private schools will be unavailable, too expensive, or of low quality.
—Lane Kenworthy, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
Coalition As the largest startup offering cyber insurance and proactive monitoring tools with 85,000 customers, Coalition insures against incidents like cyberattacks, email scams and accidental privacy violations.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Establishing specific tasks that can be completed helps insure against mindless wandering through websites and job boards.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
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
Public schools insure against the risk that private schools will be unavailable, too expensive, or of low quality.
—Lane Kenworthy, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
Coalition As the largest startup offering cyber insurance and proactive monitoring tools with 85,000 customers, Coalition insures against incidents like cyberattacks, email scams and accidental privacy violations.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Establishing specific tasks that can be completed helps insure against mindless wandering through websites and job boards.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
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“Insure against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insure%20against. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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