insurance policy

American  

[in-shoor-uhns pahl-uh-see, in-shur-uhns] / ɪnˈʃʊər əns ˌpɑl ə si, ɪnˈʃɜr əns /

noun

plural

insurance policies

1. a contract with an insurer, specifying the types of losses or expenses to be covered and the conditions that apply.

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Example Sentences

The first step is to locate the life insurance policy paperwork.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

The 51-year-old eventually opted for the private sector when changes in her husband's work health insurance policy meant she was covered and could afford the £20,000 treatment.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Let’s make sure we have that life insurance policy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Police arrested her 68-year-old father, Kwok Yin-sang, last spring after he sought to terminate a life and personal-injury insurance policy he had paid for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

They are, as I should have guessed from Max’s comment, the employers’ insurance policy against the relentless turnover of the low-wage workforce.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich