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general insurance

 
 
noun [U] INSURANCE

Definition

insurance to protect property against a risk such as fire or theft: Revenue from general insurance fell 13 percent to £730 million while life insurance revenue rose 11 percent to £954 million.
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(Definition of general insurance noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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