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Insurance (1) A system under which individuals, businesses, and other organizations or entities, in exchange for payment of a sum of money (a premium), are guaranteed compensation for losses resulting from certain perils under specified conditions. (2)Protection by written contract against the financial hazards (in whole or in part) of the happenings of specified fortuitous events.

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