arrange for compensation in the event of damage to or loss of (property), or injury to or the death of (someone), in exchange for regular payments to a company or to the state
the table should be insured for £2,500
the company had insured itself against a fall of the dollar
businesses can insure against exchange rate fluctuations
secure or protect someone against (a possible contingency)
by appeasing Celia they might insure themselves against further misfortune
such changes could insure against further unrest