損害保険(そんがいほけん)

そんがいほけん
noun
non-life insurance, property and casualty insurance
1. non-life insurance, property and casualty insurance
Insurance that covers losses from accidents, natural disasters, theft, fire, and liability, as opposed to life insurance. Includes auto insurance, fire insurance, earthquake insurance, and liability insurance.
損害保険(そんがいほけん)に加入(かにゅう)した。
I signed up for non-life insurance.
自動車(じどうしゃ)保険(ほけん)は損害保険(そんがいほけん)の一種(いっしゅ)です。
Auto insurance is a type of non-life insurance.
台風(たいふう)の被害(ひがい)を受(う)けたので、損害保険(そんがいほけん)の請求(せいきゅう)手続(てつづ)きを始(はじ)めた。
Since we suffered typhoon damage, we started the claim process for our property insurance.

Often abbreviated to 損保(そんぽ) in everyday use and company names (e.g., 損保(そんぽ)ジャパン). This is one of the two major categories of insurance in Japan, the other being 生命保険(せいめいほけん) (life insurance, abbreviated 生保(せいほ)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 損害保険(そんがいほけん)に加入(かにゅう)する: to sign up for non-life insurance
  • 損害保険(そんがいほけん)会社(がいしゃ): non-life insurance company
  • 損害保険(そんがいほけん)の請求(せいきゅう): insurance claim
  • 損害保険(そんがいほけん)料(りょう): insurance premium

TYPES OF 損害保険(そんがいほけん):

  • 自動車(じどうしゃ)保険(ほけん): auto insurance
  • 火災(かさい)保険(ほけん): fire insurance
  • 地震(じしん)保険(ほけん): earthquake insurance
  • 賠償(ばいしょう)責任(せきにん)保険(ほけん): liability insurance

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 生命保険(せいめいほけん): life insurance — covers death, illness, and other personal risks
  • 損保(そんぽ): abbreviation of 損害保険(そんがいほけん)
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