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Originally Posted by HarryT
"Insure" is only ever (to the best of my knowledge) used in the financial sense in British English, with "ensure" being used in other contexts.
Eg, "to ensure that he didn't lose money, he insured his holiday".
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That's what we were taught in Advanced Grammar at the University of Texas, as well. It was high on the list of words to avoid confusing, if you don't want to risk losing a reader's respect, even though some people say it's ok.