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'fraid not, mon capitain. It should be: So I shopped around to assure myself that the deal they were offering would ensure me the best insurance cover.
One assures somebody of something or that something is the case.
One ensures that an event will occur.
So, the assistant assured me that we would have enough cover. He convinced me that our cover was sufficient.
The assistant ensured that we would have enough cover. He worked non-stop for forty-eight hours so that our cover would be sufficient.
BingleyPendant! 
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As to legal usage: in Michigan, versions of the terms "insure" and "ensure" are sometimes used interchangeably. Generally, however, "insure/insurance/insured/insurer" pertain to commercially purchased protection against the risk of loss, while "ensure/ensurance/ensured/ensurer" pertain to guarantees, such as a third-party guaranty of payment under a contract if the principal does not fulfill his obligation, and "assure/assurance/assured/assurer" are sometimes used as alternatives of the "ensure" group. The distinction between an insurer and an ensurer can be really blurred when the contract ensurer is an insurer. I have never seen a case in which the insure/ensure/assure issue made a difference.
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<<I have never seen a case in which the insure/ensure/assure issue made a difference.>>
Except in case of lowly wordprocessor in face of lawyers' dire ire.
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Thank you all for your help!
So would it be safe to say that "insure" is for money and "assure" is for people, but that the difference isn't that important?
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CK: Pendant!
I'll come and hang round your neck any time, CK.
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I'll come and hang round your neck any time, CK.
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