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Blog: Insurance spawns Germany's longest word

A dictionary with letters flying above it

In a week of exciting news the best was saved for today when the longest word in the German dictionary – Kraftfahrzeughaftpflichtversicherung - was confirmed to be insurance-related.

Thirty-six letters and two scrabble-board's worth of bliss, the term for "automobile liability insurance" is certainly a badge of honour for the industry. And it's not alone.

Linguists and insurance

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