monoline

monoline
 n.— «Health insurance is offered by about 1,300 organizations. Of these, 819 are insurance companies—560 life, 221 casualty and thirty-eight monoline, offering only health insurance.» —“Savings Dollar Eagerly Pursued” New York Times Jan. 8, 1962. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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