cover for vs cover against
What is the difference between these two: cover for and cover against ?
e.g. This policy should cover you against accidental injury.
a policy that covers you for fire and theft

Can they be interchangeably replaced one for another?

Question

cover for vs cover against
What is the difference between these two: cover for and cover against ? 
e.g. This policy should cover you against accidental injury.
a policy that covers you for fire and theft

Can they be interchangeably replaced one for another?

Answer

In this situation, the context of insurance, they have the same meaning for the general public. It may be that professionals - lawyers and insurance experts, for example - would use the terms differently, but in everyday use there would be no difference.

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