Purchasing a six-month insurance policy results in a debit to insurance expense and a credit to cash at the date of purchase.

Insurance Expense

The amount a company spends on insurance policies to cover various risks, recorded as an expense in the accounting period in which it is incurred.

Debit

An accounting entry that increases an asset or expense account, or decreases a liability or equity account.

Credit

In accounting, it refers to the entry that decreases assets or increases liabilities and equity on the company's balance sheet.