diff --git a/doc/reference/algorithm_ext/insert.qbk b/doc/reference/algorithm_ext/insert.qbk
index 532e256..e9f48eb 100644
--- a/doc/reference/algorithm_ext/insert.qbk
+++ b/doc/reference/algorithm_ext/insert.qbk
@@ -11,10 +11,18 @@
 template<
     class Container,
     class SinglePassRange
-    >
+>
 Container& insert(Container& target,
                   typename Container::iterator before,
                   const SinglePassRange& from);
+
+// This overload is for target containers that do not require an insertion
+// position e.g. set/map
+template<
+    class Container,
+    class SinglePassRange
+>
+Container& insert(Container& target, const SinglePassRange& from);
 ``
 
 [heading Description]
diff --git a/include/boost/range/algorithm_ext/insert.hpp b/include/boost/range/algorithm_ext/insert.hpp
index b9adfdd..c0c04c8 100755
--- a/include/boost/range/algorithm_ext/insert.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/algorithm_ext/insert.hpp
@@ -29,12 +29,18 @@ inline Container& insert( Container& on,
 {
     BOOST_RANGE_CONCEPT_ASSERT(( ForwardRangeConcept<Container> ));
     BOOST_RANGE_CONCEPT_ASSERT(( SinglePassRangeConcept<Range> ));
-    BOOST_ASSERT( (void*)&on != (void*)&from &&
-                  "cannot copy from a container to itself" );
     on.insert( before, boost::begin(from), boost::end(from) );
     return on;
 }
 
+template< class Container, class Range >
+inline Container& insert( Container& on, const Range& from )
+{
+    BOOST_RANGE_CONCEPT_ASSERT(( ForwardRangeConcept<Container> ));
+    BOOST_RANGE_CONCEPT_ASSERT(( SinglePassRangeConcept<Range> ));
+    on.insert(boost::begin(from), boost::end(from));
+}
+
     } // namespace range
     using range::insert;
 } // namespace boost