noun
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a person or company offering insurance policies in return for premiums
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a person or thing that insures
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Etymology
Origin of insurer
Example Sentences
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With advances in technology, insurers have been accelerating investments in telematics, data and artificial intelligence, including to better predict driver risk and set rates, according to insurer ratings agency A.M.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Analysts expect the Ohio-based insurer to again have abundant cash to deploy this year, as performance remains strong and industry competition intensifies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
My travel agent provided a detailed list of my prepaid expenses and a letter for my travel insurer confirming the “partial cancellation of services” for our trip.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
A State Farm agent in Illinois was excited to try a state-of-the-art tech device the insurer is rolling out to its sprawling sales force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Time, patient name, insurer, admitting doctor, room number.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
On average, rates for insurance written by the largest California auto insurers have climbed more than 30% since 2022, according to S&P Capital IQ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
And it stands apart among insurers for the way it has used variable annual dividends, in addition to fixed quarterly dividends, to distribute excess capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Yield-sensitive investors” such as pension funds and insurers are “paying a premium for longer-duration bonds,” says Yuri Seliger, credit strategist at BofA Global Research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Studies have shown that insurers do give low estimates, even amounts that don’t pay for the damage.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
I would call the home insurers, the credit-card companies.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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