noun
-
a person or company offering insurance policies in return for premiums
-
a person or thing that insures
Etymology
Origin of insurer
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
As of January, employers can instead buy the coverage as an add-on, and 20% have opted to, says Amy McHugh, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts insurer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Like any cash value policy, the payoff only comes if you hold it for many years; early on, your premium will cover fees, agent commission and other insurer costs.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
With no insurer contract to constrain them, providers can set rates as high as they want.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Property and casualty insurer Safepoint Holdings also should crack the billion-dollar market cap threshold, too, with plans to sell 16.7 million shares in a range of $15 to $17.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Time, patient name, insurer, admitting doctor, room number.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
