insurer

American  

[in-shoor-er, -shur-] / ɪnˈʃʊər ər, -ˈʃɜr- /

noun

1. a person or company that contracts to indemnify another in the event of loss or damage; underwriter.

2. a person or thing that insures.

3. a person who sells insurance.

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insurer British  

/ -ˈʃɔː-, ɪnˈʃʊərə /

noun

1. a person or company offering insurance policies in return for premiums

2. a person or thing that insures

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Etymology

Origin of insurer

First recorded in 1645–55; insure + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The insurance department lists less than two dozen companies that offer wrap-around policies, including major California home insurers such as Mercury and Farmers and a a number of smaller carriers.

From Los Angeles Times

As more drivers on the road assume more risk, insurers may have to add that price into the cost of covering their own customers.

From MarketWatch

The firm was one of several called out by insurers in the litigation for using hedge fund money to “run up the claim number.”

From Los Angeles Times

Some in the market also worry that big Japanese life insurers and pension funds will decide that yields are sufficiently attractive at home, damping their appetite for bonds issued in the U.S. and Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

The insurers that sell drug coverage must provide the service.

From The Wall Street Journal