insurable

American  

[in-shoor-uh-buhl, -shur-] / ɪnˈʃʊər ə bəl, -ˈʃɜr- /

adjective

1. capable of being or proper to be insured, as against loss or harm.

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Other Word Forms

• insurability noun
• uninsurability noun
• uninsurable adjective

Etymology

Origin of insurable

First recorded in 1800–10; insure + -able

Example Sentences

Even incremental, reliable Venezuelan barrels—bankable, insurable, and tradable—would widen the menu of heavy sour options available to complex refiners and improve feedstock economics at the margin.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

California homeowners’ insurers are ready to do our part to secure an insurable future for the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Importantly, however, rye is not an insurable crop in most of the country — a risk many farmers can’t afford to take.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

These include the right to make health care decisions, to decide on the disposition of remains, to create insurable interests in each others’ lives, to gain access to the others’ bank accounts, and many more.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2023

Likewise a man and a woman who are engaged to be married; and a creditor has an insurable interest in the life of his debtor.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney