insurer

[in-shoor-er, -shur-]

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.

insurer

/ -ˈʃɔː-, ɪnˈʃʊərə /

noun

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

2. a person or thing that insures

Word History and Origins

Origin of insurer¹

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

Example Sentences

Those new weight-loss drugs will slash spending on obesity-related illness, so why is it so hard to get insurers to cover them?

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Demands to hold up the rate increase would duplicate the dispute that has been playing out over a request by State Farm General, the state’s largest home insurer, for a 30% rate increase.

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As for the timing of subsidy discussions, could Johnson be unaware that ACA insurers need to know what the subsidies will be in 2026 in order to estimate their costs and therefore set their premiums?

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Possible additional curbs on liabilities to be studied could include limits on attorney fees, and economic and non-economic damages due to claims by insurers and public entities, as well as those outside fire zones.

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Bulahan, who is a member of Isleton’s City Council, fears that if the flood insurance program is eliminated, private insurers would charge much more while providing less coverage.

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