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
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Menapace says she’s been locked in a dispute with the company’s insurer over the leaks in her roof.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Her home insurer recently moved to triple her premium, which she believes is linked to Markley buying a building even closer to her property.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
In one 2023 message exchange quoted by federal authorities, Nathan Young was allegedly asked by an unnamed cooperating witness how to bill the insurer for someone in their program who was clean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Apollo partnered with PGA Tour golfer Patrick Cantlay, putting its name and its insurer Athene on his apparel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Time, patient name, insurer, admitting doctor, room number.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
The average value of an insurance claim for tool theft in 2025 was £4,206.60, according to insurers Direct Line for Business.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Insurers are upping their investments in private markets funds, according to a BlackRock survey of 463 insurers across 31 markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
As Apollo has focused on originating private debt deals with investment-grade credit ratings for Athene and other insurers, it has begun shedding its smaller publicly traded funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
To do the latter, you need sales power and distribution infrastructure, contacts in large hospital systems and insurers, and cash to spend.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
I do not know when I will die, but there are tables which tell me what my life expectancy is and insurers will insure me on the basis of those tables.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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