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
Pimco, the debt investor owned by German insurer Allianz, is among the ranks of cautious lenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest insurer, removed Action from its Medicaid network in Arizona earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Investors are continuing to watch how the insurer navigates costs in its Medicare Advantage and Medicaid portfolios.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Time, patient name, insurer, admitting doctor, room number.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
A delay would leave the insurers with more members than Wall Street expects and a healthier mix, since those most likely to lose coverage tend to be the people who use the least care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
As of late October, a KFF tally showed 31 state-level departures by insurers, with eight additions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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
Councils have been told to record their costs so they can seek compensation from the insurers of those ultimately found responsible.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
In 2004 he began to buy insurance on companies he thought might suffer in a real estate downturn: mortgage lenders, mortgage insurers, and so on.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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