reinsure
verb (used with object)
to insure again.
reinsured
Example Sentences
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Most of the world’s ships are insured and reinsured in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
“I reinsured my neck this week, and X-rays showed a change in the vertebra,” Bass said at the time.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2022
Reinsurers, which insure the insurers, are likely to face the bulk of any claims as "high-severity exposures are typically reinsured", Fitch said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2021
The captive is said to have reinsured the obligations, meaning that it now has the duty to pay the future claims.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2015
The New York Life Insurance Company has just reinsured me after a thorough physical examination.
From The "Goldfish" by Arthur Cheney Train
