insurer
noun
in·sur·er
in-ˈshu̇r-ər 
-ˈshər-
Examples of insurer in a Sentence
In this policy, the insurer agrees to pay for all medical expenses.
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Some experts, meanwhile, say that instead of demanding that insurers sell their stake in fossil fuel companies, advocates and policymakers should focus on modernizing regulations to persuade insurers to expand coverage in fire-prone areas.
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Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Paragon estimates that insurers received more than $40 billion in subsidies for these folks who received no care.
—Sally C. Pipes, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
But coverage can be thorny, especially for weight loss, and some insurers are reducing coverage.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
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Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Paragon estimates that insurers received more than $40 billion in subsidies for these folks who received no care.
—Sally C. Pipes, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
But coverage can be thorny, especially for weight loss, and some insurers are reducing coverage.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Insurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insurer. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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insurer
noun
in·sur·er
in-ˈshu̇r-ər
: one that contracts to indemnify another by way of insurance : an insurance company or underwriter
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