uninsurable
adjective
un·in·sur·able
ˌən-in-ˈshu̇r-ə-bəl 
-ˈshər-
: not suitable or eligible to be insured : not insurable
an uninsurable risk
Some cars souped up with customized engines and suspensions may be uninsurable through standard policies.—
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In some scenarios the market fails to reach equilibrium entirely, leaving regions effectively uninsurable without public intervention.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Because uninsurable buildings were hard to sell, property values collapsed.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Firefighters and insurance executives continue to press for a strictly noncombustible Zone Zero, warning that vulnerable communities otherwise will become increasingly uninsurable and risk destruction from urban firestorms.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned in February, rising flood, fire, and wind risks could make parts of the country uninsurable.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 29 July 2025
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Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Because uninsurable buildings were hard to sell, property values collapsed.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Firefighters and insurance executives continue to press for a strictly noncombustible Zone Zero, warning that vulnerable communities otherwise will become increasingly uninsurable and risk destruction from urban firestorms.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned in February, rising flood, fire, and wind risks could make parts of the country uninsurable.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for uninsurable
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“Uninsurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninsurable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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