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.

—Consumer Reports

Examples of uninsurable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wildfires have been damaging infrastructure and assets from Indonesia to Canada, raising premiums and making some areas entirely uninsurable. — Johannes Teyssen, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Tony Vitello’s maiden voyage as a major league manager is a smoldering, uninsurable shipwreck. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

International travel advisories invalidate most ordinary policies, leaving the UAE and neighboring countries effectively uninsurable for tourists. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 18 June 2026

So, without preparation, catastrophic losses like the ones in the Palisades and Eaton wildfires are going to become frequent enough that many areas without significant mitigation will become uninsurable. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 5 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uninsurable

• endurable
• incurable
• insurable
• nondurable
• procurable
• curable
• durable
• unendurable