INSURER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A financial institution that sells insurance

Synonyms:

insurance company; insurance firm; insurance underwriter; insurer; underwriter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("insurer" is a kind of...):

nondepository financial institution (a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance)

Derivation:

insure (protect by insurance)

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