insurance company

Policy-issuing business

An insurance company is a business that sells insurance policies, collecting premiums from customers in exchange for covering specified losses or damages.

Insurance companies employ actuaries to calculate risk and set rates, and adjusters to evaluate claims.

She works for an insurance company.

The term often carries connotations of bureaucratic frustration when claims are denied or delayed.

products

policy

Adopted principle of action

beneficiary · annuity · liability · endorsement · exclusions · coverage limits · provisions · term life · whole life · health plan

operations

underwriting

Risk evaluation and acceptance

reimbursement · enrollment · renewal · processing · assessment · subrogation · indemnity · payout · settlement · denial

risk

exposure

State of being unprotected

solvency · default · diversification · reserve · contingency · liability · probability · pooling · spread · mitigation

types

health

Condition of body, mind

casualty · marine · travel · pet · dental · vision · disability · long-term care · malpractice · commercial

corporate

carrier

One that transports

multinational · corporation · entity · organization · establishment · policyholder · shareholder · CEO · merger · acquisition

financial

portfolio

Collected works or assets

investments · bonds · equities · yield · return · dividends · fiscal · wealth management · pension funds · treasury

Categories
Opposites
risk relationship

insurance companypolicyholder

Owner of insurance contract

casino · claimant · beneficiary · risk-taker · hedge fund

financial service type

insurance companyloan shark

Illegal high-interest moneylender

bank · payday lender · pawnshop · investment bank · brokerage

protection vs. exploitation

insurance companyfraudster

Criminal deceiver for gain

con artist · extortionist · racketeer · protection racket · thief

Family

secure, company, companion, insure, insurance, insured, companionship, insures, uninsured

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G