insurer
Policy-issuing company
An insurer is a company or entity that provides insurance—accepting premiums in exchange for promising to pay claims when covered losses occur.
The term applies to any organization in the business of underwriting risk: The insurer denied her claim, Contact your insurer before filing.
Life insurers, health insurers, and auto insurers each specialize in particular risks.
Payment for incurred expenses
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- processingSystematic operation on data
filing · documentation · investigation · fraud · subrogation · compensation · indemnity · disbursement
Adopted principle of action
- premiumAdded cost for better
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- copaymentPatient's fixed healthcare charge
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
exclusions · limits · riders · endorsement · liability · property · health · life
Financial risk analyst
Risk evaluation and acceptance
- actuarialOf risk calculation
- solvencyCapacity to pay debts
- exposureState of being unprotected
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
rating · portfolio · retention · diversification · catastrophe · lapse · reserves · capitalization
One that transports
- providerOne who furnishes things
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- firmSolid or resolute
agency · syndicate · consortium · brokerage · institution · organization · establishment · Lloyd's
reimbursement
Payment for incurred expenses
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- denialRefusal to accept reality
processing · filing · documentation · investigation · fraud · subrogation · compensation · indemnity · disbursement · adjudication
policy
Adopted principle of action
- premiumAdded cost for better
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- copaymentPatient's fixed healthcare charge
benefits · exclusions · limits · riders · endorsement · liability · property · health · life · auto
actuary
Financial risk analyst
underwriting
Risk evaluation and acceptance
assessment · rating · portfolio · retention · diversification · catastrophe · lapse · reserves · capitalization · surplus
carrier
One that transports
- providerOne who furnishes things
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- corporationLegally separate business entity
firm · agency · syndicate · consortium · brokerage · institution · organization · establishment · Lloyd's · mutual
- insurance partiespolicyholder, beneficiary, agent, broker, claimant
- businessesbusiness, company, bank, bakery, enterprise
- auto insurancecollision coverage, liability coverage, comprehensive coverage, theft protection, premium
- insurancecoverage, underwriting, premium, claims, policyholder
- life insuranceterm life, whole life, beneficiary, premium, death benefit
- contract partiesparty, counterparty, signatory, buyer, seller
insurerinsured
Protected against loss
policyholder · claimant · beneficiary · subscriber · uninsured
- car insurancePolicy covering vehicle damage
- health insuranceProtection against medical costs
- life insuranceContract paying upon death
- insurance carrierCompany providing coverage
- insurance policyAgreement guaranteeing financial protection
- FDIC insuranceFederal protection for bank accounts
insure, insurance, insured, insures, insurers, insuring, insurances, insurable, reinsurance