the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who, or that which, insures; the person or company that contracts to indemnify losses for a premium; an underwriter.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who or that which insures or makes sure or certain.
n. One who contracts, in consideration of a stipulated payment called a premium, to indemnify a person or company against certain perils or losses, or against a particular event; an underwriter.
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n. a financial institution that sells insurance
Word Usage
"Cathy Pearson, an elementary school teacher who recently bought her first home, in San Clemente, Calif., says she accepted as “a given” the title insurer chosen by real-estate agents involved in the transaction."