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# insurer

«insurer» in Mova's school dictionary: **A company or person that sells insurance and pays money…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an insurer, insurers)

### meaning for a pupil

A company or person that sells insurance and pays money if something you insured is lost, damaged or stolen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurer/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and maths about money: you pay the insurer a small regular amount (a premium) and they pay out if there is an accident. Phrases: car insurer, home insurer, claim from the insurer.

### examples

- Dad called the insurer after the car crash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurer/#x1)
- The insurer paid for the broken window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurer/#x2)
- Our insurer sends a letter every year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurer/#x3)
- Mum compared three insurers to find the cheapest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurer/#x4)
- The insurer asked for photos of the damage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurer/#x5)
- You pay the insurer a premium each month. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurer/#x6)

### note

Countable. Verb: insure; noun: insurance. Do not confuse «insure» with «ensure» (make certain). In maths, total cost = premiums paid; the insurer only pays when you make a claim.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «insurer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insurer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.