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insured

insured

3 3.4
A person or organization covered by insurance
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈʃʊrd/
translation icon : asegurado
  • However, an insured is not required to explain a material fact that the insured already knows.
  • insurance counsel to insureds
  • lawyer representing an insured
  • represent their insureds

Examples

  • Facts of the loss aren't important beyond the fact that the insured was the defendant in the underlying loss.

    Blog text (5)
  • That's why you need competition in health care so when they mistreat their insureds, they lose customers.

    Blog text (32)
  • Some qualify this by saying the insured is the "primary" client.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The insured gets another letter from claims saying, "Claim denied, pending further review."

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Instead, the insured negotiates a settlement on his own.

    Academic text (1997)
  • But when that falls apart and the insured is sued, he goes to his insurance company expecting it to defend him.

    Academic text (1997)
  • I represented an insurance company that was suing its insured over a coverage dispute.

    Blog text (5)
  • Umbrella policies of the type commonly found in hospitals do not include employees as named insureds.

    Academic text (1999)
  • " Adjusters just need to be mindful that their insureds are going through a major crisis here," Cason said.

    Blog text (1)
  • The insured party submitted their claim after the accident to receive coverage for the damages.

Synonyms

policyholder
vsinsured
  • Specialized
12 3.7

A person or organization that has insurance and can claim money after a loss

is the covered person or entity whose interests are protected, not the contract owner
insured person
vsinsured
1 3.4

A person a policy covers who can get money for losses

includes both persons and organizations rather than only individuals

Antonyms

58 3.9

Not covered by a plan that pays for loss or medical costs

Compounds

A person a policy covers who can get money for losses

Surface Forms

insured singular
insureds plural

Etymology

The word insured comes from the same root as sure and secure, which mean 'safe' or 'certain'. So the insured is the person or company made 'safe' by a policy and who can get money if something goes wrong.