policyholder
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈpɒlɪsiˌhoʊldər/
- Specialized
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tomador
- After filing a claim, the policyholder received a prompt response from the insurer.
- represent policyholders
- policyholders and insurers
- inform policyholders
So like basically any profits, they get divided up with the shareholders, Yeah, not the policyholders, right?
- So like basically any profits, they get divided up with the shareholders, Yeah, not the policyholders, right?
Examples
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The business model for the Philadelphia Contributionship asks policyholders to contribute the capital that insures their property.
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Insurers needed the defense bar to provide policyholders with legal representation.
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As you can see, the policyholder was not exactly honest with you.
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The actual loan, of course, has to have the signature of the policyholder.
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And that means that the policyholders are the owners.
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Other states require that, regardless of how the policy is written, it must meet the policyholder's "reasonable expectations."
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And that insurance company has tens and tens of thousands of policyholders.
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State insurance regulators include surplus notes in policyholder surplus, as they are subordinate to policyholder claims.
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And the composition of P*I*E's board helped policyholders feel a personal connection to the company.
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Cohn tells of representing a policyholder whose $7 million barge sank in a storm off Charleston, S.C.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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3.4
A person or organization covered by insurance
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3.4
A person a policy covers who can get money for losses
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Policyholder comes from two clear parts: policy ('a plan or rule') and holder ('one who holds'). So in insurance, a policyholder is the person or organization who 'holds' the policy — they own the plan and can make claims to get its benefits.