policyholder

noun

pol·​i·​cy·​hold·​er ˈpä-lə-sē-ˌhōl-dər How to pronounce policyholder (audio)
: the owner of an insurance policy

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On the claims side, Travelers, like Progressive, uses AI to analyze images of property damage and speed payments to policyholders, often before a human ever sets foot on the site. Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The smoke-damage complaints come on top of numerous other issues FAIR Plan policyholders and insurance professionals have raised. Calmatters, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025 Half of all cases settled for $500 or less to the policyholder, according to that data. Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025 Apex provides life insurance and supplemental coverage to millions of policyholders across North America, offering affordable protection to working families who need it most. William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for policyholder

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of policyholder was in 1818

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“Policyholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policyholder. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

policyholder

noun
pol·​i·​cy·​hold·​er ˈpäl-ə-sē-ˌhōl-dər How to pronounce policyholder (audio)
: the owner of an insurance policy

Legal Definition

policyholder

noun
pol·​i·​cy·​hold·​er ˈpä-lə-sē-ˌhōl-dər How to pronounce policyholder (audio)
: the owner of an insurance policy

called also policyowner

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