policyholder

noun

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

Examples of policyholder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In its quest to reduce the number of policyholders from the current 1.2 million, Citizens approved the 14% maximum rate increase allowed by state law during a hearing that lasted less than 30 minutes. Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024 Many thousands of California policyholders, agents and others are understandably very stressed by policy nonrenewals. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024 Heritage also violated one of its internal policies, failing 57.4% of the time to initiate voice-to-voice contact with the policyholder within one business day of receiving a claim, regulators found. Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024 Major investors, such as pension funds and life insurance companies, have obligations to their beneficiaries and policyholders in their home currencies—dollars, euros, or yen. Agustín Carstens, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2019 See all Example Sentences for policyholder 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Policyholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policyholder. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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

compare subject
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