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These agencies evaluate insurers based on their ability to meet policyholder obligations and withstand economic challenges.
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True Tamplin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Confronted with higher catastrophe exposure and rising expenses, insurers have been dropping out of the country's most vulnerable areas and hiking premiums, pushing higher costs on policyholders.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
In 2019, for example, Genworth Financial requested a 40% rate hike on more than 9,000 Connecticut policyholders.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Avoids taxes and probate: In most cases, life insurance payouts are not taxed and the money goes directly to your beneficiary without getting tied up in the probate process or used to settle the policyholder’s outstanding debts.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
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True Tamplin, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Confronted with higher catastrophe exposure and rising expenses, insurers have been dropping out of the country's most vulnerable areas and hiking premiums, pushing higher costs on policyholders.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
In 2019, for example, Genworth Financial requested a 40% rate hike on more than 9,000 Connecticut policyholders.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
Avoids taxes and probate: In most cases, life insurance payouts are not taxed and the money goes directly to your beneficiary without getting tied up in the probate process or used to settle the policyholder’s outstanding debts.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Policyholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policyholder. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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policyholder
noun
pol·i·cy·hold·er
ˈpäl-ə-sē-ˌhōl-dər 
: the owner of an insurance policy
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policyholder
noun
pol·i·cy·hold·er
ˈpä-lə-sē-ˌhōl-dər
: the owner of an insurance policy
called also policyowner
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