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

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With fewer young, healthy individuals to balance the costs of insuring older, higher-risk individuals, health insurance premiums will rise for all policyholders to reflect growing risk. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 The industry considers prior authorization an important safeguard to make sure their policyholders’ care is safe, appropriate and affordable. Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 23 June 2025 What’s more, few may realize that insurers in many states also base car insurance costs on a policyholder’s credit history. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 Those claims led to reforms that shielded companies from paying most litigation costs brought by plaintiffs while raising costs for policyholders to dispute their insurers’ claims decisions. Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for policyholder

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Jul. 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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