To insure jointly or together with another insurer; to share insurance coverage or risk.
From co- (together) + insure (from Old French assurer). Developed in insurance practice when major risks were too large for one company, forcing cooperation.
When a catastrophe is too big for one insurance company—like a hurricane destroying an entire region—multiple insurers 'coinsure' it, splitting the risk so none go bankrupt.
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