Insurer

/ɪnˈʃʊrər/ noun

Definition

a company or person that provides insurance coverage

Etymology

from 'insure' + '-er', from Old French 'enseurer', from 'en-' + 'seur' (sure)

Kelly Says

The first insurance companies emerged from coffee houses in 17th-century London, where merchants would gather to share the risks of sea voyages. Lloyd's of London started this way!

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