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Examples of policyholder in a Sentence
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Heritage was one of the companies accused by some of its adjusters of manipulating reports to pay policyholders less on a claim, according to The Washington Post.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
One of California’s largest home insurers is raising rates for hundreds of thousands of state policyholders by an average of 15.3%, the latest move by a major insurer to boost homeowners’ premiums in the face of growing wildfire risk.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined above
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“Policyholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policyholder. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
policyholder
noun
pol·i·cy·hold·er
ˈpäl-ə-sē-ˌhōl-dər
: the owner of an insurance policy
Legal Definition
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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