保险人

保險人

bǎoxiǎnrén

noun

Measure Word

一家保险人 jiā

Meanings

1 insurer
2 insurance company (as a legal party)

Characters

to protect; to guarantee

Examples

保险人有义务及时支付赔偿金。

Bǎoxiǎnrén yǒu yìwù jíshí zhīfù péichángjīn.

The insurer is obligated to pay compensation in a timely manner.

投保人和保险人签订了合同。

Tóubǎorén hé bǎoxiǎnrén qiāndìngle hétóng.

The policyholder and the insurer signed a contract.

Tips

mistakes

Counter-intuitively, 保险人 means the insurer (the company), NOT the insured person. The insured is 被保险人 (bèibǎoxiǎnrén) and the policyholder is 投保人 (tóubǎorén). This is a frequent legal-document trap.

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

险 xiǎn

人 rén