In plain English
This term identifies who the insurance contract belongs to. The owner may be a person or an organization.
In context
In that role, "policyholder" names the person or organization shown as the owner of the insurance policy.
- Situation
- Enrolling in policies and reading coverage, member, beneficiary, and effective-date labels
- What it communicates
- names the ownership role shown in the policy header and account profile
Meaning limits
By itself, this term only identifies ownership and does not tell you any other role that same person or organization may have.
Examples
“Although her son drove the car, Maria remained the policyholder.”
“The policy lists Oak Street Bakery as the policyholder.”