What is a insurance company known as

Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss. An entity which provides insurance is known as an insurer, insurance company, insurance carrier or underwriter.

Some of the different types of insurance companies include: standard lines, excess lines, captives, direct sellers, domestic, alien, mutual companies, stock companies, Lloyds of London and more.