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Carrier

A carrier is an insurance company that writes your policy and pays your claims. It is different from an independent agency, which shops your coverage across multiple carriers on your behalf.

An insurance company that actually writes the policy and pays the claim. Different from the agency that places the policy with the carrier on your behalf. Example: Olive Cover is the agency. Travelers, Nationwide, and Progressive are carriers we represent. The carrier name appears at the top of your declarations page.