Polissen

Polissen is a Dutch plural noun that refers to multiple insurance policies or, more broadly, to policy documents. The singular form is polis, which designates a single policy or contract. In everyday Dutch usage, polissen appear in discussions of insurance coverage, claims, and administration, where a file or portfolio may contain several polissen for different insured risks or household members.

In insurance and finance contexts, a polis or polis document details the terms of coverage, including the insured risks, sums insured, premiums, deductibles, duration, and conditions for claims. Polissen are used by both individuals and organizations to manage and document their contractual rights and obligations with insurers. The term is common in official documents, statements, and correspondence within Dutch-speaking insurance markets.

Etymology and related terms: polissen derives from polis, the Dutch word for a policy document, which in turn traces to the French word police (police) used historically in insurance to denote a formal contract or policy. The word is distinct from politie (police) and from polis as a term for a city or settlement in other languages, though English speakers sometimes encounter similar-sounding terms in different legal contexts.

See also: polis (singular), verzekering (insurance), verzekeringspolis (insurance policy), and verzekeraar (insurer). Some contexts may also use polissen in historical or financial records to refer to bundled policies or grouped policy documents. Polissen is primarily a technical term within Dutch insurance language and is not generally used as a proper noun.