lassicuratore

Lassicuratore is not a standard Italian term; it is usually a misspelling or typographical error of l'assicuratore, which means "the insurer" or "the insurance agent." In Italian, the definite article l' elides before a vowel.

In standard Italian, the base word assicuratore derives from assicurare "to insure" plus the agent suffix -atore; when used with the article, it becomes l'assicuratore. The term typically refers to the entity that provides insurance coverage or the insurer company, rather than a specific individual.

An assicuratore generally denotes the party that underwrites insurance contracts and issues policies, thereby assuming risk in exchange for premiums. This can be a company or, informally, a person acting on behalf of an insurer. For a human agent, the more common designation is agente assicurativo; the term assicuratore is more often used to denote the insurer company rather than a lone agent.

Regulation and scope: In Italy, insurers operate under the supervision of IVASS (Istituto per la Vigilanza sulle Assicurazioni). The regime covers licensing, solvency requirements, consumer protections, and market conduct. Insurance is organized into life (vita) and non-life (non‑vita) lines, with distribution channels that include direct sales, agents (agenti assicurativi), brokers, and bancassurance.

See also: assicurazione, assicuratore, agente assicurativo.