Insured account

Insured account

A bank or financial account that is insured for the benefit of the depositor, protecting against loss in the event that the savings institution becomes insolvent. See: FDIC.

Insured Account

A bank account on which some organization has placed a guarantee that funds will be available to the account holder. That is, if the bank becomes insolvent, insured accounts are safe and depositors will be able to access/retrieve their money, at least up to a certain amount. These accounts are almost always insured by government-sponsored organizations, such as the FDIC. Insured accounts exist in order to reduce pressures that might result in bank runs.