Overview
- .insure is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) proposed and processed under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is categorized as an Industry gTLD and is associated with the insurance sector.
- Registry operator: Donuts (Pioneer Willow, LLC).
History
- Application reveal: the string was part of the New gTLD application process (Reveal Day referenced 13 June 2012).
- Priority and applicant: listed as priority 1735 under Donuts (Pioneer Willow, LLC).
- Contract signed: Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN on 20 March 2014.
- Delegation: .insure was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 29 April 2014, completing its successful application and delegation.
Usage and Audience
- Intended audience: positioned as an industry gTLD for the insurance sector and related organizations.
- Categorization: listed under Industry new gTLDs.
Notable Cases or Examples
- GAC Early Warning: The application received a GAC Early Warning (from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair Heather Dryden) citing that the string refers to a regulated market and raising concerns about consumer protection measures.
- Community objections: The Financial Services Roundtable and the American Insurance Association filed community objections. The Financial Services Roundtable later withdrew its objection.
- Objection resolution: On 14 January 2014 the determination found that the applicant prevailed in the objection submitted by the American Insurance Association, allowing Donuts to proceed with the application.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: INSURE
organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.INSURE 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:53 65.22.24.53
nserver: V0N1.NIC.INSURE 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:53 65.22.25.53
nserver: V0N2.NIC.INSURE 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:53 65.22.26.53
nserver: V0N3.NIC.INSURE 161.232.12.53 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:53
nserver: V2N0.NIC.INSURE 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:53 65.22.27.53
nserver: V2N1.NIC.INSURE 161.232.13.53 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:53
ds-rdata: 54472 8 2 fbe73379c21c9221115f502eae725983064c91d82af0c293a8c718ccbee36529
whois: whois.nic.insure
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-04-24
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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