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underwriter

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un·der·writ·er  (ndr-rtr)
n.
One that underwrites, especially:
a. A person or firm engaged in the insurance business.
b. An insurance agent who assesses the risk of enrolling an applicant for coverage or a policy.
c. One that guarantees the purchase of a full issue of stocks or bonds.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.underwriterunderwriter - a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities
broker, factor, agent - a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
killer bee - an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover
2.underwriterunderwriter - an agent who sells insurance
broker, factor, agent - a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
3.underwriterunderwriter - a financial institution that sells insurance
nondepository financial institution - a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance
Translations
Spanish underwriter [ˈʌndəraɪtəʳ] n (INSURANCE) → asegurador(a) m/f
French underwriter [ˈʌndəraɪtəʳ] n (Insurance) → souscripteur m
German underwriter [ˈʌndəraɪtəʳ] underwrite n (Insurance) → Versicherer(in) m(f)
Italian underwriter [ˈʌndəraɪtəʳ] nsottoscrittore/trice; assicuratore/trice

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The underwriter, who had been trying to minimize the amount of impending loss, regrets his premature pessimism.
Like a mob of young collegians, they are full of fight, fun, and wickedness, tumbling round the world at such a reckless, rollicking rate, that no prudent underwriter would insure them any more than he would a riotous lad at Yale or Harvard.
Then he remembered the underwriters and the owners, the two masters a captain must serve, either of which could and would break him and whose interests were diametrically opposed.
 
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