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un·der·writ·er

(ŭn′dər-rī′tər)

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.

d. A sponsor, as of a television show.

underwriter

(ˈʌndəˌraɪtə)

1. (Banking & Finance) a person or enterprise that underwrites public issues of shares, bonds, etc

2. (Insurance)

a. a person or enterprise that underwrites insurance policies

b. an employee or agent of an insurance company who assesses risks and determines the premiums payable

un•der•writ•er

(ˈʌn dərˌraɪ tər)

n.

1. a person or company that underwrites insurance policies or investment securities.

2. a sponsor or backer.

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Noun	1.	underwriter - a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities investment banker 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.	underwriter - an agent who sells insurance insurance agent, insurance broker, general agent broker, factor, agent - a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
	3.	underwriter - a financial institution that sells insurance insurance company, insurance firm, insurance underwriter, insurer nondepository financial institution - a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance

underwriter

noun

One who assumes financial responsibility for another:

backer, guarantor, guaranty, sponsor, surety.

Informal: angel.

Translations

assicuratore sottoscrittore

underwriter

[ˈʌndəˌraɪtəʳ] N (Insurance) → asegurador(a) m/f, reasegurador(a) m/f

underwriter

[ˈʌndə^rraɪtə^r] n (INSURANCE) → souscripteur m

underwriter

[ˈʌndəˌraɪtəʳ] n (Insurance) → assicuratore/trice (Fin) → sottoscrittore/trice

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