underwriter
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underwriters
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a person or company that underwrites policies of insurance or carries on insurance as a business.
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a person or company that underwrites shares or bonds.
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a person or organization that finances something; backer.
the underwriters of the ballet company.
noun
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a person or enterprise that underwrites public issues of shares, bonds, etc
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a person or enterprise that underwrites insurance policies
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an employee or agent of an insurance company who assesses risks and determines the premiums payable
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Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of underwriter
First recorded in 1610–20; underwrite + -er 1
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For mortgage specialists, whose job is to be the intermediary between the underwriter and the financial adviser, the feedback from financial advisers has been shared in monthly meetings, people present at those meetings said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Soon after, the underwriter received a performance email raising concerns about his refusal to approve the loan: “Collaboration challenges: some interactions have felt resistant, making teamwork difficult.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Milling about, too, was Othelyn Elaine Little, 25, an insurance underwriter from Yonkers, New York.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
While impressive, the underwriter fees get split up across the banks and aren’t the real money-maker.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
He became also an underwriter at Lloyd's, taking no part, however, in the active detailed business, which was done for him by proxy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
As part of its stock offering, Intel expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $2.25 billion of additional shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The successful flotation raised about $8.5 billion for the 7% of shares that were offered although the over-allotment of shares, allows underwriters to increase that to around $10 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The two lead underwriters on SpaceX’s initial public offering, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, have a valuation gap of more than $1 trillion as they both initiated coverage at buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
That wave of optimism came as the post-IPO “quiet period” expired on Monday, lifting the regulatory ban that prevents underwriters from publishing research reports, ratings, or valuation targets on a stock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Even so, the fire prompted insurance underwriters to take a closer look at the building, and what they saw frightened them.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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