underwriter

ˈʌndərˌraɪtər

Definition

Definition of underwriter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

policy office

TECH.

insurer who assesses risk and approves coverage

TECH.

The underwriter reviewed my application and accepted the risk.

finance

TECH.

entity assuming financial risk in securities or shares

TECH.

The underwriter managed the IPO for the tech company.

guarantor

insurer

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insurance underwriter

person who evaluates and assumes risk for insurance policies

The insurance underwriter assessed the policy's risk based on the applicant's health records..

Origin of underwriter

Old English, under (beneath) + writere (scribe)

Terms with underwriter included in their meaning

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underwrite

insurance

act as an underwriter in insurance

bookrunner

finance

main underwriter managing securities issuances with other banks

abbr.

abr: underwriter

person or company that checks insurance risks

Examples of underwriter in a sentence

As a senior underwriter, she specializes in complex commercial liability cases.
The underwriter evaluated the financial risks involved.
An underwriter is crucial for the bond issuance.

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French:souscripteur, preneur ferme, ...
German:Risikoprüfer, ...
Italian:assuntore, ...
Spanish:suscriptor, asegurador, ...
Portuguese:subscritor, ...
Chinese:核保人, 承销商, ...
Japanese:引受人, 保険業者, ...
Arabic:مكتتب, ضَامِنٌ, ...
Hebrew:חוֹתֵם, חַתָּם, ...
Russian:андеррайтер, страховщик, ...
Ukrainian:андеррайтер, ...
Hindi:बीमा निर्धारक, ...
Bengali:আন্ডাররাইটার, বীমাকারী, ...
Catalan:tècnic de subscripció, assegurador, ...
Czech:upisovatel, emisní garant, ...
Danish:assurandør, garantistiller, ...
Dutch:acceptant, verzekeraar, ...
Greek:ασφαλιστής ανάληψης κινδύνων, αναδοχέας, ...
Hungarian:kockázatelbíráló, jegyzési garanciavállaló, ...
Khmer:អ្នកវាយតម្លៃហានិភ័យធានារ៉ាប់រង, អ្នកធានាទិញមូលបត្រ, ...
Korean:언더라이터, 인수자, ...
Persian:بیمه‌گر, متعهد, ...
Polish:underwriter, gwarant, ...
Portuguese (BR):subscritor, segurador, ...
Romanian:subscriitor, asigurator, ...
Swedish:riskbedömare, garant, ...
Thai:ผู้รับประกันภัย, ผู้จัดการการเงิน, ...
Turkish:risk kabul uzmanı, sigortacı, ...
Vietnamese:chuyên viên thẩm định bảo hiểm, nhà bảo lãnh, ...

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