Look up: Underwriting

1. Underwriting
   Acting as the underwriter in a purchase and sale.
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2. Underwriting
   Process of selecting, classifying, analyzing and assuming risk according to insurability. The insurance function bearing the risk of adverse price fluctuations during a particular period. Analysis of a group that is done to determine rates or to determine whether the group should be offered coverage at all.
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3. Underwriting
   There are two definitions:
   1. Financial organisation, usually an investment bank, taking up Shares from an Initial Public Offering (IPO), not purchased by the public, for commission.
   2. Review and analysis of relevant factors affecting an insurance proposal by an Underwriter.
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4. Underwriting
   Bearing the risk of not being able to sell a security at the established price by virtue of purchasing the security for resale to the public; also known as firm commitment underwriting.
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5. Underwriting
   An arrangement under which a company is guaranteed that an issue of shares will raise a given amount of cash, because the underwriters, for a commission, undertake to subscribe for any of the issue not taken up by the public.
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6. underwriting
   The process of evaluating and pricing risks in insurance.
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7. Underwriting
   The process of verifying data and approving a loan
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8. Underwriting
   An arrangement by which a company is guaranteed that an issue of shares will raise a given amount of cash. The underwriters undertake to subscribe for any of the issue not taken up by the public. They charge commission for this service.
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9. Underwriting
   A bank or other financial institution's guarantee to a company that it will buy a certain number... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/underwriting.htm?id=1970&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of underwriting'>more</a>
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10. underwriting
    The process of selecting which risks an insurance company can cover, and deciding the premiums and terms of acceptance. On the stock exchange, an arrangement by which a company is guaranteed that an issue of shares will raise a given amount of money, because the underwriters promise to buy any of the issue not taken up by the public
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11. Underwriting
    An arrangement by which a company is guaranteed that an issue of shares will raise a given amount of cash. Underwriters undertake to subscribe for any of the issue not taken up by the public. They charge commission for this service.
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12. Underwriting
    Is the process where lenders evaluate the risks posed by a particular borrower and set appropriate conditions for their loan.
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13. Underwriting
    • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Underwrite • (n.) The business of an underwriter,
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14. underwriting
    (from the article `insurance`) The two basic functions in insurance are underwriting and rating, which are closely related to each other. Underwriting deals with the selection of ...
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15. Underwriting
    Acting as the underwriter in the issue of new securities for a firm.
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16. UNDERWRITING
    The process of examining all the data about a borrower's property and transaction to determine whether the mortgage applied for by the borrower should be issued. The person who does this is called an underwriter.
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17. Underwriting
    the process of analyzing a loan application to determine the amount of risk involved in making the loan; it includes a review of the potential borrower's credit history and a judgment of the property value.
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18. UNDERWRITING
    Examining, accepting, or rejecting insurance risks and classifying the ones that are accepted, in order to charge appropriate premiums for them.
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19. Underwriting
    The analysis of risk involved in granting a mortgage loan to a particular borrower and the process by which a lender determines whether the risk is acceptable. Underwriting involves the evaluation of the property as outlined in the appraisal report, and of the borrower's ability and willingness to repay the loan.
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20. Underwriting
    `Underwriting` refers to the process that a large financial service provider (bank, insurer, investment house) uses to assess the eligibility of a customer to receive their products (equity capital, insurance, mortgage, or credit). The name derives from the Lloyd`s of London insurance market. Financ...
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