Look up: Underwriting

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   Underwriting
   Acting as the underwriter in a purchase and sale.
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   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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   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.
   Found on http://www.skandia.co.uk/glossary/index.
   
   
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   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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   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.
   Found on http://www.exchange-handbook.co.uk/index
   
   
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   underwriting
   The process of evaluating and pricing risks in insurance.
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   Underwriting
   The process of verifying data and approving a loan
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   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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   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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    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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    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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    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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    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 like equity capital, insurance, mortgage or credit to a customer. The name derives from the Lloyd's of London insurance market in London, United Kingdom. Financial bankers, who would accept some of the risk on a given venture (historically a sea voyage with associated...
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    Underwriting
    • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Underwrite • (n.) The business of an underwriter,
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    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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    Underwriting
    Acting as the underwriter in the issue of new securities for a firm.
    Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg