Look up: underwriter

1. Underwriter
   A party that guarantees the proceeds to the firm from a security sale, thereby in effect taking ownership of the securities. Or, stated differently, a firm, usually an investment bank, that buys an issue of securities from a company and resells it to investors.
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2. Underwriter
   An individual who decides whether or not to accept a risk and calculates the premium to be paid.
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3. Underwriter
   A provider of insurance, the company responsible for meeting claim costs
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4. Underwriter
   A person promising to take up shares in accordance with an underwriting agreement is an underwriter.
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5. Underwriter
   A person who signs as party to a contract. Now usually only applied to insurance contracts where the underwriters are those who agree to bear all or part of the risk in return for the premium payments. Underwriters at Lloyd's of London are also known as 'names'.
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6. Underwriter
   A financial institution which, in return for a fee or commission, agrees to purchase unsold... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/underwriter.htm?id=1478&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of underwriter'>more</a>
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7. Underwriter
   Someone who takes a financial risk (relieving another party of it) in return for a fee....more on Underwriter
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8. underwriter
   Someone willing to assume an insurance risk in exchange for payment of a premium. The term derives from the practice of the person who accepted the risk signing their name under the amount they insured (thereby entering into a contract)
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9. underwriter
   the middleman for selling and distributing securities to investors or the public Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • niveau fonctionnel. Category: Insurance
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10. Underwriter
    a person who signs as party to a contract. Now usually only applied to insurance contracts where the underwriters are those who agree to bear all or part of the risk in return for the premium payments. Underwriters at Lloyd's of London are also known as names.
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11. underwriter
    Principal who underwrites an insurance policy; also someone who guarantees to buy up shares or bonds from an issue that are not taken up by the public.
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12. Underwriter
    • (n.) One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.
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13. Underwriter
    A firm, usually an investment bank, that buys an issue of securities from a company and resells it to investors. In general, a party that guarantees the proceeds to the firm from a security sale, thereby in effect taking ownership of the securities.
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14. Underwriter
    An investment banker who buys a new issue of securities from an issuer and sells it to investors. Discover What It`s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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15. Underwriter
    A financial institution (investment bank or commercial bank) which purchases a new issue of municipal securities for resale. The underwriter may acquire the bonds either by negotiation with the issuer of by award on the basis of a competitive bidding.
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16. Underwriter
    An agreement to purchase an issuer's unsold securities at a set price, thereby guaranteeing the issuer proceeds and a fixed borrowing cost.
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17. underwriter
    An investment banker who assumes the risk of bringing a new securities issue to market. The underwriter will buy the issue from the issuer and guarantee sale of a certain number of shares to investors; this is firm-commitment underwriting. To spread the risk of purchasing the issue, the underwriter ...
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18. Underwriter
    An investment banker who purchases shares of a company that is going public, then resells them to investors for a higher price. When an underwriter brings shares of a new company to market it is called an initial public offering
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19. underwriter
    Also known as an `investment banker` or `distributor,` a middleman between an issuing corporation and the public. The underwriter usually forms an underwriting group, called a syndicate, to limit risk and commitment of capital. He or she may also contract with selling groups to help distribute the i...
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20. Underwriter
    One who signs a policy of insurance, by which he becomes an insurer. By this act he places himself as to his responsibility, in the place of the insured. He may cause a re-insurance to be made for his benefit; and it is his duty to act with good faith, and, without quibbling, to pay all just demands against him for losses.
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21. Underwriter
    (n) Underwriter is the legal entity who underwrite a future event. In the event the underwritten action is not fulfilled, the underwriter is responsible to make good the proposed transaction.
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22. underwriter
    n. a company or person which/who underwrites an insurance policy, issue of corporate securities, business or project.
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23. Underwriter
    Your underwriter is the liaison between you and the credit officer. The underwriter is responsible for reviewing and verifying all your documents and information and submitting it to a credit officer.
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24. UNDERWRITER
    A term widely used in lending, insurance, the stock market and other connections where a party agrees to take a risk, buy something or make sums available in the event that a certain set of circumstances does or does not take place.
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