An underwriter is someone whose job involves agreeing to provide money for a particular activity or to pay for any losses that are made.
[business]
If the market will not buy the shares, the underwriter buys them.
Global 2000 became an underwriter for small farmers.
2. countable noun
An underwriter is someone whose job is to judge the risks involved in certain activities and decide how much to charge for insurance.
[business]
underwriter in British English
(ˈʌndəˌraɪtə)
noun
1.
a person or enterprise that underwrites public issues of shares, bonds, etc
2.
a.
a person or enterprise that underwrites insurance policies
b.
an employee or agent of an insurance company who assesses risks and determines the premiums payable
underwriter in American English
(ˈʌndərˌraɪtər)
noun
1.
a person who underwrites, or finances something
2.
a person who underwrites issues of stocks, bonds, etc.
3.
a.
an employee of an insurance company who determines the acceptability of risks, thepremiums that should be charged, etc.
b.
an agent who underwrites insurance
underwriter in Insurance
(ʌndərraɪtər)
Word forms: (regular plural) underwriters
noun
(Insurance: Underwriting)
An underwriter is a person or business that underwrites insurance policies.
The ability to separately evaluate each risk reinsured increases the probabilitythat the underwriter can price the contract to more accurately reflect the risks involved.
The underwriter is the individual responsible for reviewing applications and medical histories andassessing the applicant's risk to the insurance company.
An underwriter is a person or business that underwrites insurance policies.
underwrite, underwriting
Examples of 'underwriter' in a sentence
underwriter
The mutual has promised not to credit score applications and brokers can speak directly to underwriters.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He lives in Neath and is a senior life underwriter in the insurance industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
These investors take exposure to insurance by buying securities that underwriters issue to pass on some of the underwriting risks they have taken on.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This one was supposed to assess my claim before the underwriter would decide if it would pay the cost of going to an employment tribunal.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Brokers and underwriters are to scale back or withdraw from some areas altogether, rather than write unprofitable policies, the insurers said.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
underwriter
British English: underwriter NOUN
An underwriter is someone whose job involves agreeing to provide money for a particular activity or to pay for any losses that are made.
If the market will not buy the shares, the underwriter buys them.