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underwriter

[uhn-der-rahy-ter] / ˈʌn dərˌraɪ tər /


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Plus, Oura’s IPO filing lists a surprise underwriter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Milling about, too, was Othelyn Elaine Little, 25, an insurance underwriter from Yonkers, New York.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

While impressive, the underwriter fees get split up across the banks and aren’t the real money-maker.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

The expanded plan now includes war hull risk, protection and indemnity, and cargo insurance, with Chubb as the lead underwriter.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

Another view is that the underwriter impliedly undertakes to repay sums which the law may require the assured to pay towards averting losses which would, by the contract, fall upon the underwriter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

The models, which some on Wall Street see as lofty, can factor into the ultimate valuation a company and its underwriters aim for in the IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Robinhood’s spot on the list of underwriters lined up for Oura’s IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The company, which uses data analytics to connect specialty insurance underwriters with risk capital partners, said it has formed a special independent committee to review the transaction, which it unanimously recommended to the board.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The underwriters are offering 177.9 million new shares and pricing will be announced later on Thursday with allocations given later in the day.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Even so, the fire prompted insurance underwriters to take a closer look at the building, and what they saw frightened them.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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