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underwriter

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


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Chubb “will act as the lead underwriter issuing policies for eligible vessels.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Roth is engaged to act as an underwriter for the Colombier Acquisition III special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, which counts Donald Trump Jr. as a board member, though that offering hasn’t yet been completed.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

Palantir’s direct public offering — meaning that the company sold its stock straight to the public without a Wall Street middleman underwriter — is a particular source of pride for Karp.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

That is because brokerage firms are allotted a certain percentage of the total offering from the underwriter and then divide the new shares among clients who have put in orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Similarly, a fire underwriter is a person like no other—at all events he likes to persuade himself that he is.

From White Ashes by Kennedy, Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson)