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underwriter

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


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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

Investigators say that participants often tell an underwriter to allocate most of an IPO’s shares to a handful of accounts in the name of foreign nationals.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Nicholas Amicucci at Evercore ISI, which was also a lead underwriter, is the most bullish on the stock, with a base-case price target of $37, which implies about 48% upside from current levels.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

She said Cantor has no nonpublic information about the administration’s initiatives and noted that the firm was the underwriter, not the sponsor of the SPAC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

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