underwriter
Translation
underwriter, insurer, guarantor
Examples
The insurance underwriter assessed the risk.
The insurance underwriter assessed the risk.
The bank acted as the underwriter for the stock issue.
The bank acted as the underwriter for the stock issue.
Grammar Patterns
an insurance underwriter a person who assesses insurance risk The insurance underwriter assessed the risk.
an underwriter for (sth.) a person/company guaranteeing a financial venture The bank was the underwriter for the deal.
Similar Words
Synonyms: insurer, guarantor, backer
Etymology
From the verb 'to underwrite', which historically meant to sign one's name under a document to assume liability.
Memory Tips
Think of someone who 'writes' their name 'under' a contract, thereby agreeing to take on the financial risk.