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n. One that underwrites, especially:

n. A person or firm engaged in the insurance business.

n. An insurance agent who assesses the risk of enrolling an applicant for coverage or a policy.

n. One that guarantees the purchase of a full issue of stocks or bonds.

n. An entity assuming a financial risk.

n. A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.

n. An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities.

n. One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.

n. One who insures, or carries on a business of insurance, especially of marine insurance.

n. an agent who sells insurance

n. a financial institution that sells insurance

n. a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities

"The underwriter is some strange company that sounds like a credit union."

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