Underwriting is the process through which an individual or institution takes on financial risk for a fee.

v. 1) to agree to pay an obligation which may arise from an insur...

To guarantee, as to guarantee the issuer of securities a specified price by entering into a purchase and sale agreement. To bring securities to market.

Old English underwritan "write at the foot of; subscribe;" see under + write (v.). A loan-translation of Latin subscribere (see subscribe). Used literally at first; modern sense of "to [..]

to fund or contribute money to a project or program.

1) To agree to pay an obligation which may arise from an insurance policy. 2) To guarantee purchase of all shares of stock or bonds being issued by a corporation, including an agreement to purchase by [..]

v. To issue or be party to the issue of a policy of insurance.

Definition To assume risk, as when offering an policy or bringing a corporation's new securities issue to the public; in the latter case, the term originally applied only to firm commitment offer [..]

wrote [-rōt, -rōt] -writ·ten [-rit-n, -rit-n] -writ·ing 1 a : to assume liability for (a risk) as an insurer [the insurer s individuals, not the group, in franchise health ...

To assume the RISK of buying a new ISSUE of securities from the issuing CORPORATION or government entity and reselling them to the public, either directly or through dealers.

The purchase of a bond or note issue from an issuer to resell it to investors.

An arrangement under which a financial house agrees to buy a certain agreed amount of securities of a new issue on a given date and at a given price, thereby assuring the issuer the full proceeds [..]

  When a company raises capital, either on the stock market or directly from institutional investors, there is always the possibility that not all the money will be forthcoming. This risk is often und [..]

(v) guarantee financial support of(v) protect by insurance

The purchase of a bond or note issue from an issuer to resell it to investors.

To determine whether an individual is insurable under the policy for which he has applied and at what premium rate.

The process of assessing a proposal for insurance to decide on its acceptability and if so, on what terms.

The process an Insurer goes through in evaluating, accepting or rejecting insurance risk.

This is the process whereby an insurer assesses if insurance cover can be provided and what premium should be payable. It can also refer to the acceptance of the obligation to pay or indemnify the ins [..]

The process an Insurer goes through in evaluating, accepting or rejecting insurance risk

A firm commitment made by a broker or other financial institution to purchase a block of shares at a specified price. Uraninite

Used rather loosely to denote the entire process of insuring. More specifically the analysis of all business, the acceptance and retention of profitable business.

v. 1) to agree to pay an obligation which may arise from an insurance policy. 2) to guarantee purchase of all shares of stock or bonds being issued by a corporation, including an agreement to purchase [..]

To guarantee, as to guarantee the issuer of securities a specified price by entering into a purchase and sale agreement. To bring securities to market.