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underwriter

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


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Plus, Oura’s IPO filing lists a surprise underwriter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The loan underwriter said he wanted to be removed from the mortgage, according to documents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Milling about, too, was Othelyn Elaine Little, 25, an insurance underwriter from Yonkers, New York.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

While impressive, the underwriter fees get split up across the banks and aren’t the real money-maker.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

Such a craft as this was Grog, his own captain: himself the crew, he had neither owner nor underwriter; and yet, amidst the assembled navies of the world, he would have shown his bunting!

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Charles James Lever

The question that underwriters will have to assess is what would happen if the AI build-out stalls and projects are delayed or canceled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

As part of its stock offering, Intel expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $2.25 billion of additional shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

“If the sum insured is large, let’s say $20 million or more, underwriters will typically ask for a full medical exam,” says Paul Bassman, managing director at the insurance broker Higginbotham.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

SpaceX sold approximately 639 million shares to the public through its IPO and as the underwriters fully exercised their overallotment options.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

Even so, the fire prompted insurance underwriters to take a closer look at the building, and what they saw frightened them.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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