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underwriter

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


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

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Among them: Goldman Sachs is in the middle again, netting a cool $100 million as co-lead underwriter for SpaceX.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

The U.S. remains the largest underwriter of humanitarian funding, but its allocation is down from more than $10 billion or more annually in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

It occurred to me fantastically that he was looking me over with the eye of an underwriter who has insured at a heavy premium a rotten hulk bound for stormy seas.

From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Stuart Travis

Morgan Stanley, one of the lead underwriters for SpaceX’s IPO, set a $300 price target over a 12-month period, while JPMorgan set a $225 price target by the end of 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The two lead underwriters on SpaceX’s initial public offering, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, have a valuation gap of more than $1 trillion as they both initiated coverage at the equivalent of buy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Rivian late Monday filed to sell 75 million shares, plus an option for underwriters of an additional 11.25 million shares, to be used to fund equity contributions connected to an Energy Department loan.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

The share gains followed Abivax saying it raised about $920 million through a share offering, after underwriters of the sale exercised an option to purchase additional American depositary shares.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 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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