underwriterun‧der‧writ‧er /ˈʌndəˌraɪtə $ -tər/ noun [countable] 
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ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Everyone puts his hand out, from cabinet ministers to loan underwriters.
- In assessing the suitability of any credit insurance underwriter, companies must be satisfied with a number of key issues.
- National mutual funds were among the biggest buyers, according to an underwriter at A. G. Edwards.
- Net proceeds will be used to buy computer equipment, repay debt and for working capital; underwriter is Biltmore Securities Inc.
- No underwriters were listed in the filing.
- The issue is being sold through underwriters led by Lehman Brothers Inc.
- The issue will be sold through underwriters led by Goldman, Sachs & Co.
- The lead underwriters were Montgomery Securities and Cowen & Co.
WORD SETS► Insurance
Collocationsaccident insurance, act of God, nounactuary, nounagainst all risks, adverbagreed-value insurance, all-risks, adjectiveall-risks insurance, annuitant, nounannuity insurance, assurance, nounautomobile insurance, average clause, average statement, aviation insurance, benefit, nounblanket insurance, block insurance, Blue Shield, nounbroker's lien, buildings and contents insurance, business interruption insurance, business liability insurance, capital sum, capital surplus, car insurance, casualty insurance, certificate of existence, nouncertificate of insurance, nounChartered Financial Consultant, nouncivil commotion, nounclassification society, nounCLU, coinsurance, nouncoinsure, verbcomprehensive insurance, contingency insurance, cover, verbcover, nouncoverage, nouncover note, nouncredit insurance, death futures, declaration insurance, deferment period, disability insurance, encash, verbendowment policy, nounengineering insurance, excepted perils, nounexpense ratio, export insurance, extended coverage, face amount, fidelity insurance, fire insurance, floater, nounfloating insurance, flood insurance, free of particular average, adjectivefriendly society, noungeneral average contribution, group insurance, health plan, nounhomeowner's insurance, household insurance, indemnify, verbindemnity, nounindustrial injuries insurance, Institute Clauses, nounInstitute of London Underwriters, nouninsurance adjuster, nouninsurance broker, nouninsurance policy, nouninsurance premium, nouninsure, verbinsured, adjectiveinsurer, nounliability insurance, life assurance, nounlife insurance, nounlike-for-like, adjectiveloading, nounlong-tail, adjectiveloss adjuster, nounmarine insurance, material fact, nounmedical insurance, moral hazard, mortgage protection insurance, motor insurance, National Insurance, nounno-claims bonus, nounopen insurance, particular average, policy, nounpremium, nounpremium income, property and liability insurance, protection, nounreinsure, verbrenewal premium, risk, nounsalvor, nounsubrogation, nounsurrender value, term insurance, third party, fire and theft insurance, travel insurance, underwrite, verbunderwriter, noununemployment insurance, valued insurance, whole-life insurance, with profits, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► managing
someone who makes insurance contracts· Needham & Co Inc was managing underwriter.· The managing underwriter for the offering is Piper Jaffray Inc.· The managing underwriters were Lehman Brothers and Cowen & Co.
NOUN► insurance· In assessing the suitability of any credit insurance underwriter, companies must be satisfied with a number of key issues.
► lead· Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the lead underwriter.· Cowen & Co was the lead underwriter.· Montgomery Securities is the lead underwriter.· The lead underwriters were Montgomery Securities and Cowen & Co.· Arnhold & S.. Bleichroeder Inc. is the lead underwriter.· Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Inc was the lead underwriter.· Montgomery Securities Inc was the lead underwriter for the offering.
VERB► sell· The issue will be sold through underwriters led by Goldman, Sachs & Co.· The issue is being sold through underwriters led by Lehman Brothers Inc.