underwriter

(1) an insurance company that receives the premiums and accepts responsibility for the fulfilment of the policy contract (2) the company employee who decides whether or not the company should assume a particular risk (3) an institutional investor who effectively insures a new issue (or rights issue) by agreeing to buy all shares which are not sold to other investors (IG)

In other languages:

• underwriter [MT] - (1) kumpanija ta' assigurazzjoni li tirċievi l-primjums u taċċetta responsabbilità għat-twettiq tal-kuntratt tal-polza (2) l-impjegat tal-kumpanija li jiddeċiedi jekk il-kumpanija għandhiex tidħol għal riskju partikolari jew le (3) investitur instituzjonali li jassigura ħruġ ġdid billi jaqbel li jixtri l-ishma kolla li ma' jinbigħux lil investituri oħra (IG)
• assicuratore, compagnia di assicurazioni [IT]