underwriter

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underwriter (plural underwriters)

An entity assuming a financial risk.
(insurance) A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.
(finance) An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities.
They were the underwriters of the company's shares, but only on a "best efforts" basis.

An entity assuming a financial risk

Bulgarian: поръчител (bg) m (porǎčitel)
Finnish: yhteyspäällikkö
Georgian: ანდერაიტერი (anderaiṭeri), დამზღვევი (damzɣvevi), მზღვეველი (mzɣveveli)
German: Risikoabsicherer m, Risikoträger m
Norwegian: please add this translation if you can
Bokmål: assurandør m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: asegurador m, aseguradora (es) f, entidad aseguradora f
Swedish: försäkringsgivare (sv) c

A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured

Chinese:
Mandarin: 承保人 (chéngbǎorén)
Finnish: riskiasiantuntija
German: Versicherungssachbearbeiter m, Versicherungsmitarbeiter m, Underwriter m
Indonesian: penilai (id)
Polish: asekurant (pl) m, asekurator m, ubezpieczyciel m
Spanish: asegurador m, aseguradora (es) f

An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities.