underwriting account

  • 1Underwriting — refers to the process that a large financial service provider (bank, insurer, investment house) uses to assess the eligibility of a customer to receive their products (equity capital, insurance, mortgage or credit). The name derives from the… …

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  • 2Underwriting profit — is a term used in the insurance industry. It consists of the earned premium remaining after losses have been paid and administrative expenses have been deducted. It does not include any investment income earned on held premiums.It has also been… …

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  • 3account — a record of a business transaction. When you buy something on credit, the company you are dealing with sets up an account . This means it sets up a record of what you buy and what you pay. You will do the same thing with any customers to whom you …

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  • 4Mortgage underwriting in the United States — is the process a lender uses to determine if the risk of offering a mortgage loan to a particular borrower under certain parameters is acceptable. Most of the risks and terms that underwriters consider fall under the three C’s of underwriting:… …

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  • 5Undivided Account — An underwriting system in which each underwriter in the group is responsible not only for selling its alloted amount of the new issue but also for selling any excess issue not sold by the underwriting group as a whole. This is also referred to as …

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  • 6joint account — An agreement between two or more firms to share risk and financing responsibility in purchasing or underwriting securities, or an account owned jointly by two or more persons at a bank or brokerage house. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary An… …

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  • 7firm commitment underwriting — USA firm commitment underwriting. Also known as firm commitment offering. As opposed to a best efforts offering, in the context of securities and capital markets, an underwriting where the underwriters commit to purchase all of the securities… …

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  • 8Medical savings account (United States) — Health care in the United States Public health care Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Indian Health Service Medicaid Medicare Military Health System / TRICARE State Children s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Veterans Health… …

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  • 9Merchant account — A merchant account is a type of bank account that allows businesses to accept payments by debit or credit cards. A merchant account is established under an agreement between an acceptor and a merchant acquiring bank for the settlement of credit… …

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  • 10Joint account — An agreement between two or more firms to share risk and financing responsibility in purchasing or underwriting securities. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * joint account joint account ➔ account1 * * * joint account UK US noun [C] ►… …

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