Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun underwriter

3 senses of underwriter

Sense 1
investment banker, underwriter -- (a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities)
       => agent, factor, broker -- (a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission)

Sense 2
insurance broker, insurance agent, general agent, underwriter -- (an agent who sells insurance)
       => agent, factor, broker -- (a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission)

Sense 3
insurance company, insurance firm, insurer, insurance underwriter, underwriter -- (a financial institution that sells insurance)
       => nondepository financial institution -- (a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance)