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underwriting

Health insurance The process of determining a person's insurability in terms of life, liability, home, and other insurance policies and whether it will accept an application for insurance. See Field underwriting, Medical malpractice underwriting.
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"It's way too inefficient to underwrite that type of business on a manual basis.
By Taming Big Data with AI, Cytora Aims to Transform Commercial Underwriting
"In the past, companies would underwrite coverage in the Directors & Officers market after reviewing some financial statements and that was it," says Ellen Thrower.
Getting tough: burned by poor investment returns, past pressure to gain market share and the slipshod analysis of the fat years, underwriters say they now they now take a much tougher line when pricing risk
The Board's approval of the proposal to underwrite and deal in all types of bank-ineligible securities is conditioned on a determination by the Board that San Paolo-IMI and Mabon have established policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the Operating Standards and the other requirements of this order, the Section 20 Orders, and the Modification Orders, including computer, audit, and accounting systems, internal risk management controls, and the necessary operation and managerial infrastructure for underwriting and dealing in all types of debt and equity securities.
Order Approving Notice to Engage in Nonbanking Activities
Agents can underwrite the risks before they submit the policy, which benefits both agents and customers in different ways.
Power tools: new and evolving technologies are helping personal lines underwriters properly assess risks and provide better rates for consumers
Some lenders choose to underwrite mortgages very strictly and thus limit their exposure to losses.
Credit risk and the provision of mortgages to lower-income and minority homebuyers
"Before clients get too deep into the quoting process, we're able to underwrite the location of the home relative to known geo-hazard areas, and are thus able to efficiently geo-underwrite the risk in real time," said Rios.
Homesite Group Inc. receives Underwriting and Pricing Award
As just noted, banking organizations underwrite and deal in securities abroad, and since 1987, banking organizations with the necessary infrastructure may apply for authority to engage in limited underwriting and dealing of securities through special bank holding company subsidiaries under a Federal Reserve Board interpretation of section 20 of the Glass-Steagall Act.
Statement to the Congress
* Underwriting is Poor: Lenders try to underwrite loans on prices and terms that deliver a profit upon sale.
Bear Stearns offers take on five tough weeks

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