Underwriter: related pages
Adverse selection
The tendency for those most at risk to be those most likely to buy insurance.
Due diligence
The checks that are carried out before a major transaction: by bidders before a takeover offer, by underwriters before an IPO.
IPO
The sale of shares to the public as a precursor to the shares trading on an exchange for the first time.
Primary market
The sale of securities by issuers to investors.
Syndicate
A group of financial institutions that divide a loan, underwriting or similar undertaking between themselves in order to spread risk.
Uberrimae fides
The duty of a person buying insurance to to disclose all relevant information.
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