underwrite against loss
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loss — noun 1 losing of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ appreciable, considerable, significant, substantial ▪ dramatic, great, huge, major, serious … Collocations dictionary
insure — in·sure /in shu̇r/ vb in·sured, in·sur·ing vt: to assure against a loss by a contingent event on certain stipulated conditions or at a given rate of premium: give, take, or procure insurance on or for vi: to contract to give insurance:… … Law dictionary
insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… … Universalium
insurance — A contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, one party undertakes to compensate the other for loss on a specified subject by specified perils. The party agreeing to make the compensation is usually called the insurer or underwriter; the… … Black's law dictionary
insurance — A contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, one party undertakes to compensate the other for loss on a specified subject by specified perils. The party agreeing to make the compensation is usually called the insurer or underwriter; the… … Black's law dictionary
bond — 1 n 1 a: a usu. formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure … Law dictionary
insurance — n. 1) to provide insurance for 2) to sell, write; underwrite insurance 3) to carry; take out insurance (our firm carries fire insurance) 4) to cancel; renew insurance 5) accident; automobile (AE), motor (BE), motor car (BE); collision;… … Combinatory dictionary
Professional liability insurance — (PLI), also called professional indemnity insurance (PII) but more commonly known as errors omissions (E O) in the US, is a form of liability insurance that helps protect professional advice and service providing individuals and companies from… … Wikipedia
assure — as·sure vt as·sured, as·sur·ing 1 chiefly Brit: insure 2 a: to inform positively the seller assured the buyer of his honesty b: to provide a guarantee of … Law dictionary
un|der|write — «UHN duhr RYT, UHN duhr RYT», verb, wrote, writ|ten, writ|ing. –v.t. 1. a) to insure (property) against loss. b) to sign one s name to (an insurance policy), thereby accepting the risk of insuring the perso … Useful english dictionary
