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2. Underwriting - Wikipedia

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   The term "underwriting" derives from the Lloyd's of London insurance market. Financial backers (or risk takers), who would accept some of the risk on a given venture (historically a sea voyage with associated risks of shipwreck) in exchange for a premium, would literally write their names under the risk information that was written on a Lloyd's slip created for this purpose.

3. What is life insurance underwriting? - AOL

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   Underwriting in life insurance is a detailed process that life insurance companies use to assess an applicant’s eligibility for coverage and determine the appropriate premium. This involves two ...

4. Underwriting profit - Wikipedia

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   Underwriting 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. Many companies will eschew underwriting profit in order to gain a greater market share.

5. Insurance cycle - Wikipedia

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   Insurance Cycle is a term describing the tendency of the insurance industry to swing between profitable and unprofitable periods over time is commonly known as the underwriting or insurance cycle. The underwriting cycle is the tendency of property and casualty insurance premiums, profits, and availability of coverage to rise and fall with some ...

6. List of largest insurance companies - Wikipedia

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   Company Country Total assets (US$ Billion) 1 Allianz Germany: 1,247.2 2 Berkshire Hathaway United States: 958.8 3 Prudential Financial United States: 937.6 4 Ping An Insurance China: 937.0 5 China Life Insurance China: 900.5 6 Axa France: 846.3 7 Legal & General United Kingdom: 786.1 8 MetLife United States: 759.7 9 Nippon Life Japan: 725.0 10

7. Lloyd's of London - Wikipedia

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   Insurance companies did not want to rely on the underwriting skills of syndicates they did not control, so they started their own. An integrated Lloyd's vehicle (ILV) is a group of companies that combines a corporate member, a managing agent, and a syndicate under common ownership.