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I think the average American has a better idea how to manage their health care costs, to make better decisions for their families than an insurance underwriter, an insurance company executive, or bureaucrat in Tallahassee or Washington. I think people make good decisions given the proper incentives.

Jeff Koch

Millions of Americans are sick and tired of their tax dollars being used to underwrite Planned Parenthood -- the largest abortion chain and most aggressive promoter of sexual immorality in our nation.

David Bereit

The key will be how much they invest and what role and control they have over underwriting activities and management. They've got about A$350 million ($260 million) to A$500 million to invest.

Peter Vann

Warburg has been taken by surprise by the strength of Morgan Stanley, Merrill and Goldman in M&A underwriting in Europe.

Guy Moszkowski

Agents can log onto the system via the Internet and are able to accept an application, quote, bind, collect premium and underwrite it in six to 10 minutes instead of 14 business days.

Bruce Ratzlaff

If a group is able to underwrite the cost of catering an event, we would encourage them to do so.

Carol Adams

Our equity underwriting activities were at record levels as robust equity markets contributed to an abundant deal flow.

James Cayne

Given that you had all of these red flags, it would seem to me that underwriters had a heightened duty to investigate.

Melvyn Weiss

Brokerage firms and their executives cannot use threats regarding research activities as a way to obtain investment banking business, ... The threat to drop research coverage if Piper were not selected as the lead underwriter for a secondary offering was totally inappropriate and undermines the integrity of the market.

Mary Schapiro

We collectively want to explore the possibilities of how to underwrite the cost. We want to see if there are other business models out there as opposed to our traditional method of the state funding it all and relying on user fees to pay for it. It would save us money and let us do it in a way that would achieve these ends more quickly.

Barry Fukunaga

Underwriting revenues and M&A activity picked up as 2003 progressed; 2004 is off to a strong start.

Susan Roth

Prudently underwritten alternative mortgage products have also allowed some borrowers who might otherwise have been precluded from participating in the housing market to purchase homes.

David Schneider

I value the contributions Ron made to the Insurance Commission during his 25 year tenure. After he joined the Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association, he also did a fantastic job in that capacity.

Dr George Daley

It's not a huge deal. It's a logical, low-risk entree into the equity underwriting business, ... The reality is that it is small for Chase, so if the bottom falls out, it's going to nick them only a couple of pennies.

Susan Roth

Big banks...don't know how to underwrite these loans. New immigrants come here with nothing, for two to three years they work very hard and then they buy first home in America. It's not easy for a traditional mortgage lender to understand how they save.

Thomas Wu

We are looking for a sponsor to underwrite this and are hopeful there will be sufficient interest from one which will not interfere with the obligations we owe our present race sponsors.

David Bedford

Higher underwriting revenues, increased mergers and acquisitions fees, growth in trading and merchant banking gains, and increased commission revenues were the factors underlying this excellent performance.

D. Miller

Our excellent underwriting results for the quarter reflect our discipline and commitment to profitable growth. The quality of our products, technology and people has helped us deepen and expand our agency relationships across the country. Small commercial and personal lines have been successful at keeping customer retention high and generating new business.

Ramani Ayer

This should be a great quarter for the investment banks across virtually all their business segments. High-margin merger advisory, sales and trading, and stock and bond underwriting all look really strong this quarter.

Robert Hansen

Looking forward, it would be great to have something where you have an 'intelligent' piece that goes with ordering services similar to what's on the underwriting side.

Craig Cole

You've got human beings, underwriters, looking at that credit report, and not all of them have the same guidelines.

John Waskin

We had to bring our underwriting standards up to a level equal to the rest of the state. We had to look at the loans to be sure we had no more major losses. We had to get our staff trained. We've buckled down and done what we needed to do.

Michael Townsend

The industry is very sensitive to the fact that delinquencies have risen over the last two years. They have already taken steps to tighten underwriting standards -- to stop solicitations to risky customers.

James Chessen

We expect very significantly higher prices, higher deductibles and tighter terms and conditions as a result of Katrina. For the next year or two, underwriting results, absent another large catastrophe, should be very, very strong.

Keith Trauner

But looser underwriting standards and the more widespread penetration of riskier mortgage products have raised questions about how these loans will fare in the event of a rise in interest rates or a softening in house prices.

John Dugan

How many times have we seen an analyst on television being asked to list his top five picks? And how many times has that analyst taken the opportunity to caution viewers, 'By the way, my employer recently underwrote three of these stocks?'

Arthur Levitt

We are being underwritten like we've never been underwritten before. The IP has really stepped up. They're wanting to be more involved in the community and we couldn't be prouder to have them sponsor us. We're very lucky. Without our sponsors, we couldn't do this.

Betty Magee

The City of Placerville has suffered greatly from losses in several bond issues as a result of reliance on the advice of a financial advisory firm that also underwrote our bond issues.

John Driscoll

What we plan to do is make Macon the center of excellence for the developing and underwriting of property casualty products for financial institutions.

Mark Hier

We are hoping the golf tournament will give us a strong start to the 2005 campaign. To make it fun and ensure its success, we've had several companies and donors step up with prizes as well as help in underwriting the steak dinner that follows.

Kevin Regan

With all the top name underwriters it will be interesting to see if investors see if it's worth buying into.

Kyle Huske

I don't believe governance has been an issue in the conversion process, ... The underwriters and the people who are bringing them public aren't particularly interested. The law firms are following their mandates and the companies are focused on other things.

David Beatty

There is absolutely nothing in the contracts with AIG that precludes the Starr agencies from using whatever underwriters they wish. AIG is desperately trying to prevent C.V. Starr from competing with them.

Howard Opinsky

The trading and the underwriting activity looks favorable.

John Augustine

Our trading and underwriting business were down from record first-half levels in an increasingly difficult environment.

John Thain

Both deals are damaged goods, ... The underwriters reduced the deals to such a range that it could be sold -- they brought supply down to meet demand.

John Fitzgibbon

It is in this spirit of community that we have decided to forego this traditional celebration at this time. We trust that the generous sponsors and underwriters of the Hometown Heroes Gala will also affirm their commitments and support by helping Interfaith fund its ongoing programs as well as continuing to provide Hurricane relief as long as it is needed.

Ann Snyder

Being out of the Gulf, that's icing on the cake. But results that strong show they have the core principles of underwriting claims very well managed.

Joseph Annotti

If you belong to a credit union or any associations, check to see if they have any sort of guaranteed life insurance for which you may be eligible. You may be able to get some minimal insurance to provide for your heirs without having to undergo medical underwriting.

Deb Outlaw

They've certainly been able to be involved in a number of underwritings.

Linda Killian

He'd lose his means of livelihood if he lost his sense of smell and taste. Underwriters based his premium on the likelihood it happened and he lost his earnings.

Martin Leach

That's still a lot of money to raise. That is our major cost that we're trying to underwrite. Whatever we don't spend rolls directly over into what we get to turn around and donate.

Jessica Elkus

It will revolutionize the approach and the underwriting of satellite risks. This is not about offering cheap insurance. It is about rewarding the best companies in the business with premiums, which reflect the risk. It brings accuracy and market leading technology and information to a sector which requires it.

Jeffrey Wright

What the underwriters do is discount them off the current market [valuation], which entices institutional investors to come in and sop up all the stock.

John Fitzgibbon

The sale could be the biggest ever out of China and I don't expect there'd be any IPO bigger than that in the future. Getting this underwriting mandate means a lot for the investment banks' reputations and league rankings in China.

Sam Ho

Within investment banking, there was a strong bias towards the trading result, while underwriting actually fell from the fourth quarter.

Dirk Becker

Our risk management strategy has been to better understand our own products and markets–now and in development–so we can not only respond to the underwriters' concerns, but we can more clearly address our own concerns. At the end of the day, the risk is with the company.

Eugene Kiernan

Insurance underwriters are asking many more diverse questions regarding both individual risks from both a products standpoint and premises liability. And renewals are requiring more and more detail than ever before to support the types of questions they're asking.

Eugene Kiernan

We are pleased to establish an alliance with one of the top underwriters in the industry, and believe that access to the additional investment opportunities offered through this relationship will significantly benefit our customers.

Ellyn Mccolgan

The possibility of underwriting this investment through some sort of joint-venture or equity participation is something worth considering.

Ed Willett