souscripteur
The English phrase underwriter translates to French as souscripteur.
An underwriter is a person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured. To specify the professional role of an underwriter in an insurance context, you can use souscripteur d'assurance.
Meaning: A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured (noun)
Which one should you use?
While souscripteur is used for underwriter, it is often used in French to refer to the policyholder (the person signing the contract). Another formal way to say underwriter is assureur.
Did you know?
- The term souscripteur comes from the Latin word subscrīptor, which literally means someone who writes their name at the bottom of a document.
- While souscripteur means underwriter in insurance, in the world of finance and the stock market it refers to the investor who subscribes to a new issue of shares.
- In French law, the souscripteur can be a third party, such as a parent taking out a policy for a child, creating a legal distinction between the policy owner and the beneficiary.
Examples in context
- La société d'assurance possède un nombre considérable de souscripteurs compétents.The insurance company has a considerable number of competent underwriters.
- Mon oncle est un souscripteur d'assurance reconnu dans cette compagnie.My uncle is a recognized underwriter for this company.
- Le souscripteur a validé le contrat d'assurance.The underwriter validated the insurance contract.
- Le souscripteur examine votre dossier médical.The underwriter is examining your medical file.
Example conversation
Hugo and Chloé are discussing a new insurance policy at work.
- HugoEst-ce que le dossier est prêt pour le souscripteur ?Is the file ready for the underwriter?
- ChloéOui, Chloé a tout vérifié ce matin.Yes, Chloé checked everything this morning.
- HugoParfait, envoyons-le lui tout de suite.Perfect, let's send it to him right away.
- ChloéJ'espère que le souscripteur acceptera les conditions.I hope the underwriter accepts the terms.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries souscripteur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
