underwriting loss
noun [C] ACCOUNTING, INSURANCEDefinition
› a loss made by an insurance company in a particular period or in relation to a particular activity because it had to pay more in claims than expected: Lower claims resulted in a reduction in their underwriting loss.
(Definition of underwriting loss noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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