Answer: underwrites

AnswerCrossword Clue
underwritesWrite (something) below something else, esp. other written matter
underwritesAccept (a liability or risk) in this way
underwrites(of a bank or other financial institution) Engage to buy all the unsold shares in (an issue of new securities)
underwritesUndertake to finance or otherwise support or guarantee (something)
underwritesSign and accept liability under (an insurance policy), thus guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs
underwritesUNDERWRITE, to write under or at the end of something else