underwriter

Updated: May 11, 2025

"No," roared the underwriter, in the ear of the puzzled old gentleman; while he slapped him vigorously on the back; "it will not be paid. You or I must have been ruined, Mr. Selfridge, and it has settled on you. I do not pay der Titan's insurance nor will der other insurers.

Morgan Robertson - The Wreck of the Titan: or, Futility