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souscription

English translation: underwriter

20:21 Jan 26, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Insurance
French term or phrase: souscription
This is listed as opposed to a head office. Can "souscription" mean something like "branch office"?

Il devra également assurer le recours des voisins ainsi que sa responsabilité civile envers tous tiers, notamment au titre de dommages corporels, matériels, et immatériels consécutifs ou non, survenant dans les Locaux Loués ou dont le Preneur pourrait être responsable, auprès d'une compagnie d'assurances de premier rang ayant son siège social ou une souscription en France et notoirement solvable.

The Lessee shall also insure claims by neighbors as well as its civil liability towards all third parties, in particular for bodily injury, tangible and intangible damages, consequential or not, occurring in the Leased Premises or for which the Lessee may be liable, with a first-tier, reputedly solvent insurance company that has its head office or a souscription in France.
Lauren-g
United States
Local time: 03:43
English translation:underwriter
Explanation:
Or underwriting office/department/subsidiary.

Souscrire means to underwrite in this context - see the penultimate definition in my reference.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-01-26 22:36:09 GMT)
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"Branch office" would be OK as well, since underwriting is what branches do.
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thank you. This is what I used in my text.
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4 +3underwriter
philgoddard
4subscription contract
Francois Boye


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souscription
underwriter


Explanation:
Or underwriting office/department/subsidiary.

Souscrire means to underwrite in this context - see the penultimate definition in my reference.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-01-26 22:36:09 GMT)
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"Branch office" would be OK as well, since underwriting is what branches do.


    Reference: http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-english/souscrire
philgoddard
United States
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 129
Grading comment
Thank you. This is what I used in my text.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
11 hrs
agree  CKSTraductions
1 day 13 hrs
neutral  Francois Boye: Underwriter = SOUSCRIPTEUR, which is not the same as SOUSCRIPTION
1 day 17 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans
4 days
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subscription contract


Explanation:
http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title38.2/chapter34/secti...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-01-26 22:42:24 GMT)
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Souscription du contrat

Lors de la souscription du contrat, l'assureur et l'assuré conviennent:

d'un événement ou d'une liste d'événements, repris dans la police d'assurance (de l'italien médiéval policia : liste), et garantis par l'assureur

d'une prime payée par l'assuré à l'assureur.

Avant la souscription, le demandeur d'assurance, futur assuré, remplit un questionnaire visant à informer la compagnie d'assurances sur son risque. À partir de ce document, l'assureur peut effectuer le calcul de la prime d'assurance. Ce calcul statistique tient compte essentiellement de la probabilité de réalisation du risque et du coût des sinistres.

En France, le contrat d'assurance est un contrat de bonne foi. L'assuré est supposé informer de façon exacte et complète l'assureur en réponse à ses questions. Les fausses déclarations faites par l'assuré peuvent conduire à la nullité du contrat.


Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 04:43
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: the source text shows this to be a physical place, branch etc.
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