underwriter vs agent

underwriter and agent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
underwriter	Yes	No	No	No
agent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, agent is a hypernym of underwriter; that is, agent is a word with a broader meaning than underwriter:

underwriter: a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities
agent: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

Other hypernyms of underwriter include broker, factor.

As nouns, agent is a hypernym of underwriter; that is, agent is a word with a broader meaning than underwriter:

underwriter: an agent who sells insurance
agent: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

Other hypernyms of underwriter include broker, factor.

underwriter (noun)	agent (noun)
a financial institution that sells insurance	the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities	an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
an agent who sells insurance	a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
	a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
	any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
	a substance that exerts some force or effect