[C177]

countersignature

1) An additional signature placed on a policy by an authorized person at the time it is issued, supplementing any other signature appearing on the printed form used for the policy.

2) When used to describe a countersignature law, the signature which must be obtained from an authorized person (usually a licensed agent or broker in a state having such a law) on a policy covering property in that state, but written by a party outside the state.