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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>📊 &#039;&#039;&#039;Net premiums written&#039;&#039;&#039; refers to the total amount of [[Definition:Premium | premiums]] an [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurance carrier]] records during a given period after subtracting premiums [[Definition:Cession | ceded]] to [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurers]] but before adjusting for the change in [[Definition:Unearned premium reserve | unearned premium reserves]]. It represents the insurer&#039;s retained share of the business it has underwritten, offering a snapshot of the volume of risk the company has agreed to bear on its own balance sheet. Unlike [[Definition:Gross premiums written | gross premiums written]], which captures total production, net premiums written strips away the portion transferred through [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] arrangements, making it a more precise indicator of an insurer&#039;s direct financial exposure.<br /> <br /> ⚙️ The calculation starts with all premiums an insurer writes—whether through its own agents, [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGAs]], or [[Definition:Program administrator | program administrators]]—and then deducts the premiums paid out under [[Definition:Treaty reinsurance | treaty]] and [[Definition:Facultative reinsurance | facultative reinsurance]] contracts. If a carrier writes $500 million in [[Definition:Gross premiums written | gross premiums]] and cedes $150 million to reinsurers, its net premiums written equal $350 million. This figure appears prominently on [[Definition:Statutory accounting principles (SAP) | statutory financial statements]] filed with state [[Definition:Insurance regulator | regulators]] and is a key input for computing the [[Definition:Net premiums written to surplus ratio | net premiums written-to-surplus ratio]], a standard measure of leverage and capacity.<br /> <br /> 💡 Analysts, [[Definition:Rating agency | rating agencies]], and regulators treat net premiums written as one of the most telling metrics for evaluating an insurer&#039;s growth trajectory and risk appetite. A rapid increase may signal aggressive underwriting that could strain [[Definition:Policyholder surplus | policyholder surplus]], while a sudden decline might reveal a strategic pullback from unprofitable [[Definition:Line of business | lines of business]]. For [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] companies and new market entrants relying heavily on [[Definition:Fronting arrangement | fronting]] or [[Definition:Quota share reinsurance | quota share]] structures, the gap between gross and net premiums written can be especially wide, underscoring how much risk they actually retain versus transfer.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Gross premiums written]]<br /> * [[Definition:Net premiums earned]]<br /> * [[Definition:Cession]]<br /> * [[Definition:Unearned premium reserve]]<br /> * [[Definition:Net premiums written to surplus ratio]]<br /> * [[Definition:Reinsurance]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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