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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>🔁 '''Non-life reinsurance''' is the practice by which [[Definition:Insurance carrier | primary insurers]] cede portions of their [[Definition:Non-life insurance | non-life]] risk portfolios to [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurers]], transferring exposure to losses from lines such as [[Definition:Property insurance | property]], [[Definition:Casualty insurance | casualty]], [[Definition:Marine insurance | marine]], [[Definition:Motor insurance | motor]], and [[Definition:Liability insurance | liability]]. It serves as the financial shock absorber of the [[Definition:Property and casualty insurance (P&C) | P&C]] industry, enabling [[Definition:Ceding company | ceding companies]] to underwrite larger or more volatile books of business than their own balance sheets would otherwise permit.<br />
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⚙️ Ceding arrangements typically fall into two broad structures: [[Definition:Treaty reinsurance | treaty reinsurance]], which automatically covers a defined portfolio of policies under pre-agreed terms, and [[Definition:Facultative reinsurance | facultative reinsurance]], which is negotiated on a risk-by-risk basis for individual exposures that fall outside treaty parameters. Within treaties, the two dominant forms are [[Definition:Proportional reinsurance | proportional]] (quota share and [[Definition:Surplus share treaty | surplus share]]) and [[Definition:Non-proportional reinsurance | non-proportional]] ([[Definition:Excess of loss reinsurance | excess of loss]] and [[Definition:Stop-loss reinsurance | stop loss]]). Pricing reflects historical [[Definition:Loss experience | loss experience]], [[Definition:Catastrophe model | catastrophe model]] outputs, prevailing market conditions, and the ceding company's [[Definition:Retention | retention]] appetite. Major renewal seasons — particularly the January 1 renewal — set the tone for global non-life reinsurance pricing and capacity for the year ahead.<br />
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🌍 The health of the non-life reinsurance market has far-reaching consequences for policyholders, primary carriers, and economies at large. When reinsurance capacity tightens — as it did following years of elevated [[Definition:Catastrophe loss | catastrophe losses]] and rising [[Definition:Social inflation | social inflation]] — primary insurers face higher costs that are often passed through to end customers in the form of increased [[Definition:Premium | premiums]] and tighter coverage terms. Conversely, ample reinsurance supply fosters competition and innovation, including growth in [[Definition:Insurance-linked securities (ILS) | insurance-linked securities]] and [[Definition:Catastrophe bond | catastrophe bonds]] as alternative sources of non-life reinsurance capital.<br />
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'''Related concepts:'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Treaty reinsurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Facultative reinsurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Excess of loss reinsurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Catastrophe bond]]<br />
* [[Definition:Retrocession]]<br />
* [[Definition:Non-life insurance]]<br />
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