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🔁 '''Property reinsurance''' is the segment of the [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] market in which [[Definition:Insurance carrier | primary insurers]] transfer portions of their property risk exposure to one or more [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurers]], thereby reducing the financial impact of large or catastrophic losses on their own balance sheets. This is distinct from [[Definition:Casualty reinsurance | casualty reinsurance]] in that the underlying exposures are physical — damage to buildings, contents, equipment, and other tangible assets caused by perils such as fire, windstorm, earthquake, and flood. Property reinsurance is a cornerstone of global risk transfer, and its pricing, availability, and terms set the rhythm for much of the [[Definition:Property and casualty (P&C) insurance | P&C]] market's underwriting cycle.

⚙️ Property reinsurance comes in two primary structural forms: [[Definition:Treaty reinsurance | treaty]] and [[Definition:Facultative reinsurance | facultative]]. Treaty arrangements cover a defined portfolio of risks automatically — for example, a [[Definition:Catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance | catastrophe excess of loss]] treaty attaches above a specified retention and pays out when aggregate losses from a single event breach that threshold. [[Definition:Quota share reinsurance | Quota share]] treaties, by contrast, cede a fixed percentage of every policy in a given portfolio, sharing premiums and losses proportionally. Facultative reinsurance is placed on an individual risk basis, often for exposures that fall outside treaty terms or exceed treaty capacity — a single high-value warehouse or a landmark commercial building, for instance. [[Definition:Catastrophe modeling | Catastrophe models]] from firms like [[Definition:AIR Worldwide | AIR]], [[Definition:RMS | RMS]], and [[Definition:CoreLogic | CoreLogic]] are indispensable tools in structuring and pricing property reinsurance, translating complex hazard, vulnerability, and financial data into probable loss distributions that both ceding companies and reinsurers rely on during [[Definition:Reinsurance renewal | renewal negotiations]].

🌍 The availability and cost of property reinsurance directly influence what coverage primary insurers can offer their [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholders]] and at what price. After major [[Definition:Natural catastrophe | catastrophe]] events — hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires — reinsurance capacity tightens, retentions rise, and pricing hardens, effects that cascade through the primary market as carriers pass increased costs downstream. This dynamic makes property reinsurance a bellwether for the broader insurance cycle. [[Definition:Insurance-linked security (ILS) | Insurance-linked securities]], including [[Definition:Catastrophe bond (cat bond) | catastrophe bonds]] and [[Definition:Collateralized reinsurance | collateralized reinsurance]], have added alternative capital to the property reinsurance market, expanding capacity beyond traditional reinsurer balance sheets. [[Definition:Lloyd's of London | Lloyd's of London]] and major reinsurance hubs in Bermuda, Zurich, and Singapore remain central to property reinsurance placement, and [[Definition:Reinsurance broker | reinsurance brokers]] play an essential intermediary role in negotiating terms and structuring programs that balance cost efficiency with adequate protection.

'''Related concepts:'''
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* [[Definition:Catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance]]
* [[Definition:Quota share reinsurance]]
* [[Definition:Facultative reinsurance]]
* [[Definition:Catastrophe bond (cat bond)]]
* [[Definition:Retrocession]]
* [[Definition:Catastrophe modeling]]
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