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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏗️ '''Reinsurance program''' is the structured combination of [[Definition:Reinsurance agreement | reinsurance agreements]] that a [[Definition:Ceding company | ceding insurer]] assembles to protect its [[Definition:Book of business | book of business]] against losses beyond its desired [[Definition:Retention | retention]]. Rather than relying on a single contract, most carriers build layered programs—stacking [[Definition:Proportional reinsurance | proportional]] and [[Definition:Non-proportional reinsurance | non-proportional]] covers across multiple attachment points and limits—to create a tailored risk transfer architecture that aligns with their [[Definition:Capital adequacy | capital position]], [[Definition:Risk appetite | risk appetite]], and regulatory requirements.<br />
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⚙️ Constructing a program is a collaborative effort involving the ceding company's [[Definition:Actuarial | actuarial]] and finance teams, senior [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriters]], and typically a [[Definition:Reinsurance broker | reinsurance broker]] who brings market knowledge and placement capability. The process begins with modeling the portfolio's [[Definition:Loss | loss]] distribution—both attritional and [[Definition:Catastrophe risk | catastrophe]]—to identify where volatility threatens earnings or [[Definition:Solvency | solvency]]. Layers are then designed: a [[Definition:Quota share reinsurance | quota share]] might reduce net [[Definition:Premium | premium]] volume while earning a [[Definition:Ceding commission | ceding commission]]; an [[Definition:Excess of loss reinsurance | excess of loss]] layer above a stated retention absorbs large individual claims; and a [[Definition:Catastrophe excess of loss | catastrophe cover]] addresses aggregate or per-event scenarios. Each layer is placed with one or more [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurers]], and the broker negotiates [[Definition:Reinsurance pricing | pricing]], security quality, and contract terms to ensure the overall structure is both economically efficient and operationally sound.<br />
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🎯 A well-designed reinsurance program is one of the most powerful levers an insurer has for managing earnings volatility, optimizing capital, and supporting growth. By tuning retentions and limits, a carrier can signal confidence to [[Definition:Rating agency | rating agencies]], satisfy [[Definition:Regulatory authority | regulatory]] capital tests, and free surplus to underwrite new business or enter emerging lines like [[Definition:Cyber insurance | cyber]] or [[Definition:Parametric insurance | parametric]] covers. The program also serves as a stress-test blueprint: if a once-in-a-century event occurs, the layered structure determines exactly how losses cascade from the ceding company through successive reinsurers, making program design an exercise in both financial engineering and scenario planning. For [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGAs]] operating under [[Definition:Delegated underwriting authority (DUA) | delegated authority]], the reinsurance program often underpins the entire business model, since capacity and terms dictate what risks the MGA can bind and at what price.<br />
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'''Related concepts'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Reinsurance agreement]]<br />
* [[Definition:Excess of loss reinsurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Quota share reinsurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Retention]]<br />
* [[Definition:Ceding company]]<br />
* [[Definition:Catastrophe excess of loss]]<br />
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