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application of retention

Under an excess liability policy, application of retention is the practice of specifying a retention amount that applies on a different basis to different types of covered loss.

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application of retention

Under an excess liability policy, application of retention is the practice of specifying a retention amount that applies on a different basis to different types of covered loss.

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For example, under most excess policies, the retention specified applies "per accident/occurrence" for losses other than occupational disease claims and "per employee" for occupational disease.