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first surplus reinsurance treaty

The sharing of risk by a reinsurer with the ceding company on a pro rata basis, excess of a specific retention.

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first surplus reinsurance treaty

The sharing of risk by a reinsurer with the ceding company on a pro rata basis, excess of a specific retention.

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The proportion is sometimes fixed and sometimes varied according to different classes of risks and the net retentions that the insurer keeps for its own account.