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portfolio transfer

Portfolio transfer refers to the cession of a book of business—for example, for an insurer withdrawing from writing a certain class of risk.

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portfolio transfer

Portfolio transfer refers to the cession of a book of business—for example, for an insurer withdrawing from writing a certain class of risk.

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Since the business has already been written, it is retroactive insurance, so it is a balance sheet only transaction (transfer of assets and liabilities).

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